THEORIES OF DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING: ADVANCED

ECE602

Course Code: ECE602
Semester: First Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

First Term (Fall)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Sibel Çiğdem Güneysu

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Explains theories of development and learning.
Discusses theoretical foundations and research methods of development and learning.
Explains the features of different periods of child development according to different developmental theories.
Evaluates the genetic and environmental factors that affect child development.
Distinguishes similarities and differences between learning theories.
Evaluates the learning environments appropriate for the individual differences, ages and development levels of young children.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Course Introduction - Syllabus Presentation
2^nd Week	Definition and principles of development
3^rd Week	Theoretical dimensions of development and theoretical discussions
4^th Week	What is heredity? Hereditary transition mechanism
5^th Week	Factors affecting development, prenatal, postnatal
6^th Week	Concepts related to learning and types of learning
7^th Week	Piaget's cognitive theory
8^th Week	Midterm
9^th Week	Conditional learning, principles and teacher
10^th Week	Social learning theory
11^th Week	Bruner, Vygotsky
12^th Week	Brain-based learning, Multiple Intelligence Theory
13^th Week	Problem based learning
14^th Week	Organizational learning, control theory

Recommended or Required Reading

NEWCOMBE, Nora. 1996. Hild Development:change Over Time. Harper Collins College publishers. New York
Santrock, W. John. 1997. Life Span Development. Brown&Bench Publishers. USA.
Senemoğlu, N. 1997. Gelişim Öğrenme ve Öğretim. Spot Matbaacılık
Güneysu, Sibel. Basılmamış ders notları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Problem Solving
Report Preparation
Project

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Presentation of Case Study	1	40
Other	1	20
Total(%)		100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		0
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	0	0	0
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework
Presentation (including preperation)	7	35	245
Project	1	15	15
Mid-Pre Jury (including preparation)	1	15	15
Total Work Load			317
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10.56
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5	LO6
K1	X
K2		X	X	X
K3	X		X		X
K4
K5		X				X
K6
K7
K8			X	X
K9
K10