TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	2
SEMESTER	Fourth Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Instructor Esra Merdin
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) By the end of this course, students will acquire personality development, social and emotional development, moral development and gender development in early childhood, 2) developmental theories related to these developmental areas, 3) factors affecting areas of development, 4) educational activities to support development areas. 5)
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	This course aims to provide knowledge and skills to understand and support the holistic development of children in early childhood
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction and Explanation of Course Content 2nd Week Cognitive Development in Early Childhood 3rd Week Social Development in Early Childhood 4th Week Emotional Development in Early Childhood 5th Week Motor Development in Early Childhood 6th Week Language Development in Early Childhood 7th Week Early Childhood Education Programs 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Early Childhood Education Programs 10th Week Assessment and Monitoring in Early Childhood 11th Week Assessment and Monitoring in Early Childhood 12th Week Responsibilities and Duties of Early Childhood Educators 13th Week Family Participation and Collaboration in Early Childhood Education 14th Week Course Evaluation (Assignment Presentations)
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	"Erken Çocukluk Döneminde Gelişim ve Öğrenme" - Carol Copple, Sue Bredekamp "Erken Çocukluk Dönemi Eğitimi: Temel Kavramlar ve Uygulamalar" - H. İsmet Kaya "Erken Çocuklukta Öğrenme ve Gelişim: Kuramdan Uygulamaya" - Figen Şahin
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 20 Oral Exam 1 10 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam Course hours 3 14 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 20 20 Homework 3 10 30 Total Workload 114 Total Workload / 30 3,8 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No