TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	Second Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) will know the definition and functions of education, psychology and educational psychology. 2) will explain the development of child and adult, physical, social, cognitive, emotional and moral development. 3) will be anle to explain the learning, factors that effect learning and learning theories.
MODE OF DELIVERY	E-Learning
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	The relationship between education and psychology, definition and functions of educational psychology, basic concepts related with learning and development, developmental characteristics (physical, cognitive, emotional, social, ethical development), the factors affecting learning, theories of learning, and the implications of learning theories on teaching process, effective learning, and factors affecting learning (motivation, individual factors, dynamic of group and the effects of the factors on classroom teaching process).
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Course introduction 2nd Week Introduction to Educational Psychology and Research Methods 3rd Week Social contexts and Socio-emotional Development 4th Week Cognitive and Language Development 5th Week Individual variations in Intelligence and Personality 6th Week Learners who are Exceptional 7th Week Review 8th Week MIDTERM EXAM 9th Week Behavioral and Social-Cognitive Approaches to Learning 10th Week Information Processing Approach to Learning 11th Week Social Constructivist Approaches to Teaching 12th Week Planning, Instruction and Technology 13th Week Motivation in Education Settings 14th Week Standardized Tests and Teaching
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Slavin, R.E. (1997). Educational Psychology: Theory and Practice. (5th ed) Allyn & Bacon. MA: Nedham Heights. Woolfolk. A. (1998). Educational Psychology. (7th ed). Allyn & Bacon. MA: Nedham Heights.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Project
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Project 1 20 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No