TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	First Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Sibel Çiğdem Güneysu
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Explains theories of development and learning. 2) Discusses theoretical foundations and research methods of development and learning. 3) Explains the features of different periods of child development according to different developmental theories. 4) Evaluates the genetic and environmental factors that affect child development. 5) Distinguishes similarities and differences between learning theories. 6) Evaluates the learning environments appropriate for the individual differences, ages and development levels of young children.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Course Introduction - Syllabus Presentation 2nd Week Definition and principles of development 3rd Week Theoretical dimensions of development and theoretical discussions 4th Week What is heredity? Hereditary transition mechanism 5th Week Factors affecting development, prenatal, postnatal 6th Week Concepts related to learning and types of learning 7th Week Piaget's cognitive theory 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Conditional learning, principles and teacher 10th Week Social learning theory 11th Week Bruner, Vygotsky 12th Week Brain-based learning, Multiple Intelligence Theory 13th Week Problem based learning 14th Week Organizational learning, control theory
RECOMENDED 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 WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload 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 Workload 317 Total Workload / 30 10,56 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No