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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
METHODS OF UNDERSTANDING CHILDREN ECE644 - 3 + 0 5

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITMaster's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)Assistant Professor Belkıs Tekmen
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) To comprehend the importance of recognition of children and choosing the appropriate and competent tools
2) To understand purpose and characteristics of children recognition techniques
3) To use the appropriate tools according to their purpose
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNone
COURSE DEFINITIONThe importance of knowing the children and the scope the field related to techniques of observation, interviewing, standardized tests, rating scales and checklists. Comparison of the developmental milestones and norms in different cultures will be included.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Purpose, importance and the necessity of child recognition
2nd Week Basic principles of child recognition
3rd Week Techniques for child recognition
4th Week Observation
5th Week Anectodal records and observation lists
6th Week Other techniques based on observation
7th Week Rubrics and checklists
8th Week Mid-term Exam
9th Week İnterviews
10th Week Surveys and sociometric techniques
11th Week Case based techniques
12th Week Sociometric techniques
13th Week Preseantations of the projects
14th Week Preseantations of the projects
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGCeyhan, A. (2002). Bireyi Tanıma Teknikleri. Eskişehir: Açıköğretim Fakültesi Yayınları.
Özgüven, İ. (1992). Görüşme İlke ve Teknikleri. Ankara: Odak Ofset Matbaacılık.
Tanaydı, Z. ve Ö. Demiral. (1990). Çocukları Tanıma Ölçme ve Değerlendirme. Ankara: G.Ü. Mesleki Eğitim Fakültesi Yayınları.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSPractice,Project,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term120
Project130
Presentation of Case Study130
Other120
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 hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework8864
Presentation (including preperation)21020
Activity Development166
Performance Practice155
Article3927
Total Workload164
Total Workload / 305,46
ECTS Credits of the Course5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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