TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Sibel Çiğdem Güneysu
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) To use concept process effectively 2) To apply concept teaching with contemporary 3) To evaluate concept teaching
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	Concept development, theoretical and practical process of concept development. Instruction of mathematical and science concepts in the early childhood education.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Generel information and concept identification 2nd Week Concept development and theories I 3rd Week Concept development and theories II 4th Week Concept learning in children 5th Week Concept development process 6th Week Concept development process 7th Week Science concept in early childhood education 8th Week Mid-term Exam 9th Week Teaching math concept in early childhood education 10th Week Concept diagram 11th Week Concept map I 12th Week Concept map II 13th Week Assessment process 14th Week General discussion
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Owens,R.E. (2000). Language Development: An Introduction (5th edition) Alyn and Bacon.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Project,Practice,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 20 Project 1 30 Presentation of Case Study 1 30 Other 1 20 Total(%) 100 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0 Total(%) 100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No