COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CRITICAL AND ANALYTICAL THINKING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MBD 5011 CRITICAL AND ANALYTICAL THINKING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Buca Faculty Of Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR CENK KEŞAN

Offered to

Turkish Language Teacher Education
Computer and Instructional Technologies Teacher Education
Music Teacher Education
Chemistry Teacher Education
Biology Teacher Education
Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education
Educational Sciences
Geography Teacher Education
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION
French Language Teacher Education
Physics Teacher Education
PRE - SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION
Special Teacher Education
Mathematics Teacher Education
German Language Teacher Education
Elementary Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education
History Teacher Education
Guidance and Psychological Counseling
FINE ARTS TEACHER EDUCATION
Social Studies Teacher Education

Course Objective

To develop students' critical and analytical thinking skills, to ensure that they comprehend and use different techniques and to be able to solve problems in real life by thinking critically and analytically.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Student explains concepts of thinking, analytical thinking, critical thinking, qualified thinking and philosophical thinking.
2   Students know basic properties and criteria of critical and analytical thinking.
3   The student knows the stages of critical and analytical thinking.
4   Students understand the factors that affect critical and analytical thinking.
5   The student knows the obstacles in front of critical and analytical thinking.
6   The student distinguishes between critical and analytical thinking and non-thinking thinking.
7   Students know and apply critical and analytical thinking techniques.
8   The student can critically and analytically read, listen and write.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts: Thinking skill, critical thinking, analytical thinking, qualified thinking, philosophical thinking, scientific thinking
2 Basic characteristics, scope and criteria of critical thinking
3 Factors and obstacles affecting critical thinking
4 Critical thinking techniques
5 Critical thinking techniques
6 Critical reading and listening
7 Critical writing
8 Midterm
9 Basic characteristics, scope and criteria of analytical thinking
10 Analytical thinking techniques
11 Analytical thinking techniques
12 Analytical reading and listening
13 Analytical writing
14 Sample studies on analytical and critical thinking
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Doğan, Ö. (2018). Analitik, Kreatif ve Proaktif Düşünme: Farkı Fark Etmek IÇin. Istanbul: Mavi Çatı.
Fisher, R. (2005). Teaching Thinking (2nd Edition). London: Continium Books.
Nosich, G. M. (2000) Eleştirel Düşünme: Eleştirel Düşünme Rehberi (Çeviren Birsen Aybek). Ankara: Anı.
Paul, R. ve Elder, L. (2006). Critical Thinking. Canada: Prentical Hall.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, brain storming, six hats, drama

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE Midterm Exam
2 DTK Other Activity
3 FN Semester final exam
4 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.30 + Student examDTK * 0.10 + FN * 0.60
5 BUT Make- up note
6 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.30 +Student examDTK * 0.10 + BUT * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr. Necla Fırat
Buca Faculty of Education
Educational Sciences Department
Buca/IZMIR
necla.sahin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 13.00-15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 92

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18PO.19PO.20
LO.133
LO.233
LO.333
LO.433
LO.533
LO.633
LO.733
LO.833

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