COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ECE 1101 INTRODUCTION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

PRE - SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR DENIZ EKINCI VURAL

Offered to

PRE - SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

To make students comprehend the importance of preschool education, main principles, main needs and characteristics of preschool child. To gain historical bases of preschool education, to have attitudes by analyzing the situation of the preschool education in the World and Turkey.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to notice the social and individual benefits of preschool education
2   To be able to comprehend historical development of preschool education
3   To explain the characteristics of preschool education
4   To explain the main principles of preschool education
5   To explain preschool teachers personal and educational characteristics.
6   To have knowledge about preschool institutions
7   To explain the role of family in preschool education
8   To evaluate the preschool education by inquiring the historical development of preschool education both in Turkey and in the world.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 First meeting and introducing the course
2 The definiton and the importance of preschool education, the concept of early childhood
3 The main characteristics of preschool teacher. Teacher training in preschool education
4 Main characteristics and needs of preschool child.
5 Basic principles of preschool education
6 Theoretical basis of preschool education
7 Preschool education in Turkey
8 Course overview, evaluation and mid-term examination
9 Preschool education in different countries
10 Gaining social behaviours in preschool education
11 Preschool education institutes fhysical and educational environments.
12 The importance of family in preschool educaiton
13 Media and preschool education
14 School family cooperation in preschool education
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Haktanır, Gelengül (2009) Okul Öncesi Eğitime Giriş, Anı Yayıncılık, Ankara
Milli Eğitim Şuraları,
Beş Yıllık Kalkınma Planları
Okul Öncesi Eğitim Yönetmeliği

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Projects, discussions, question and answer.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 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)

murat.ellez@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 3 5 15
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 114

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16
LO.1251132513531
LO.224223334322
LO.3555532233432
LO.444333332
LO.52343334432
LO.65432533
LO.7455354
LO.8545555