COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PRACTICING OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING TECHNIQUES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ISÖ 5067 PRACTICING OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING TECHNIQUES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Primary Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BEHSAT SAVAŞ

Offered to

Primary Teacher Education

Course Objective

Aim of the course is being able to manage a research on cooperative learning techniques by comprehending how it contributes to students cognitive, affective, social and psychomotor development..

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to comprehend contributions of cooperative learning techniques to students cognitive, affective, social and psychomotor development.
2   Being able to comprehend differencies of cooperative learning from other group techniques
3   Being able to plan, apply and evaluate to a course according to cooperative learning techniques
4   Being able to manage a research on cooperative learning
5   Being able to evaulate a research on cooperative learning

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Description of cooperative Learning, differencies of cooperative learning techniques from the other group studies, principles Group presentations
2 Teacher and student roles in cooperative learning
3 Developing measurement and evaluation tools
4 Strategies for forming groups
5 Development and learning theories that supports to cooperative learning
6 Student Teams-Achievement Divisions
7 Teams-Games-Tournament
8 Mid term examination
9 Double Controllıng Technique
10 Academic Conflict
11 Think-Pair-Shair
12 Cooperative Group Investigation
13 Learning Together Technique
14 Jigsaw Technique
15 Final examination

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Johnson,D.W, Johnson R.T, Smith, K.A (1991).Active Learning:Cooperation in the College Class-Room, Interection, Book Company, Edine MN.
2. Johnson,D.W, Johnson R.T, Holubec,E.J.(1994).The New Circles of Learning:Cooperation, in the Class-room and School, ASCD, Publication,USA
3. Johnson,D.W, Johnson R.T, Holubec,E.J.(1994).The Nuts & Bolts of Cooperative Learning, USA, Interaction Book Company

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Cooperative Learning Techniques
2. Question-Answer
3. Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FCG * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Students learning level will be evaluated with mid-term and final examination.
2. The homeworks will be assessed by directly adding to the mid-term scores.
3. Final examination will be realize by essay type evaluation.

Assessment Criteria

1. Students learning level will be evaluated with mid-term and final examination.
2. The homeworks will be assessed by directly adding to the mid-term scores.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligated to continue to at least 80% of lessons .
2. None ethical studies will be finalized with disciplinary proceedings.
3. The instructor has right to make quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes will be directly added to exam scores.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ayferkocabas@gmail.com, ayfer.kocabas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday and Friday between 11:00-12:00 a.m.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 10 3 30
Preparation for final exam 10 3 30
Preparing assignments 6 2 12
Preparing presentations 6 2 12
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 164

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.155
LO.25555
LO.355
LO.45
LO.54