COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SPECIAL EDUCATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÖZE 1007 SPECIAL EDUCATION COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Special Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SAFIYE SUNAY YILDIRIM DOĞRU

Offered to

Special Teacher Education

Course Objective

Students completing this course will be able to describe basic information about children with special needs and the field of special education.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to debate the special education and its foundations
2   Be able to define causes of disability
3   Be able to define the different types of disabilities.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Foundations of Special Education
2 Continue Foundations of Special Education
3 Laws and Regulations, referral identification- evaluation process, Guidance and Research Center, parents, families, family specialist relationship, families experiences
4 Early Childhood Special Education
5 Intellectual Disability
6 Learning Disabilities ADHD
7 Autism Spectrum Disorder
8 MidTerm Exam
9 Communication Disorders
10 Hearing Impairment
11 Emotional Behavioral Disorders
12 Pysical Disabilities and Other Rare Disorders, Vision Impairment
13 Gifted and Talented
14 Gifted and Talented
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Baykoç, Dönmez,N.(2011) Özel Eğitim. Ankara Eğiten Yayın Evi.
Diken, I. H. (2010). Özel eğitime gereksinimi olan öğrenciler ve özel eğitim. (2. Baskı). Ankara: Pegem Akademi.

Ataman, A. (2003). Özel gereksinimli çocuklar ve özel eğitime giriş. Ankara: Gündüz Eğitim ve Yayıncılık. Cavkaytar, A. ve Diken, I. H. (2005). Özel eğitime giriş. Ankara: Kök Yayıncılık. Eripek. S. (2008). Özel eğitim. Eskişehir: Anadolu Üniversitesi AÖF Okulöncesi Öğretmenliği Lisans Programı.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Case Study

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

In the first stage;
1. Students will form groups of three to support the presentations made by the lecturer, provided that they do not exceed 20% of the course time.
2. The groups will convey the lesson topics with the power point presentation they prepared. During the lectures, the instructor will make transfers to expand the narratives when necessary.
3. Each group will both make a presentation and evaluate another group's presentation. The instructor will also evaluate and grade the presenting group according to the evaluation criteria.
4. Presentation printouts will be delivered to the instructor at the latest one week after the presentation.
5. Evaluating groups will evaluate the presentation in accordance with the evaluation criteria developed by the instructor and submit the evaluation report to the instructor at the latest one week after the presentation.
6. Presentations and evaluations of the groups will be 20% effective in the final exam.
7. The groups will perform the presentation using their own computers during the presentations. Therefore, it is important that they make the necessary preparations.
8. Participation in the lessons is important as the students will actively participate in the lesson by explaining the subject and evaluating and taking notes on the subjects. The second evaluation stage will consist of the points that students will receive from midterm and final scores.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

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 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
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