COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LEARNING DISABILITIES AND BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÖZE 5041 LEARNING DISABILITIES AND BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS ELECTIVE 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

The purpose of this course is to make students gain knowledge and skills related to the problem behaviors of students with learning disabilities, assess the proble behaviors, plan intervention for these behaviors, implement this intervention and evaluate the outcomes of this intervention.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Defines problem behaviors seen in children with learning difficulties.
2   Evaluates the problem behaviors of children with learning difficulties.
3   Prepares a behavior intervention program for the problem behavior of the child with learning difficulties.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Problem behaviors of children with LD
2 Factors affecting the problem behaviors of children with LD
3 Methods to assess problem behaviors
4 Methods to assess problem behaviors
5 Functional assessment
6 Positive behavior support
7 Hyperactivity and attention deficit: interventions
8 Midterm Exam
9 Controlling impulsivity
10 Coping with stress, anxiety disorders
11 Managing disruptive behavior
12 Behavior management tehcniques based on differential reinforcement
13 Behavior management techniques based on withdrawal of reinforcement
14 Planning and implementing interventions
15 final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Alberto, P.A., & Torutman, A. C. (2012/2015). Uygulamalı davranış analizi. Çev Ed. Hakan Sarı (9. Basımdan Çev.)
Erbaş, D., & Yücesoy Özkan, Ş. (2010). Problem davranışları azaltmada olumlu davranışsal destek uygulamaları: Aile ve öğretmen el ktiabı. Ankara: Maya Akademi
Tekin-Iftar (2014). Uygulamalı davranış analizi. Ankara: Vize Yayıncılık
Tekin-Iftar, E. (2012). Otizm spektrum bozukluğu olan çocuklar ve eğitimleri. Ankara: Vize Yayıncılık.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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)

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 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 10 3 30
Preparation for final exam 1 3 3
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 102

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1124533
LO.2123455
LO.3543211

CONTACT INFORMATION
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