COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LEARNING THEORIES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DIL 3071 LEARNING THEORIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Russian Language and Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR TAMILLA ALIYEVA

Offered to

Russian Language and Literature

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1 Learning Theories: Behaviourist Approach 11 Learning styles: Visual, Auditory and kinesthetic (VAK)
2 2 Learning Theories: Behaviourist Approach 12 Learning styles: Gregorc Style Delineator (1982).
3 3 Learning Theories: Cognitive Approach and Humanistic Approach 13 Learning styles: David Kolb s (1984) Model of Experiential Learning
4 4 Model of Intellectual Development (Piaget, 1938) 14 Domains of Learning: Cognitive, Affective and Kinesthetic
5 5 Model of Sociocultural Learning (Vygotsky, 1978, 1985) Chomskian Model of Language Learning 15. General review
6 6 Motivation, types of motivation and Maslow s (1954) Theory of Hierarchy of Needs 16. Finel exam
7 7 Memory, types of memory, theories of memory. Creativity Self-esteem
8 8 Mid-term exam
9 9 Intelligence: old and new approaches to intelligence Learning styles: Howard Gardner s (1983) Model of Multiple Intelligence
10 10 Brain dominance and its effect on learning

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Bacanlı, H. (2009). Eğitim Psikolojisi. Ankara: Asal Yayınları.
2. Kaya, A. (ed.) (2009). Eğitim Psikolojisi. Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
3. Sprinthall, N. A. ve Sprinthall, R. C. (1990). Educational Psychology. Singapore: Mc Graw-Hill International Editions.
4. Sönmez, V. (2004). Öğretmen El Kitabı. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
5. Ün Açıkgöz, K. (2003). Etkili Öğrenme ve Öğretme. Izmir: Eğitim Dünyası Yayınları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1- Lecture
2- Presentation
3- Question and answer
4- Discussion

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1 Learning outcomes 1-5 will be evaluated via the questions asked in the mid-term, final exams and assignments.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 1- 80% class attendance is obligatory.
2. 2- Absence from classes will not be considered as an excuse for late submission of the homework assignments/projects.
3. 3- Cheating and plagiarism attempts in assignments and exams will be evaluated with a 0 (zero) grade.4.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

DEU Faculty of Literature Department of Linguistics.
Business: 30118632

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparing assignments 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 84

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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