COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FRM 0007 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Faculty Of Science

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HAYRIYE MINE ANTEP

Offered to

Biology
Computer Science
Chemistry
Mathematics
Physics

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to teach the students developmental theories and learning theories and their applications in actual learning environments.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Comprehend the concepts related to education and psychology
2   Comprehend physical, cognitive, social, moral development of life stages
3   Explain the effects of individual differences in teaching process and perception of learning
4   Understand theories of learning and learning processes, and be wistful to provide appropriate learning environments based on learning processes
5   Integrate the perspectives and approaches of educational psychology to own personality and professional area

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Relation of education with psychology, basic concepts and scientific research methods
2 Introduction to developmental psychology, basic concepts, affecting factors and principles of development
3 Physical development
4 Cognitive development
5 Language development
6 Personality development
7 Moral development
8 Midterm Exam
9 Fundamental concepts in learning psychology
10 Classical conditioning
11 Operant conditioning
12 Social learning theory
13 Gestalt theory
14 Information-processing theory
15 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Karaca, R. ( 2007). Eğitim Psikolojisi ve Çoklu Zeka. Izmir: Dinazor Kitabevi.
Deniz, M. E. (Edt) (2011) Eğitim Psikolojisi. Ankara: Maya Akademi Yayıncılık
Kaya, A. (2011). Eğitim Psikolojisi. Ankara: Pegem Yayınları.
Senemoğlu, N. (2007) Gelişim Öğrenme ve Öğretim. Ankara: Gönül Yayıncılık.
Avanoğlu-Kızıltepe, Z. (2004). Öğretişim Eğitim Psikolojisine Çağdaş Bir Yaklaşım. Istanbul: Merteks

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, question-answer, observation, group study, case study

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Vize
2 FN Final
3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


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 15 3 45
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 11 11
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 102

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.13333
LO.23333
LO.33333
LO.43333
LO.53333