COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LEARNING THEORIES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AYŞEGÜL ÖZCAN VURAL

Offered to

Linguistics

Course Objective

In this course, it is aimed that students develop awareness of the dimensions of learning and internalize concepts such as intelligence, self-perception, creativity, motivation, and learning styles within the framework of theories and approaches to learning.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to list the basic theories about learning
2   To be able to explain the basic theories of learning with examples
3   To be able to outline the basic concepts of learning
4   Ability to match the basic theories of learning with the given characteristics of any person regarding learning
5   Being able to make judgments about a person based on his/her attitude and tendency towards learning

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to learning and basic concepts
2 Behavioral Learning Theory (Classical Conditioning)
3 Behavioral Learning Theory (Operative Conditioning)
4 Cognitive Learning Theory
5 Information Processing Theory
6 Social Learning Theory
7 Mid-term
8 Motive and Types
9 Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
10 Brain Based Learning
11 Intelligence: old and new perspectives on intelligence Learning styles: Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences
12 Learning styles: Visual, auditory, kinesthetic learning
13 Learning styles: Gregorc Learning Model, David Kolb's Experiential Learning Model and Dunn and Dunn's Learning Model
14 Cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains of learning
15 Discussion
16 Final Exam

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. Lectures
2. Presentation

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. LO 1-2-3 will be evaluated with a midterm exam and 4-5 with a final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance at 80% of the classes is mandatory.
2. Participation in the midterm and final activities will be taken into account in the evaluation.
3. Attempts to cheat and plagiarize in the midterm and final exams will be evaluated as "0" (zero).

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aysegul.ozcan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 10.00-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60
Preparing assignments 1 12 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1555
LO.255
LO.35
LO.455555
LO.555555

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