COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EVALUATION AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY INTERVENTION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÖEP 6018 EVALUATION AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY INTERVENTION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Special Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SAFIYE SUNAY YILDIRIM DOĞRU

Offered to

Special Education

Course Objective

Early childhood special education (ECSE) to work in the field of students, information about the evaluation and development program for children with special needs located in the 0-3 age group and acquire skills

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The general principles of assessment ECSE
2   ECSE assessment process (who, whom, where, when, how long, which evaluates the methods and techniques)
3   Analysis of evaluation findings
4   In accordance with the analysis of the findings of program development

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The general principles of the evaluation process in eçöe: philosophy, rationale, ethics
2 Evaluation of children with special needs: assessed areas for development, communication techniques with children, environment assessment, assessment materials, measuring tools
3 Evaluation of the family: parents, siblings and other relatives approach, ability to communicate with family members, evaluation areas, evaluation techniques, the use of audio and video recording devices, measuring tools
4 Evaluation environment: home visits, use of audio and video recorders, assessments of the environment, measuring tools
5 Evaluation of parent-child interaction
6 Exchanging information with other professionals working with children and families, cooperation
7 The interpretation of the findings of the assessment and program development: participants identified priorities
8 MidTerm Exam
9 Individualized Family Service Plan
10 Evaluation of student applications, discussion
11 Evaluation of student applications, discussion
12 Evaluation of student applications, discussion
13 Evaluation of student applications, discussion
14 Evaluation of student applications, discussion
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Brassard, M.R., & Boehm, A.E. (2007). Preschool assessment: Principles and practices. New York: The Guilford Press.
2. McLean, M., Bailey Jr., D.B., & Wolery, M. (1996). Assessing infants and preschoolers with special needs (2nd. ed.). Englewood Cliffs: Merrill.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

lecture, discussion and case study

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FINS * 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

midterm exam and final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to lectures is obligatory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ayse.sarica@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 14:00-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 6 5 30
Preparation for final exam 8 5 40
Preparing assignments 2 5 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 6 78
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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