COURSE UNIT TITLE

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 aim of this course is to summarize, compare, and evaluate the studies conducted in the fields of giftedness and learning difficulties both nationally and internationally.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Carpenter, B., Egerton, J., Brooks, T., Cockbill, B., Fotheringham, J., Bloom, T., ... & Thistlethwaite, J. (2015). Engaging Learners with Complex Learning Difficulties and Disabilities: A Resource Book for Teachers and Teaching Assistants. Routledge.
2. Lloyd, J. W., Kameenui, E. J., & Chard, D. J. (Eds.). (2014). Issues in educating students with disabilities. Routledge.
3. Harwell, J. M., & Jackson, R. W. (2014). The complete learning disabilities handbook: Ready-to-use strategies and activities for teaching students with learning disabilities. John Wiley & Sons.
4. Taylor, A. E. B. (2014). Diagnostic Assessment of Learning Disabilities in Childhood: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice. Springer Science & Business Media.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, case study, research, problem-solving, and project preparation.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm exams are conducted in written form.

Assignments/presentations may be done in written or oral form depending on the type of assignment given.

Attendance exams are conducted in written form at any time during the semester.

At the beginning of the semester, the instructor of the course may publish the syllabus of the relevant course and make changes within the framework of the course evaluation.


Midterm exams are conducted on the announced dates. They include different question types (open-ended, multiple choice, etc.) and are evaluated based on an answer key or a graded scoring key.

Written attendance exams include different question types (open-ended, multiple choice, etc.) and are evaluated based on an answer key or a graded scoring key.

Assignments/presentations are calculated by taking the arithmetic average of the number of assignments given and the points received.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It will be announced in the semester's course syllabus.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

It will be announced in the semester's course syllabus.

Office Hours

It will be announced in the semester's course syllabus.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes