COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PRESCHOOL RELIGIOUS EDUCATAION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILS 3257 PRESCHOOL RELIGIOUS EDUCATAION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR YUSUF CEYLAN

Offered to

Theology
Theology (Evening)
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Course Objective

The general aim of this course is to provide students with general knowledge and awareness about preschool religious education.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students; Evaluate Preschool religious education regarding contemporary educational understanding
2   Learn main approaches regarding Preschool religious education
3   Analyze children's developmental characteristics in the course of Preschool religious education
4   Gain knowledge about the methods used in Preschool religious education.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts related to pre-school education.
2 The importance of pre-school religious education.
3 Historical development of Preschool religious education
4 Recent developments in Preschool religious education
5 Psycho-social developmental characteristics of preschool children
6 Moral and religious developmental characteristics of preschool children
7 Methods used in pre-school religious education
8 Oral activities used in preschool religious education
9 Poems, Riddles, Lullabies and Rhymes used in pre-school religious education
10 Tales and Stories used in pre-school religious education
11 The use of verses, hadiths and prayers in preschool religious education
12 Drama activities in pre-school religious education
13 Social learning methods in Preschool religious education
14 Course review

Recomended or Required Reading

Main sources:
1. Yusuf Ceylan, Ilköğretim Dkab Derslerinde Bir Yöntem Olarak Dramanın Kullanımı, 2006.
2. Cemil Oruç, Okul Öncesi Çocuğun Din Eğitimi, Dem,1998.
3. Zeynep Nezahat Özeri, Okul Öncesi Din ve Ahlak Eğitimi Dem 2006.
4. Beyza Bilgin Islam ve Çocuk DIB 1991
Auxiliary resources:
1. Yusuf Ceylan, Ilköğretim Dkab Derslerinde Bir Yöntem Olarak Dramanın Kullanımı, 2006
2. Donald Ratcliff. Handbook of Preschool Religious Education 2008
3. Neriman Aral, Okul Öncesi Eğitim ve Okul Öncesi Eğitim Programı, 2011.
4. Ahmet Akbaş, Erdal Budak, Okul Öncesi Çocuğunun Gelişimi ve Eğitimi, 2001. .

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

lecture method, question and answer method and case study.

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

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Assessment Criteria

Midterm Final exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yusuf.ceylan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Free

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 90

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41