COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PROJECT APPROACH AND APPLICATIONS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÖEP 5117 PROJECT APPROACH AND APPLICATIONS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Special Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SAFIYE SUNAY YILDIRIM DOĞRU

Offered to

Special Education

Course Objective

Recognizing the importance of the project approach in education, learning the project work phases and preparing project examples for special needs groups.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explain the importance of project approach in education and the philosophy it is based on.
2   Refers to the place of project studies in a training program.
3   Describes the issues to be considered in determining the subject in project studies and choosing the project subject
4   Understands what project activities (research, production, dramatic play activities) are.
5   Explain learning opportunities in the project approach.
6   Knows and applies the working phases of the project.
7   Prepare project examples based on the project approach in special education.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition and philosophy of project approach in education
2 Aims / benefits of the project approach
3 The place of project studies in a training program
4 Issues to be considered in the determination of the subject in the project studies and in the selection of the project subject
5 Issues to be considered in determining the subject in project studies and choosing the project subject
6 Project activities: Research, production, dramatic play activities
7 Learning opportunities in the project approach (1-knowledge, 2-skills, 3-gains, 4-emotions)
8 Midterm Exam
9 The phases of the project work: 1st Phase (Planning and Initiation) 2nd Phase (Fieldwork) 3rd Phase (Finalization)
10 Examples of curriculum based on project approach
11 Preparing project examples based on the project approach in special education
12 Preparing project examples based on the project approach in special education
13 Preparing project examples based on the project approach in special education
14 Preparing project examples based on the project approach in special education
15 Preparing project examples based on the project approach in special education
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

TEMEL Z. F., KANDIR A., ERDEMIR N., KOÇER ÇIFTÇI H. Okulöncesi Eğitimde Proje Yaklaşımı ve Program Örnekleri. Morpa Kültür Yayınları 2003 Istanbul
Katz, L., & Chard, S. C. (2000). Engaging children s minds: The project approach (2nd Ed.). Connecticut: Ablex Publishing Corporation
Metin, Ş. ve Aral, N. (2014). Proje Yaklaşımına Dayalı Eğitim: Teoriden Uygulamaya. Ankara: Vize. Oğuz, V., Gizir, Z. ve Köksal Akyol, A. ( 2014). Erken Çocukluk Eğitiminde Proje Yaklaşımı ve Uygulanmış Proje Örnekleri. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık. Owen, P. M. (2007). Integrating Katz and Chard's project approach with multicultural education in the University classroom. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 28(3), 219-232.
Kandır, A. ve Kurt, F. (2010). Proje Temelli Okul Öncesi Eğitim Programı. Istanbul: MORPA
Owen, P. M. (2007). Integrating Katz and Chard's project approach with multicultural education in the University classroom. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 28(3), 219-232.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Case Study, cooperative learning

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FCG * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm %40 Final Exam %60

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance is obligatory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

vesile.yildiz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 13:00 17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 8 112
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 198

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7
LO.13321323
LO.23324232
LO.33332243
LO.43343322
LO.53322433
LO.63333223
LO.73333342

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