COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TEACHING WITH EDUCATIONAL GAMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MBD 5071 TEACHING WITH EDUCATIONAL GAMES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Buca Faculty Of Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NALAN AKKUZU GÜVEN

Offered to

Music Teacher Education
Turkish Language Teacher Education
Computer and Instructional Technologies Teacher Education
Chemistry Teacher Education
Biology Teacher Education
Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education
Geography Teacher Education
Physics Teacher Education
Special Teacher Education
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION
PRE - SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION
Mathematics Teacher Education
Elementary Teacher Education
FINE ARTS TEACHER EDUCATION
Guidance and Psychological Counseling
Social Studies Teacher Education
History Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education

Course Objective

This course aims to learn with educational games, to reinforce the knowledge learned and to enable students to learn by doing and living actively.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Comprehend the role of the game in education
2   Distinguish between game and educational game
3   Having knowledge about the features of the educational game
4   Comprehend the effects of educational games on cognitive, affective, physical and social development
5   Design educational game-based activities

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition, importance and history of the game
2 Differences between Game and Educational games
3 Main properties of educational games
4 Effects of educational games on physical, emotional and cognitive development
5 The effect of educational games on social development and language
6 Points to consider in the use of educational games
7 Benefits of the educational games
8 Mid-term exam
9 Limitations of the educational games
10 Educational game types
11 The role of educational games in science
12 Examples of educational games
13 Developing exemplary educational game-based activities
14 Developing exemplary educational game-based activities
15 Developing exemplary educational game-based activities
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Çoban, B. ve Devecioğlu, S. (2006). Ortaöğretimde ve üniversitelerde eğitsel oyunlar. Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık
2. Özkara, Y. ( 2019 ). Eğitsel Oyunlar ve Eğitim Uygulamaları. Ankara: Iksad Yayınevi.
3. Kurt, H. (2020). Zeka Oyunları ile Etkinlik Temelli Fen Eğitimi. Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık
4. Çıkılı, Y. ve Yüksel, I. (2020). Özel Eğitime Gereksinimi olan Öğrenciler için Zeka Oyunlarıyla Fen Eğitimi ve Etkinlik Örnekleri. Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık
5. Utial, I. (2012). 101+10 New Science Games: Learning Science the Fun Way. India: V&S Publishers

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, discussion, lecture, question-answer, group working, research.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE Midterm Exam
2 DTK Other Activity
3 FN Semester final exam
4 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.30 + Student examDTK * 0.10 + FN * 0.60
5 BUT Make- up note
6 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.30 +Student examDTK * 0.10 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm exam, homework/presentation and final exam grades determine the student's course success grade.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

- Attendance to 70% of the courses is compulsory. It is the student's responsibility to attend 70% of the courses during the semester.
- The lecturer reserves the right to make various applications through individual or co-operative learning within the planned education and training process. The effect of the practices on the evaluation process is announced to the students at the beginning of the academic year.
- Unethical behaviours that may occur in courses and exams are handled within the framework of the relevant regulations.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

e-mail: nalan.akkuzu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 95

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.14
LO.24
LO.34
LO.44
LO.54