COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CREATIVITY AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
OOE 3014 CREATIVITY AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

PRE - SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DUYGU ÇETINGÖZ

Offered to

PRE - SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

The aim is to develop the creative intelligence of preschool children through activities designed to reveal their undiscovered talents and enhance their existing creativity.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Explain the basic concepts related to creativity
2   2. Understand the creativity process
3   3. Explain the characteristics of creative personalities, the development of creativity, and the social, cultural, developmental, and emotional factors affecting creativity
4   4. Understand the role of education in the development of creativity during early childhood
5   5. Understand the development and teaching of creativity
6   6. Explain techniques that foster creativity
7   7. Implement activities to develop children's creativity in the preschool period and to help prospective teachers discover and enhance their own creativity

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Basic Concepts Related to Creativity Lecture, question-and-answer, discussion
2 2. Creativity Based on Science and Thinking Skills Lecture, question-and-answer, discussion
3 3. Mental Processes of Creativity Lecture, question-and-answer, discussion
4 4. Measuring Creativity in Preschool Period Lecture, question-and-answer, discussion
5 5. Creativity in Different Educational Approaches and Models Lecture, question-and-answer, discussion
6 6. Developing Creativity in Preschool Education Environments Lecture, question-and-answer, discussion
7 7. Developing Creativity in Preschool Education Environments Lecture, question-and-answer, discussion
8 8. Midterm Exam / Course Review Lecture, question-and-answer, discussion
9 9. Factors Affecting Creativity Lecture, question-and-answer, discussion
10 10. Examining the processes of creating creativity-based educational activities Lecture, question-and-answer, discussion
11 11. Examining the processes of creating creativity-based educational activities Lecture, question-and-answer, discussion
12 12. Examining the processes of creating creativity-based educational activities Lecture, question-and-answer, discussion
13 13. Examining the processes of creating creativity-based educational activities Lecture, question-and-answer, discussion
14 14. Examining the processes of creating creativity-based educational activities Lecture, question-and-answer, discussion
15 15. Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Üstündağ, T. (2009). Yaratıcılığa Yolculuk. Ankara: PegemA Akademi.
Öncü, E.Ç. (2015). Yaratıcılığın Keşfi. Ankara: Hedef Yayıncılık.
Darıca, N. (2010). Yaratıcı Etkinlikler. Istanbul: Morpa Yayınları.
Yıldız, F.Ü., Şener, T. (2007). Okul öncesi dönemde yaratıcılık eğitimi. Ankara: Nobel Yayınları.
Argun, Y. (2004). Okul öncesi dönemde yaratıcılık ve eğitimi. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, question-and-answer, discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Relative evaluation will be conducted

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is to comply with the class rules to be determined and to establish study policies

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

duygu.cetingoz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It is every Tuesday and between 12:00 and 13:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 76

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16
LO.1344
LO.2344
LO.3344
LO.434444
LO.534444
LO.633444
LO.733444

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