Information
| Unit | FACULTY OF EDUCATION |
| COMPUTER EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY PR. | |
| Code | BTS104 |
| Name | Individual Differences in Education |
| Term | 2015-2016 Academic Year |
| Semester | 2. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Üniversite Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | E Elective |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | |
| Course Instructor |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi MEHMET CAN ŞAHİN
(Bahar)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
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Course Goal / Objective
The aim of this course is to explain individual differences in educational environments that affect learning and to provide teaching techniques and methods that can be used on these differences.
Course Content
Individual Differences and Implications for Education, Intelligence and ability, interest and attitudes, cognitive development, gender, learning style, personality, locus of control, self-efficacy beliefs, prior learning, motivation, individual differences based on the latest instructional technology and its applications
Course Precondition
Resources
Notes
Kuzgun, Y. & Deryakulu, D. (2004). Eğitimde Bireysel Farklılıklar. Nobel: Ankara
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Explains the importance of individual differences in education |
| LO02 | Explains the basics of individual learning types with the positive and negative aspects |
| LO03 | Lists the types of individual difference in the field of instructional technology need to be examined |
| LO04 | Explains the methods of measurement and evaluation of individual types of learning. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Explain sub-fields of instructional technologies and integral structure of its process and also its relation to the other fields. Explain the integral structure of instructional technologies and information technologies or computer science applications. Explain concepts that constitutes the basis for scientific thinking in the scope of the field and the related fields. | |
| PLO02 | - | Apply the processes of analysis, design, development, and evaluation on the basis of knowledge of instructional technologies. Utilize information technologies and computer science applications in order to create an effective and productive learning environment. Utilize concepts and applications of scientific research and basic statistics, which are the basis of scientific thinking, for the conditions in the scope of the field and related fields. | |
| PLO03 | - | Apply the processes of analysis, design, development, and evaluation on the basis of knowledge of instructional technologies. Utilize information technologies and computer science applications in order to create an effective and productive learning environment. Utilize concepts and applications of scientific research and basic statistics, which are the basis of scientific thinking, for the conditions in the scope of the field and related fields. | |
| PLO04 | - | Develop a plan, apply the plan and assess the results based on scientific view for the solution of the problems presented in the scope of the field or related fields. Put forward new products or processes on the basis of components of instructional technologies, computer science, for the related situations. | |
| PLO05 | - | Develop a personal proposal, a product or a group of processes for the solution of a problem related to the field as an indicator of the skills of working independently and taking responsibility. Take responsibility of an individual or group projects and accomplishing his/her undertaken missions. | |
| PLO06 | - | Follow current problems and applications and determining information and skills to undertake learning missions for the following stage. Apply the solution for the problem on the basis of scientific and ethical values when she/he confronts a learning problem. | |
| PLO07 | - | Build a healthy communication with students, teachers, school administration, and the individuals in the study group. Comprehend a foreign language in order to follow the international resources that can be utilized for the solution of problems related to the field. Take responsibilities for the distribution and dissemination of the developments in the field on local or national range. | |
| PLO08 | - | Act on the basis of scientific and ethical values in her/his works and also support preservation and learning of these values. Develop and evaluate strategic views on topic related to the future of the field. Transfer related progresses in other related fields to the field of instructional technologies. Create and maintain a cooperative and productive working environment by developing an insight related to the behaviors of the shareholders. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Individual differences and the historical development of educational technology | Study of related resources | |
| 2 | Individual Differences and Implications for Education | Study of related resources | |
| 3 | Individual differences and intelligence | Study of related resources | |
| 4 | Interests, attitudes and individual differences | Study of related resources | |
| 5 | Individual differences and cognitive development | Study of related resources | |
| 6 | Gender and Individual differences | Study of related resources | |
| 7 | Individual differences and learning styles | Study of related resources | |
| 8 | Midterm exam | Study of related resources | |
| 9 | Personality Structure | Study of related resources | |
| 10 | Locus of Control | Study of related resources | |
| 11 | Individual differences and attitudes | Study of related resources | |
| 12 | Individual differences and self-efficacy beliefs | Study of related resources | |
| 13 | Individual differences on the basis of pre-learning | Study of related resources | |
| 14 | Motivation in Learning | Study of related resources | |
| 15 | Keller and personalized teaching system | Study of related resources | |
| 16 | final exam | Study of related resources | |
| 17 | final exam | Study of related resources |
Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria
| Assessment Type | Midterm / Year Impact | End of Term / End of Year Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Homework | 100 | -20 |
| 1. Homework | 100 | -20 |
| General Assessment | ||
| Midterm / Year Total | 200 | -20 |
| 1. Final Exam | - | 60 |
| 1. Final Exam | - | 60 |
| Grand Total | - | 100 |