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| Unit | INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES |
| PRESCHOOL EDUCATION (MASTER) (WITH THESIS) | |
| Code | OÖ723 |
| Name | Theories and Theorists of Development |
| Term | 2019-2020 Academic Year |
| Term | Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. ÖZKAN ÖZGÜN |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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Course Goal / Objective
This course will focus on some of the outstanding developmental theories and their theorists. In this course theorists who have studied humans from developmental approach will be discussed, along with other theorists, including ethologists and psychoanalysts, who share a developmental outlook. This course will discuss developmental theorists' concepts and some of the practical implications of their work.
Course Content
Theories and Theorists of Development
Course Precondition
Resources
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Questions and inquires the social and scientific topics in a critical manner and is open to new perspectives |
| LO02 | Thoroughly explains the educational and developmental issues related to early childhood education |
| LO03 | Explains the interactions among disciplines related to childhood education. |
| LO04 | Relates knowledge in the field of early childhood education to the knowledge in other fields |
| LO05 | Explains the theoretical and applied knowledge in the field of study at expert level |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Describes and defines different scientific research methods and analyses used in social sciences. | |
| PLO02 | - | Thoroughly explains the educational and developmental issues related to early childhood education. | |
| PLO03 | - | Defines, describes and explains teaching strategies, methods and techniques. | |
| PLO04 | - | Explains the interactions among different disciplines related to her/his field of study. | |
| PLO05 | - | Relates knowledge in the field of early childhood education to the knowledge in other fields. | |
| PLO06 | - | Explains the theoretical and applied knowledge in the field of study at expert level. | |
| PLO07 | - | Critically reviews and reflects on the national and international approaches to early childhood education. | |
| PLO08 | - | Plans and executes a scientific research study. | |
| PLO09 | - | Applies different teaching strategies, methods and techniques. | |
| PLO10 | - | Independently executes a study that requires expertise in his/her field. | |
| PLO11 | - | Works in a team and/or acts as a leader to solve problems in her/his field. | |
| PLO12 | - | Questions and inquires into the social and scientific topics in a critical manner and is open to new perspectives. | |
| PLO13 | - | Executes studies in her/his field of study in accordance with the life long learning perspective. | |
| PLO14 | - | Becomes sensitive to and follows the social and technological developments. | |
| PLO15 | - | Presents a research study that s/he conducted in the field of early childhood education to a group of experts or non-experts orally, visually or in writing, | |
| PLO16 | - | Utilizes the information and communication technologies effectively. | |
| PLO17 | - | Proficiently uses one of the languages in the European Language Portfolio at the level that enables her/him understand the knowledge base related to her/his field of study, communicate orally and verbally. | |
| PLO18 | - | Acts in accordance with the social, scientific, cultural and ethical standards when conducting a scientific research or concluding projects. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the class, Developmental theories of early period: Preformations, Locke and Rousseau | None | |
| 2 | Gesell and Maturational Theories | Chapter reading and writing a reflection paper | |
| 3 | Ethological Theories: Darwin, Lorenz, Tinbergen, Bowlby and Ainsworth | Chapter reading and writing a reflection paper | |
| 4 | Montessori's Educational Philosophy | Chapter reading and writing a reflection paper | |
| 5 | Werner's Organismic and Comparative Theory | Chapter reading and writing a reflection paper | |
| 6 | Piaget's Cognitive-Developmental Theory | Chapter reading and writing a reflection paper | |
| 7 | Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development | Chapter reading and writing a reflection paper | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Chapter reading and writing a reflection paper | |
| 9 | Learning Theory: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner Bandura's Social Learning Theory | Chapter reading and writing a reflection paper | |
| 10 | Vygotsky's Social-Historical Theory of Cognitive Development | Chapter reading and writing a reflection paper | |
| 11 | Freud's Psychoanalytic Theory | Chapter reading and writing a reflection paper | |
| 12 | Erikson and the Eight Stages of Life | Chapter reading and writing a reflection paper | |
| 13 | Mahler's Separation/Individuation Theory | Chapter reading and writing a reflection paper | |
| 14 | Chomsky's Theory of Language Development | Chapter reading and writing a reflection paper | |
| 15 | Humanistic Psychology and Developmental Theory | Chapter reading and writing a reflection paper | |
| 16 | Term Exams | ||
| 17 | Term Exams |