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Information
| Code | OÖ745 |
| Name | Concept Development and Education in Early Childhood Period |
| Term | 2023-2024 Academic Year |
| Semester | . Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Yüksek Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. DURMUŞ ASLAN |
Course Goal / Objective
The aim of the course is providing the knowledge and experience of students about the definition, characteristics, and classification of concept, effective factors in the development of the concept in early childhood period and different approaches and methods in concept teaching.
Course Content
What is concept. Characteristics of concept. Theories of concept formation. Classification and abstraction. Content items of concept. Concept analysis. Conceptual development in children. Misconceptions. Caregorization
Course Precondition
None
Resources
Murphy, G. L. (2004). The big book of concepts. The Mit Press.
Notes
Oakes, L.M. (2003). Early category and concept development. Oxford University Press.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Explains the definition of concept |
| LO02 | Describes the properties of concept |
| LO03 | Compares the theories of concept formation |
| LO04 | Illustrates the role of classification and abstraction in concept formation |
| LO05 | Explains the content items of concept |
| LO06 | Makes concept analysis |
| LO07 | Explains how conceptual development occurs in children |
| LO08 | Explains the misconception |
| LO09 | Explains which categorization types the children use in preschool period |
| LO10 | Plans activities for teaching different categories to children in preschool period |
| LO11 | Describes the theories of concept development |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Describes and defines different scientific research methods and analyses used in social sciences. | |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Thoroughly explains the educational and developmental issues related to early childhood education. | 2 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Defines, describes and explains teaching strategies, methods and techniques. | 5 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the interactions among different disciplines related to her/his field of study. | 5 |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Relates knowledge in the field of early childhood education to the knowledge in other fields. | 2 |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the theoretical and applied knowledge in the field of study at expert level. | 3 |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Critically reviews and reflects on the national and international approaches to early childhood education. | 1 |
| PLO08 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Plans and executes a scientific research study. | 1 |
| PLO09 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Applies different teaching strategies, methods and techniques. | 4 |
| PLO10 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Independently executes a study that requires expertise in his/her field. | 2 |
| PLO11 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Works in a team and/or acts as a leader to solve problems in her/his field. | 1 |
| PLO12 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Questions and inquires into the social and scientific topics in a critical manner and is open to new perspectives. | 1 |
| PLO13 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Executes studies in her/his field of study in accordance with the life long learning perspective. | 1 |
| PLO14 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Becomes sensitive to and follows the social and technological developments. | 1 |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | 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, | 2 |
| PLO16 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Utilizes the information and communication technologies effectively. | 2 |
| PLO17 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | 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. | 1 |
| PLO18 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Acts in accordance with the social, scientific, cultural and ethical standards when conducting a scientific research or concluding projects. | 1 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What is the concept | Reading the sources about the concepts | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 2 | What are the characteristics of concept | Reading the sources about the characteristics of concept | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 3 | Theories of concept formation | Reading the sources about the theories of concept formation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 4 | Classification and abstraction | Reading the sources about the classification and abstraction | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 5 | Content items of concept | Reading the sources about the content items of concept | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 6 | preparing a concept analysis | Reading the sources about the preparing a concept analysis 1 | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 7 | Representing a concept analysis | Reading the sources about the preparing a concept analysis 2 | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | homework preparation | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev, Performans Değerlendirmesi |
| 9 | Conceptual development in infancy | Reading the sources about the conceptual development in infancy | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 10 | Conceptual development in early childhood | Reading the sources about the conceptual development in early childhood | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 11 | Categorization | Reading the sources about the categorization | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 12 | Concept training methods (Analogy) | Reading the sources about the concept training methods 1 | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 13 | Concept training methods (Project) | Reading the sources about the concept training methods 2 | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 14 | Concept training methods (Drama) | Reading the sources about the concept training methods 3 | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 15 | Concept training methods (Concept maps) | Reading the sources about the concept training methods 4 | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 16 | Term Exams | project / homework preparation 1 | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev, Proje / Tasarım |
| 17 | Term Exams | project / homework preparation 2 | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev, Proje / Tasarım |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 157 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,28 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||