GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

PREPARATION FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION AND PRIMARY SCHOOL PROGRAMS/OÖ402A

Course Title:	PREPARATION FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION AND PRIMARY SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Credits	2	ECTS	6
Semester	8	Compulsory/Elective	Compulsory

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Asist. Prof. Dr. Mümin TUFAN

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/mumintufan

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

tufanmum@hotmail.com

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

Tells primary program the theoretical foundations.
Explains pre-school education program and the theoretical underpinnings.
Compares primary program with the pre-school education program.
Comments methods of assessment of children in primary school readiness.
Implements methods of assessing children´s readiness for primary education.
Develops recommendations for the responsibility of families to prepare for primary education.
Gives examples of activities with the aim of preparing them for primary education.
Prepares activities aimed at preparing primary school.
Groups in preparation for reading and writing activities.
Prepares activities reading and writing preparation. Implements the preparatory activities for children to reading and writing.

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is face to face

-- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES

There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.

-- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

--COURSE CONTENT
1. Week	Developmental Features of Children in Early Childhood
2. Week	Developmental Features of Children in Early Childhood
3. Week	Becoming familiar to the child, its importance, necessity, principles
4. Week	Definition of school readiness and factors affecting readiness
5. Week	Dimensions of primary school readiness (physical, social,emotional, cognitive, language, self care skills)
6. Week	Starting to school, adaptations process, Family, teacher, and child in this process
7. Week	Preschool readiness and its dimensions. Responsibilities of the family and the school
8. Week	Midterm
9. Week	Preparation of activities for gaining the school readiness competence
10. Week	Features of the Primary school programs
11. Week	Features of the Primary school programs and comparison to the early childhood education program
12. Week	Features of the Primary school programs and comparison to the early childhood education program
13. Week	Preparation of activities for reading and writing readiness in early childhood
14. Week	Preparation of activities for reading and writing readiness in early childhood
15. Week
16. Week

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

İlköğretime Hazırlık ve İlköğretim Programları (2013) (Ed: Fatma ALİSİNANOĞLU) Pegema Yayıncılık

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture, Question-Answer, Demonstration, Practice-exercise

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

-- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	1	40
Assignment	0	0
Exercises	0	0
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade		60

-- WORKLOAD

Efficiency	Total Week Count	Weekly Duration (in hour)	Total Workload in Semester
Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week	12	2	24
Practising Hours of Course Per Week			0
Reading	10	4	40
Searching in Internet and Library	10	2	20
Designing and Applying Materials			0
Preparing Reports	2	4	8
Preparing Presentation	3	4	12
Presentation	4	4	16
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	3	4	12
Final and Studying for Final	3	4	12
Other			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			144
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			5.76
ECTS:			6

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	Have basic content knowledge and practice for early childhood period.					X
2	Plan educational process intended to support development and learning				X
3	Organize healthy, supportive and stimulative educational environment				X
4	Choose, use and prepare material				X
5	Use alternative and effective learning methods in early childhood period					X
6	Conduct educational activities considering individual differences				X
7	Communicate with the families and provide family involvement			X
8	Work in collaboration with family, school and society				X
9	Evaluate education program.			X
10	Monitor and evaluate children in different ways				X
11	Develop effective communication skills				X
12	Develop awareness for daily usage of information technology				X
13	Develop skills related to research, exploration and creating alternative solutions				X
14	Develop sense of aesthetics and selectivity skills					X
15	Have scientific and professional ethic value					X
16	Plan a research, comment on research and make inferences.					X
17	Follow national and international developments in early childhood period				X
18	Use Turkish efficiently and appropriately.					X
19	Update and develop oneself in teaching				X
20	Participate in professional activities organizations				X

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