GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Special education and inclusion/EB114
Course Title: Special education and inclusion
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Course Semester 7 Type of The Course Compulsory
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Explain the definition and scope of special education term.
Explain the characteristics of children with special needs.
It gives information about the past and present of special education applications in our country.
Explain how inclusion practices are performed.
Explain special education support services by giving examples.
Indicates gradually what needs to be done for mainstreaming students.
Describe general characteristics of individuals with different characteristics such as mental retardation, superior intelligence, learning disabilities, emotion and behavior disorder, hearing impairment, visual impairment, severe and multiple disability.
Gives information about the causes of diseases of children with special needs. Gives information about the classification of children with special needs.
Gives information about the prevalence of children with special needs.
Gives information about the education of children with special needs.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  A general approach to special education.
2. Week  Reasons for need of special education
3. Week  Basic brain structure and functions
4. Week  Inclusive environments
5. Week  Learning difficulties
6. Week  Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder
7. Week  Autism
8. Week  Midterm exam
9. Week  Asperger syndrome
10. Week  Children with communication / language deficiencies
11. Week  Children with orthopedic disability
12. Week  Children with visual impairment
13. Week  Children with hearing impairment
14. Week  Addressing course gains
15. Week  Final
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
30
 Assignment
1
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
50
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
2
28
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
10
2
20
 Searching in Internet and Library
5
2
10
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
1
2
2
 Preparing a Presentation
1
1
1
 Presentation
1
2
2
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
2
2
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
3
3
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
68
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.72
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Understand relevant concepts, facts, principles and generalizations and the relationships between them in the teaching-learning process related to the field of primary teaching.X
2Have the knowledge of curriculum, teaching strategies, methods and techniques, evaluation and assessment related to the field of primary teaching.X
3Have the knowledge of primary school students’ development and learning characteristics and challenges.X
4Access to information sources related to primary education and uses them.X
5Regulate proper training situation which subject area requires that based on students’ individual differences and a developmental characteristic.X
6Use various measurement and evaluation methods based on gains in learning and teaching process.X
7Take an active role in individual and team works to fulfill their responsibilities, produce solutions to the problems faced.X
8Evaluate knowledge, skills and issues related field of primary education that are based on the scientific process.X
9Identify learning needs and use effectively access ways to information.X
10Believe the importance of arts and cultural events, voluntarily participate activities.X
11Do planning projects and activities as awareness of social responsibility.X
12Communicate effectively with individuals and institutions about issues related to the field of primary education.X
13Use at least one foreign language at B1 level in the European Language Portfolio to monitor information and communicate with colleagues.
14Use information and communication technologies at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License.
15Respect for different cultures, adapt to social life, be a model around with your attitudes and behavior.X
16Be aware of national and global consciousnesses which are expressed in the national education basic law.X
17Act in accordance with the legislation as individuals and related to the duties, rights and responsibilities relating to the laws, regulations.X
18Act in accordance with democratic and ethical values.X
19Interact with people and institutions according to the teaching and learning process related to the creation of safe and quality learning environment.X
20Have sufficient consciousness about subjects of environmental protection, occupational safety and first aid.X
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