GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ATTENTION DEFICIENCY AND HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER/EBS103
Course Title: ATTENTION DEFICIENCY AND HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER
Credits 2 ECTS 4
Course Semester 3 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
History of ADHD, theories, causes and classification.
Knows the diagnoses, characteristics and disabilities of children with ADHD.
Knows and explains the educational approaches (Response to intervention) developed for children with ADHD.
Knows and explains behavioral approaches for children with ADHD.
Knows preschool inclusion for children with ADHD.
Knows the family characteristics of children with ADHD and explains how they support them.
Knows and applies measures to improve peer relations of children with ADHD.
Knows how to collaborate with other specialists working with children with ADHD.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  Face to face communication
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  History of ADHD and related theories
2. Week  Causes of ADHD, frequency and classification
3. Week  Diagnostic criteria and characteristics of children with ADHD
4. Week  ADHD children's academic problems and executive functions
5. Week  Comorbid problems of children with ADHD
6. Week  Assessing ADHD children
7. Week  Discussions on case studies
8. Week  Educational approaches for children with ADHD (response to intervention and multiple steps support system)
9. Week  Midterm
10. Week  Behavioral approaches for children with ADHD (positive reinforcement, decreasing problem behaviors, cognitive behavioral interventions, reduction of negative behaviors, cognitive behavioral interventions)
11. Week  Children with ADHD and preschool inclusion
12. Week  Characteristics of families of children with ADHD and family collaboration
13. Week  Improving peer relations for children with ADHD
14. Week  Collaboration of teachers with other professionals
15. Week  Final exam
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
14
2
28
 Searching in Internet and Library
5
2
10
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
2
3
6
 Preparing a Presentation
1
2
2
 Presentation
1
1
1
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
2
5
10
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
2
10
20
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
105
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4.2
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Perceives the structure, features, classification and the changes of the matter and explains the related concepts, models, principles, theories and laws used.
2Explains the working principles of the methods or the devices used the analysis or the syntheses of substances.
3Establishes the link between the philosophy, sociology, psychology and history and the science of chemistry and explains the importance of scientific knowledge.
4Relates between knowledge in chemistry and other disciplines.
5Describes teaching techniques and strategies such as inquiry , concept maps, meaning analyzing tables, argumentation and guess-observe –explain techniques by the use of relevant examples from chemical science topics to 9-12 year students.
6Perceives the behavioral, descriptive , socio-cognitive and neuropsychological learning concepts and their limitations and explains their reflections to the chemistry teaching and learning process.
7Investigates the contribution of the national and international cultures upon the various branches of science and especially chemistry and explains the viewpoints of these cultures on the current disputable social science subjects.
8Realizes the problems related to the chemistry and chemical education, analyses them and develops solution by the use of scientific research techniques.
9Analyses the pre-knowledge of and the learning difficulties of the students related to chemistry and applies to relevant teaching techniques and methods according to the capacity and the skills of the students.X
10Prepares models, games , experimental set ups and visual lecture notes related to chemistry for the contribution of the cognitive, descriptive and psychomotor skills of the studentsX
11Develops and applies alternative and authentic techniques such as open ended, multiple choice , fill the gaps , descriptive, branched tree and constructed grid questions for the evaluation of the learning outcomes of the various subjects of chemistry
12Designs and implements an individual research for the solution of the any problem in teaching any chemistry concepts and carries out mutual projects in close coordination with his/her counterparts to contribute the chemistry and chemistry education
13Defines the metacognitive activities such as self-regulation and self-evaluation to evaluate the knowledge in chemistry and chemistry education
14Adapts the motto of lifelong learning as his/her lifestyle and effectively utilizes the internet systems to follow the new developments related to the chemistry and chemistry education
15Follows and effectively uses the latest developments in the information technology related to the solutions of the problems encountered in chemistry and chemistry education
16Follows and uses the latest developments related to the teaching profession and knows a foreign language enough to correspond with his/her counterparts
17Realizes and uses the basic principles, values and virtues upon which the Turkish Education system is foundedX
18Uses new knowledge and information in order to improve him/herself and develop his/her institution
19Acts in accordance with the ethical and cultural values of the democratic and scientific society in all the applications related to chemistry and its education
20Has a sufficient knowledge to protect the health and life of his/her students and staff working in his/her institution and takes necessary precautions in the laboraties.
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
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 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
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 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
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