GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
LEARNING DIFFICULTIES/EBS119
Course Title: LEARNING DIFFICULTIES
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
Explain the definition, classification, prevalence and reasons of learning disability and special ability.
Explains the characteristics of individuals with learning disabilities and special skills.
Explain the processes of screening, diagnosis and evaluation of learning disability and special ability.
Explains the learning and teaching processes related to learning disabilities and special abilities.
Explain effective applications for individuals with learning disabilities and special abilities.
Explains the studies for families with children with learning disabilities and special abilities.
Explains attitudes and attitude change approaches to individuals with learning disabilities and special abilities.
Students will have information about the legal regulations and rights related to learning disabilities and special abilities.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Definition, classification, prevalence and reasons of learning disability and special ability
2. Week  Characteristics of individuals with learning difficulties
3. Week  Screening, diagnostic and evaluation processes related to learning disabilities
4. Week  Education and training processes related to learning disabilities
5. Week  Effective applications for individuals with learning difficulties
6. Week  Definition, classification, prevalence and reasons of special ability
7. Week  In particular, individuals with special
8. Week  Midterm
9. Week  Screening, diagnostic and evaluation processes of special ability
10. Week  Education and training processes related to special abilities
11. Week  Effective practices for individuals with special ability diagnosis
12. Week  Studies for families with children with learning disabilities and special abilities
13. Week  Attitudes towards individuals with learning disabilities and special ability diagnosis and attitude change approaches
14. Week  Legal regulations and rights in the field of learning disabilities and special abilities
15. Week  General evaluation
16. Week  General examination
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
40
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
60
 -- 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
13
4
52
 Searching in Internet and Library
0
 Material Design and Implementation
2
6
12
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
3
3
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
6
6
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
101
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4.04
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1

1)Teachers-to-be who know modern Arabic language. 2)Use Arabic language appropriately and effectively and have skills to be able to communicate with pupils effectively 3)Become teacher who is dedicated to Ataturk’s Principles and Reforms, believing in democracy, and conscious about Turkish national, spiritual, moral and cultural values and sensitive towards these values in their profession. 4)Acquire sufficient pedagogical content knowledge in primary education; know and apply contemporary teaching, measurement and assessment methods and techniques 5)Acquire sufficient technical and pedagogical skills in using information and communications technology for educational purposes 6)Acquire foreign language skills at the level of following resources written in foreign languages 7)Sensitive towards society, environment, human beings, art and sport activities around them and educate young ones who support lifelong learning and are beneficial to society, confident about the future, critical and explorers 8)Know the basic learning fields and objectives of the primary education curriculum

22)Use Arabic language appropriately and effectively and have skills to be able to communicate with pupils effectively
33)Become teacher who is dedicated to Ataturk’s Principles and Reforms, believing in democracy, and conscious about Turkish national, spiritual, moral and cultural values and sensitive towards these values in their profession.X
44)Acquire sufficient pedagogical content knowledge in primary education; know and apply contemporary teaching, measurement and assessment methods and techniquesX
55)Acquire sufficient technical and pedagogical skills in using information and communications technology for educational purposesX
66)Acquire foreign language skills at the level of following resources written in foreign languages
77)Sensitive towards society, environment, human beings, art and sport activities around them and educate young ones who support lifelong learning and are beneficial to society, confident about the future, critical and explorersX
88)Know the basic learning fields and objectives of the primary education curriculum
98)Know the basic learning fields and objectives of the primary education curriculum
108)Know the basic learning fields and objectives of the primary education curriculum
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