GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
THINKING SKILLS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD PERIOD/1380107
Course Title: THINKING SKILLS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD PERIOD
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Course Semester 1 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 thinking skills.
Knows which thinking skills can be used in early childhood.
Design and implement activities involving thinking skills
Choose appropriate methods and techniques for different developing children.
Evaluate the methods and techniques applied in terms of efficienc
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
   The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  What is thinking? The importance of thinking skills
2. Week  Development of thinking skills in children
3. Week  Mental processes
4. Week  Strategy methods and techniques that improve thinking skills in early childhood
5. Week  Strategy methods and techniques that improve thinking skills in early childhood
6. Week  Strategy methods and techniques that improve thinking skills in early childhood
7. Week  KWL, 5N1K, Socratic thinking
8. Week  Mid-term exam
9. Week  Examples of activities related to thinking skills
10. Week  Examples of activities related to thinking skills
11. Week  Examples of activities related to thinking skills
12. Week  Event Application
13. Week  Event Application
14. Week  Event Application
15. Week  Assessment
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
0
0
 Assignment
1
20
 Application
1
20
 Projects
1
20
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
0
0
 Reading Tasks
14
3
42
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
3
42
 Material Design and Implementation
3
3
9
 Report Preparing
2
3
6
 Preparing a Presentation
2
3
6
 Presentation
5
3
15
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
8
2
16
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
0
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
178
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.12
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1- Based on bachelor degree in early childhood education competencies, s/he improves and deepens high level of knowledge with original thinking and research.X
2- Grasping the inter-disciplinary interaction related to field of early childhood.X
3- The ability to use the expert-level theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the field of early childhood.X
4- Interpreting and forming new types of knowledge by combining the knowledge from the field of early childhood and the knowledge from various other disciplinesX
5- Solves the issues of early childhood by using scientific methodsX
6- The ability to carry out a specialist study related to the field of early childhood independentlyX
7- Developing new strategic approaches to solve the unforeseen and complex problems arising in the practical processes of early childhoodX
8- Coming up with solutions while taking responsibility in the practice of early childhoodX
9- Fulfilling the leader role in the environments where solutions are sought for the problems related to early childhoodX
10- Evaluates issues of early childhood with a critical eye and encourages learningX
11- Transferring the current developments in the field of early childhood and his/her own work within the national and international environments orally, visually and in written formsX
12- Ability to see and develop social relationships and the norms directing these relationships with a critical look and the ability to take action to change these when necessaryX
13- Having proficiency in a foreign language and establishing written and oral communication with that language (European Language Portfolio B2 level)X
14- Uses computer programs competent enough for her/his departmentX
15- Using communication technologies efficiently and according to the needs of the department.X
16- Collects data related to the field of early childhood, reviews and makes conclusions; implements and shares them by considering ethical valuesX
17- Develops different perspectives related to the field of early childhood, determines policies, plans them and assesses them within the quality frameworkX
18- Internalizes the knowledge gained in the field of early childhood, transforms it into a skill and uses it with interdisciplinary studiesX
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Assoc. Prof. H. Elif DAĞLIOĞLU.)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/elifdaglioglu)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (daglioglu@gazi.edu.tr)