GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT IN ECE/1380009
Course Title: MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT IN ECE
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
Explaining the importance of monitoring and assessment the development of the child
Knowing how to perform developmental monitoring and assessment
Explaining the studies conducted on the subject in our country and all over the world
Knowing the instruments used for developmental assessment
Choosing the assessment instrument appropriate to the development of the child

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  • The importance of monitoring and assessment the development of the child
2. Week  • Developmental assessment methods a. Formal strategies b. Informal strategies
3. Week  • Developmental assessment principles • Developmental assessment instruments choice
4. Week  • Psychometric features of the developmental assessment instruments  Normative features and standards  Validity-reliability
5. Week  • Adaptation of the developmental tests a. Translation of the instruments into different languages b. Culture-specific criteria c. Diffe
6. Week  • Standard Developmental Tests a. Test preparations  Preparation of the applicator  Preparation of the environment 
7. Week  Midterm Exams
8. Week  • Standard general development tests used in our country  Gazi Early Childhood Assessment Instruments  DENVER II Developmenta
9. Week  • Standard general development tests used in our country  Gazi Early Childhood Assessment Instruments  DENVER II Developmenta
10. Week  • Standard general development tests used in our country  Gazi Early Childhood Assessment Instruments  DENVER II Developmenta
11. Week  The tests used in abroad
12. Week  The tests used in abroad • Non-standard assessment instruments according to development area Cognitive development assessment
13. Week  • The tests used in abroad • Non-standard assessment instruments according to development area  Cognitive development assessmen
14. Week  General Evaluation
15. Week  Final Exams
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
20
 Assignment
1
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
1
30
 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
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
0
0
 Reading Tasks
15
3
45
 Searching in Internet and Library
15
3
45
 Material Design and Implementation
0
0
0
 Report Preparing
1
8
8
 Preparing a Presentation
1
5
5
 Presentation
1
8
8
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
0
0
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
14
2
28
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
181
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.24
 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)
   (Assist. Prof. Zeynep Kurtulmuş , PhD. )
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/kzeynep)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (kzeynep@gazi.edu.tr , zeynepkurtulmus@gmail.com)