GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
EDUCATIONAL ADAPTATION STRATEGIES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD/1380012
Course Title: EDUCATIONAL ADAPTATION STRATEGIES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
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
Knows adaptation strategies of play and activity.
Adapts play and educational activity in terms of its category.
Knows principals of planning an adapted activity.
Plans and implement an adapted activity.
Adapt educational activities in terms of the individual needs.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Examination of syllabus and introduction
2. Week  Basic concepts in the adaptation of play and activities during early childhood
3. Week  Strategies of play and activity adaptations
4. Week  Strategies for descriptive content
5. Week  Strategies using problem based content
6. Week  Strategies using peer interaction
7. Week  Mid-Term
8. Week  Supporting social acceptance and communication in the activity adaptation
9. Week  Choosing and using adaptation strategies in terms of the activity category
10. Week  Choosing and using adaptation strategies in terms of the activity category
11. Week  The principals of planning an adapted activity
12. Week  The principals of implementation an adapted activity
13. Week  Presentation of activities and discussion
14. Week  Final
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
30
 Assignment
5
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
1
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
1
10
 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
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
10
3
30
 Searching in Internet and Library
15
3
45
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
6
5
30
 Preparing a Presentation
4
4
16
 Presentation
4
3
12
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
5
5
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
5
5
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
185
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.4
 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. Dr. Gokhan Duman)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://gef-ilkogretim-okuloncesi.gazi.edu.tr/posts/view/title/ogretim-elemanlari-27894)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (gduman@gazi.edu.tr)