GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

CURRENT ISSUES IN EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY/4130337

Course Title:	CURRENT ISSUES IN EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Credits	3	ECTS	7.5
Semester	1	Compulsory/Elective	Elective

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Assoc.Prof. Şerife Işık

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/serife

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

serife@gazi.edu.tr

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

Critically examine the discipline of Educational Psychology
Compare the factors that cognitive, behavioral, and humanistic theories influence the learning process, giving specific examples of how these theories
Sensitive to the impact of culture on diverse school settings
Examine current issues and trends in educational psychology
Develop multidisciplinary perspectives.

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face.

-- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES

There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.

-- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

--COURSE CONTENT
1. Week	Introduction What is educational psychology?
2. Week	Educational Psychology
3. Week	Cognitive, behavioral, and humanistic learning theories
4. Week	The impact of culture on school settings
5. Week	Current issues and trends in educational psychology
6. Week	Academic resilience
7. Week	learner empowerment
8. Week	self determination
9. Week	grit
10. Week	positive school climate
11. Week	positive discipline
12. Week	encouragement
13. Week	learned optimism
14. Week	emotional literacy
15. Week	Positive youth development
16. Week	Final

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

Linley, P. A. (2004). Positive psychology in practice. Wiley Hoboken, N.J. Rich Gilman, E. Scott Huebner, Michael J. Furlong (2009). Handbook of positive psychology in schools. Taylor & Francis. Beth Doll & Steven Zucker (2004). Resilient Classrooms, First Edition: Creating Healthy Environments for Learning (The Guilford Practical Intervention)

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

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-- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	1	30
Assignment	1	30
Exercises	0	0
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade		40

-- WORKLOAD

Efficiency	Total Week Count	Weekly Duration (in hour)	Total Workload in Semester
Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week	14	3	42
Practising Hours of Course Per Week			0
Reading	14	4	56
Searching in Internet and Library	10	2	20
Designing and Applying Materials			0
Preparing Reports	4	5	20
Preparing Presentation	3	4	12
Presentation	4	3	12
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	4	2	8
Final and Studying for Final	6	3	18
Other			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			188
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.52
ECTS:			7.5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
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3						X
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5			X
6			X
7			X
8				X
9		X
10
11		X
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15			X
16		X

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