GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
PLAY DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD/OÖÖ204
Course Title: PLAY DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
Credits 3 ECTS 3
Course Semester 4 Type of The Course Compulsory
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Knows the physical and psychomotor development characteristics of children.
Knows the definition, history, stages, views and theories of the play.
Knows the importance of play in child development.
Knows the factors affecting the play, supporting the play, planning and implementing the play activities.
Plans the play activities in accordance with the structural features, organizes and implements the environment.
Knows the role of adult-teacher in play activities.
Knows how to evaluate the planned play activities appropriately after applying them.
Use the play as an effective teaching method to recognize and evaluate the child.

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face lecture, activity planning and practice.
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Definition and history of the play.
2. Week  The importance of play in child development.
3. Week  The importance of play in child development.
4. Week  Play stages, views and theories about the play.
5. Week  Play types.
6. Week  Definition and importance of toy.
7. Week  Play setting.
8. Week  Mid-term exam.
9. Week  Role of adult-teacher in play.
10. Week  Structural foundations of play in preschool education.
11. Week  Planning play activities suitable for preschool education program.
12. Week  Application and evaluation of planned play activities in accordance with pre-school education program.
13. Week  Applying and evaluating the planned play activities in accordance with the preschool education program.
14. Week  Discussion of applied play activities.
15. Week  Final exam
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
1
30
 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
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
0
0
 Reading Tasks
4
2
8
 Searching in Internet and Library
0
0
0
 Material Design and Implementation
1
3
3
 Report Preparing
4
2
8
 Preparing a Presentation
2
2
4
 Presentation
2
2
4
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
1
1
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
1
1
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
0
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
71
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.84
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Have basic content knowledge and practice for early childhood period.X
2Plan educational process intended to support development and learningX
3Organize healthy, supportive and stimulative educational environmentX
4Choose, use and prepare materialX
5Use alternative and effective learning methods in early childhood periodX
6Conduct educational activities considering individual differencesX
7Communicate with the families and provide family involvementX
8Work in collaboration with family, school and societyX
9Evaluate education program.X
10Monitor and evaluate children in different waysX
11Develop effective communication skillsX
12Develop awareness for daily usage of information technologyX
13Develop skills related to research, exploration and creating alternative solutionsX
14Develop sense of aesthetics and selectivity skillsX
15Have scientific and professional ethic valueX
16Plan a research, comment on research and make inferences.X
17Follow national and international developments in early childhood periodX
18Use Turkish efficiently and appropriately.X
19Update and develop oneself in teachingX
20Participate in professional activities organizationsX
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Öğr. Gör. Ayşe Atalay)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (-)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (aatalay@gazi.edu.tr)