GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION POLICIES/OÖÖ404
Course Title: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION POLICIES
Credits 3 ECTS 4
Course Semester 8 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
Students know and explain the early childhood policy in Turkey and the world and the application of these policies.
Students gain professional perceptions and understandings of pre-service teachers in the context of early childhood policies.
Students gain awareness about the issues covered by early childhood policies
Students know and explain the scope and importance of early childhood services.
Students know and explain national and international examples on the subjects covered by early childhood education policy.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  This course is conducted in the form of face to face education.
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  1. Week : Introduction of the course and resources
2. Week  2. Week : Introducing the early childhood policy in Turkey and the world and review the application of these policies;
3. Week  3. Week: Introducing the early childhood policy in Turkey and the world and review the application of these policies;
4. Week  4. Week: Establishing professional perceptions and understandings of pre-service teachers in the context of early childhood policies;
5. Week  5. Week: Establishing professional perceptions and understandings of pre-service teachers in the context of early childhood policies;
6. Week  6. Week: Development an understanding of the issues covered by early childhood policies;
7. Week  7. Week: Development an understanding of the issues covered by early childhood policies;
8. Week  8. Week: Midterm exam
9. Week  9. Week: Explaining the scope and importance of early childhood services;
10. Week  10. Week: Explaining the scope and importance of early childhood services;
11. Week  11. Week: Making comparisons about the development, objectives and scope of different early childhood programs;
12. Week  12. Week: Making comparisons about the development, objectives and scope of different early childhood programs;
13. Week  13. Week: Examining national and international examples on the subjects covered by early childhood education policy.
14. Week  14. Week: Examining national and international examples on the subjects covered by early childhood education policy.
15. Week  15. Week: Final
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
40
 Assignment
2
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
1
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
 Reading Tasks
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
0
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
1
14
14
 Preparing a Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
8
2
16
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
14
2
28
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
100
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
4
 -- 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)
   (Asst. Prof. Dr. Mümin Tufan , Asst. Prof. Dr. Serap DEMİRİZ , Lecturer Dr. Figen ŞAHİN)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://dialup-06.gazi.edu.tr/site/mumintufan , https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/demiriz/academic , https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/figensahin)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (tufanmum@hotmail.com , demiriz.serap@gmail.com , fugur.ece@gmail.com)