GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES/YR109MB
Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES
Credits 3 ECTS 3
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc. Prof. Semra Güven
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  sguven@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
The students know the basic concepts, aims and functions of education.
The students know the foundations (historical, Philosophical, Psychological, socilogical, political, economical, legal) of education.
The students know the importance of sociological change and innovation.
The students know the new trends and the teachership as a profession.





 -- 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  Basic conceptions of education
2. Week  Aims and functions of education
3. Week  Historical foundations of education
4. Week  Philosophical foundations of education
5. Week  Psychological foundations of education
6. Week  Psychological foundations of education
7. Week  Sociological change and innovation in education
8. Week  Quiz
9. Week  Political foundations of education
10. Week  Economic foundations of education
11. Week  Legal foundations of education
12. Week  Turkish education system, its structure, and its mechanism
13. Week  Approaches in educational sciences
14. Week  New trends in educational sciences
15. Week  Teachership as a profession
16. Week  General evaluation
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Eğitim Bilimine Giriş (Editör: M.Çağatay Özdemir) Eğitim Bilimine Giriş (Editör: Emin Karip)
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, Brainstorming
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  No
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- 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
0
0
 Reading
10
1
10
 Searching in Internet and Library
10
1
10
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
0
0
 Preparing Reports
0
0
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
0
0
 Presentation
0
0
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
1
1
 Final and Studying for Final
1
3
3
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
66
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.64
 ECTS: 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1

1)Teachers-to-be who know modern Arabic language. 2)Use Arabic language appropriately and effectively and have skills to be able to communicate with pupils effectively 3)Become teacher who is dedicated to Ataturk’s Principles and Reforms, believing in democracy, and conscious about Turkish national, spiritual, moral and cultural values and sensitive towards these values in their profession. 4)Acquire sufficient pedagogical content knowledge in primary education; know and apply contemporary teaching, measurement and assessment methods and techniques 5)Acquire sufficient technical and pedagogical skills in using information and communications technology for educational purposes 6)Acquire foreign language skills at the level of following resources written in foreign languages 7)Sensitive towards society, environment, human beings, art and sport activities around them and educate young ones who support lifelong learning and are beneficial to society, confident about the future, critical and explorers 8)Know the basic learning fields and objectives of the primary education curriculum

X
22)Use Arabic language appropriately and effectively and have skills to be able to communicate with pupils effectivelyX
33)Become teacher who is dedicated to Ataturk’s Principles and Reforms, believing in democracy, and conscious about Turkish national, spiritual, moral and cultural values and sensitive towards these values in their profession.X
44)Acquire sufficient pedagogical content knowledge in primary education; know and apply contemporary teaching, measurement and assessment methods and techniquesX
55)Acquire sufficient technical and pedagogical skills in using information and communications technology for educational purposesX
66)Acquire foreign language skills at the level of following resources written in foreign languagesX
77)Sensitive towards society, environment, human beings, art and sport activities around them and educate young ones who support lifelong learning and are beneficial to society, confident about the future, critical and explorersX
88)Know the basic learning fields and objectives of the primary education curriculumX
98)Know the basic learning fields and objectives of the primary education curriculumX
108)Know the basic learning fields and objectives of the primary education curriculumX