Critical and Analytical Thinking/EBS111 |
Course Title: |
Critical and Analytical Thinking |
Credits |
2 |
ECTS |
4 |
Course Semester |
3 |
Type of The Course |
Elective |
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COURSE INFORMATION |
-- (CATALOG CONTENT) |
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-- (TEXTBOOK) |
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-- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK) |
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-- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES) |
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-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION |
Turkish |
-- COURSE OBJECTIVES |
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-- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES |
To be able to define thinking, thinking styles, types of thinking, reasoning, analytical thinking and critical thinking. To be able to comprehend analytical thinking. To be able to comprehend the basic features and criteria of critical thinking. To be able to comprehend critical thinking skills, strategies and tendencies. Critical listening, reading, writing. To be able to develop thoughts with critical thinking To be able to plan critical and analytical learning and teaching activities in his / her field To be able to have affective characteristics of critical thinking
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-- MODE OF DELIVERY |
The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face |
--WEEKLY SCHEDULE |
1. Week |
Course description, objectives, processing, application principles. |
2. Week |
Basic Concepts and Definitions
What is thinking? Brain as a Thinking Organ and Its Characteristics, Thinking Styles, Types of Thinking, Logic Execution | 3. Week |
Analytical Thinking | 4. Week |
Critical Thinking
Definition and Importance of Critical Thinking, Basic Characteristics and Criteria | 5. Week |
Characteristics of Critical Thinking People | 6. Week |
Universal Intellectual Standards, Elements and Features | 7. Week |
Scope and Skills of Critical Thinking | 8. Week |
Critical Thinking Strategies and Trend | 9. Week |
Factors Affecting Critical Thinking | 10. Week |
Critical Listening Critical Reading and Writing | 11. Week |
Critical Thinking Training
Learning-teaching activities related to the field of developing critical thinking skills | 12. Week |
Critical Thinking Training
Learning-teaching activities related to the field of developing critical thinking skills | 13. Week |
Critical thinking and education programs
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Measurement of Critical Thinking Skills | 15. Week |
| 16. Week |
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-- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS |
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-- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
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Quantity |
Total Weighting (%) |
Midterm Exams |
1 |
50 |
Assignment |
2 |
50 |
Application |
0 |
0 |
Projects |
0 |
0 |
Practice |
0 |
0 |
Quiz |
0 |
0 |
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Percent of In-term Studies |
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50 |
Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score |
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50 |
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-- WORKLOAD |
Activity |
Total Number of Weeks |
Duration (weekly hour) |
Total Period Work Load |
Weekly Theoretical Course Hours |
14 |
2 |
28 |
Weekly Tutorial Hours |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Reading Tasks |
8 |
2 |
16 |
Searching in Internet and Library |
8 |
2 |
16 |
Material Design and Implementation |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Report Preparing |
2 |
4 |
8 |
Preparing a Presentation |
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0 |
Presentation |
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0 |
Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam |
8 |
2 |
16 |
Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam |
8 |
2 |
16 |
Other (should be emphasized) |
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0 |
TOTAL WORKLOAD: |
100 |
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: |
4 |
Course Credit (ECTS): |
4 |
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-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM |
NO |
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES |
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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 | | | | | |
2 | 2)Use Arabic language appropriately and effectively and have skills to be able to communicate with pupils effectively | | | | | |
3 | 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. | | | | X | |
4 | 4)Acquire sufficient pedagogical content knowledge in primary education; know and apply contemporary teaching, measurement and assessment methods and techniques | | | | | X |
5 | 5)Acquire sufficient technical and pedagogical skills in using information and communications technology for educational purposes | | | X | | |
6 | 6)Acquire foreign language skills at the level of following resources written in foreign languages | | | | | |
7 | 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 | | | X | | |
8 | 8)Know the basic learning fields and objectives of the primary education curriculum | | | | | |
9 | 8)Know the basic learning fields and objectives of the primary education curriculum | | | | | |
10 | 8)Know the basic learning fields and objectives of the primary education curriculum | | | | | |
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-- NAME OF LECTURER(S) |
(Related instructor) |
-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S) |
( http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/yazcayir)
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-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S) |
(yazcayir@gazi.edu.tr , yazcayir@gmail.com)
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