GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
EARLY CHILDHOOD ASSESSMENT/OÖÖ303
Course Title: EARLY CHILDHOOD ASSESSMENT
Credits 3 ECTS 4
Course Semester 5 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
Explains developmental characteristics (cognitive, language) of preschool children;
Recognize the importance and necessity of evaluating preschool children;
Know the functions of assessment tools for preschool children;
Relate evaluation with different pre-school learning approaches;
Evaluates preschool children when necessary using assessment tools;
Reports the results of the evaluation;
Prepares an appropriate plan for preschool children according to the evaluation report;
Make arrangements in physical and educational settings in the light of the evaluation report prepared.

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  This course is conducted in the form of face to face education.
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  The Importance, Goal and Need of Recognizing Children
2. Week  Basic Principals of the Process of Children’s Recognition
3. Week  Assessment in terms of Various Learning Approaches
4. Week  Tools used for Children’s Recognition: Observation Technique Key Points in Observation Process
5. Week  Observational Techniques: Anecdotal Records, Observation Lists, Process Records, Time- Samples, Case Samples, Check Lists, Ratio Scales
6. Week  Observational Techniques: Anecdotal Records, Observation Lists, Process Records, Time- Samples, Case Samples, Check Lists, Ratio Scales
7. Week  Interview technique
8. Week  Questionnaire technique for Children- Wish Lists
9. Week  Midterm Exam
10. Week  Tests to Recognize Children, For example Draw Your Family Test.- Drawing Analysis
11. Week  Tests to Recognize Children, For example Draw Your Family Test.- Drawing Analysis
12. Week  Standard tests
13. Week  Standard tests
14. Week  The role of family in recognizing and assessing the child
15. Week  Case analysis
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 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
8
2
16
 Searching in Internet and Library
2
3
6
 Material Design and Implementation
0
0
0
 Report Preparing
2
3
6
 Preparing a Presentation
0
0
0
 Presentation
0
0
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
2
10
20
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
10
10
 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)
   (Assist. Prof. Dr. Gülhan GÜVEN , Assoc. Prof. Zeynep KURTULMUŞ , )
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/gulhang https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/kzeynep)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (gulhang@gazi.edu.tr zeynepkurtulmus@gmail.com)