Educational Psychology
Elementary Mathematics Education
Faculty of Education
First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Psychology | EGT114 | Compulsory | Bachelor's degree | 1 | Spring | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Osman Nejat AKFIRAT
Associate Prof. Dr. Zeynep AYDIN SÜNBÜL
Associate Prof. Dr. Aslı EŞME
Associate Prof. Dr. Hüseyin GÜL
Associate Prof. Dr. Yıldız ÖZTAN ULUSOY
Associate Prof. Dr. Gülşah TURA
Assistant Prof. Dr. Yurdagül DOĞUŞ
Assistant Prof. Dr. Fevziye DOLUNAY CUĞ
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Comprehend the concepts related to education and psychology.
2) Comprehend physical, cognitive, psychosocial, development of life stages.
3) Explain the effects of individual differences in teaching process and perception of learning.
4) Know the general theories explaining human learning processes.
5) Comprehend characteristics of developmental areas according to education levels.
6) Integrate the perspectives and approaches of educational psychology to own personality and professional area.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not Required
Course Contents
Course Content: 1- Definitions of basic terms about development and learning. 2- Characteristics of growth and development from prenatal period until the end of adolescence. 3- Basic terms, phases and characteristics of cognitive development. 4- Basic terms of personality development. 5- Description of moral development. 6- Description and basic terms of behaviorist theory. 7- Description and basic terms of cognitive theory.. 8- Common learning theories. 9- Motive and motivation.
Weekly Schedule
1) Introduction; information about introduction, course content, resources and assessment Science and Psychology2) Basic concepts of development Physical development
3) Cognitive development
4) Personality development
5) Moral development
6) Other areas of development Individual differences
7) Basic concepts of Learning Psychology
8) Classical conditioning and contiguity theory
9) Operant conditioning
10) Gestalt theory
11) information processing theory
12) Children with special needs
13) general review
14) general review
15) general review
16) general review
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Terzi,I. Ş. (Ed.). (2013). Eğitim psikolojisi.. Ankara: PegemA Yayıncılık
2- Yeşilyaprak, B (2014). Eğitim psikolojisi.. Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Group Study
5) Brain Storming
6) Self Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
50% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
50% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required