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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)

Prof. Dr. Zeynel KABLAN
Associate Prof. Dr. Osman Nejat AKFIRAT
Associate Prof. Dr. Zeynep AYDIN SÜNBÜL
Associate Prof. Dr. Ayşe AYDIN UYSAL
Associate Prof. Dr. Aslı EŞME
Associate Prof. Dr. Hüseyin GÜL
Associate Prof. Dr. Yıldız ÖZTAN ULUSOY
Associate Prof. Dr. Gülşah TURA
Assistant Prof. Dr. Ayla AKBAŞ
Assistant Prof. Dr. Yaser ARSLAN
Assistant Prof. Dr. Yurdagül DOĞUŞ
Assistant Prof. Dr. Fevziye DOLUNAY CUĞ
Assistant Prof. Dr. Özlem TOKGÖZ

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

  Program Competencies
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Learning Outcomes
1 No relation High No relation High No relation No relation No relation No relation
2 No relation High No relation High No relation No relation No relation No relation
3 No relation High No relation High No relation No relation No relation No relation
4 No relation High No relation High No relation No relation No relation No relation
5 No relation High No relation High No relation No relation No relation No relation
6 No relation High No relation High No relation No relation No relation No relation

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

guidance in schools

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 Psychology
2) 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) Brain Storming
5) Case Study
6) Self Study
7) Problem Solving


Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade

40%

Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade

60%

Total

100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required