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Course Unit Title Course Unit Code Type of Course Unit Level of Course Unit Year of Study Semester ECTS Credits
Development and Learning SBE701 Elective Doctorate degree 1 Fall 3

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Prof. Dr. Osman Nejat AKFIRAT
Associate Prof. Dr. Yıldız ÖZTAN ULUSOY
Assistant Prof. Dr. Ayla AKBAŞ

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Define the concepts of development and learning
1) Define the concepts of development and learning
2) Comprehend the basic principles of development and education
2) Comprehend the basic principles of development and education
3) Analyze the develomental tasks and distinguish them
3) Analyze the develomental tasks and distinguish them
4) Explain the properties of the physical growth and development
4) Explain the properties of the physical growth and development
5) Analyze the features of cognitive development with the basic concepts and stages
5) Analyze the features of cognitive development with the basic concepts and stages
6) Explain the major theories of personality development, and distinguish the differences and similarities between them
6) Explain the major theories of personality development, and distinguish the differences and similarities between them
7) Recognize the process of ethical and moral development
7) Recognize the process of ethical and moral development
8) Analyze the nature and major concepts of learning
8) Analyze the nature and major concepts of learning
9) Analyze the concepts regarding the behavioral theory
9) Analyze the concepts regarding the behavioral theory
10) List the concepts regarding the cognitive theory and distinguish them
10) List the concepts regarding the cognitive theory and distinguish them
11) Define the major teaching models
11) Define the major teaching models
12) Identify the effective factors on learning and pay attention
12) Identify the effective factors on learning and pay attention

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Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Learning Psychology

Course Contents

In this lecture, candidates are provided with in-depth knowledge on basic concepts related to development and learning, principles and developmental tasks, features of physiological, cognitive and psycho-social development in infancy, childhood, adolescence, young-middle age-old adulthood from the beginning of pre-birth time, features related to the basic concepts and stages of cognitive development, basic theories of personality development, the process of ethical and moral development, theories of learning, concepts related to the behavioral theory, concepts related to the cognitive theory, major teaching models, and factors of effective learning.

Weekly Schedule

1) Basic concepts related with development and learning; development, growth, maturation, level of readiness, critical period, learning
2) Bases of development and growth, principals of development, development duties
3) Physiccal growth and development, infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, adolescence
4) Psycho-social development Basic concepts related with cognitive development Piaget's cognitive development stages
5) Language development Personality development Freud and his psychosexual development stages
6) Ericson and psychosocial development, Rogers and development of self-concept
7) Maslow and self-actualization Kphlberg and moral development
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Learning and teaching Behaviorist perspective Classical conditioning
10) Operant conditionig Types of reinforcement
11) Learning through observation Cognitivist approach Information processing theory Learning strategies
12) Learning theories Discovery teaching Expository teaching Inquiry teaching
13) Gagne and his teaching method, Mastery learning model, programmed instruction
14) Theories explaining motivation
15) Review of topics
16) Final examination

Recommended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Group Study
6) Lab / Workshop


Assessment Methods and Criteria

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required