Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : OÖÖ449 |
| Course Type | : Area Elective |
| Couse Group | : First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Education Language | : Turkish |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 2 |
| Prt. | : 0 |
| Credit | : 2 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 4 |
The aim of this course is to provide students with knowledge about the basic principles and types of reasoning skills in line with the cognitive developmental characteristics of children in early childhood. Through this course, students will understand children's reasoning processes and will be equipped to design effective interventions to support skills in the reasoning process.
This course examines the basic principles and types of reasoning and the development of reasoning skills in early childhood. Within the scope of the course, basic concepts of reasoning and theories of cognitive development will be examined. Content that can be applied to support children's reasoning skills will be discussed with examples during the course. In this way, students taking the course will gain theoretical and practical knowledge about the development and support of reasoning skills in early childhood. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
| 1. | Makes the definition of reasoning skills. |
| 2. | Knows the perspectives of cognitive development theories on the development of reasoning skills in early childhood. |
| 3. | Knows the sub-components of the reasoning process. |
| 4. | Recognize different forms of reasoning. |
| 5. | Prepares content suitable for supporting reasoning skills in early childhood. |
| 1. | Piaget, J. (2011). Reasoning and decision making in children. Translation: Sabri Esat Siyavuşgil), Ankara: Palme Publishing. |
| 2. | Bodrova, E., & Leong, D. J. (2010). Tools of the mind: the Vygotskian approach to early childhood education. G. Haktanır (Çev. Ed.) Ankara: Anı Publishing. |
| 3. | Mercan, Z. (2021). An Investigation of Research on Reasoning Skills in Early Childhood in Turkey. Journal of Muallim Rıfat Faculty of Education, 3(2), 104-120. |
| 4. | Küçükkelepçe, A., & Akyol, A. K. (2023). Investigation of 60-72-month-old children's language development, basic mathematical reasoning skills and visual perception levels. Journal of Early Childhood Studies, 7(1), 4-24. |
| 5. | Güven, Y., & Göncü, H. B. (2021). The effect of developing prediction skills on children's reasoning skills and intuitive math abilities. Akdeniz University Journal of Faculty of Education, 4(1), 1-19. |
| 6. | Inal, G. (2011). The validity and reliability study of the cognitive abilities test form-6 and the effect of the reasoning training program on the cognitive abilities of six-year-old children. Doctoral Dissertation, 279772, Gazi University / Institute of Educational Sciences, Ankara. |
| 7. | Şahin, Z. M., & Baydilek, N. B. (2022). The Effect of Scientific Reasoning Based Education Activities on Perspective Taking Skills of 4 and 5 Year Old Children. Abant İzzet Baysal University Journal of Faculty of Education, 23(4), 1638-1665. |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %40 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %60 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 2 | 2 | 56 |
| Assignment | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Individual Work | 3 | 6 | 2 | 24 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 104 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | PÇ-8 | PÇ-9 | PÇ-10 | |
OÇ-1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
OÇ-2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
OÇ-3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
OÇ-4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
OÇ-5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |