Information Package / Course Catalogue
Contemporary Approaches in Education
Course Code: EY536
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

At the end of this course students will be able to investigate differet applications on education, follow changes and developments in education within the frame of new approaches.

Course Content

Teaching, Teaching principals and models, factors affecting teaching, the importance of communication skills on teaching and learning, learning styles and learning strategies, multiple intelligence theory and individual differences in teaching, active learning and teaching process, concepts and mind maps, constructivism, problem-based learning, brain based learning, standard based learning, performance based learning, competence based learning.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Knowledge of concepts related to teaching
2.To be able to comprehend basic principles of teaching processes
3.To be able to explain the relatioship between communication and teaching processes
4.To be able to comprehend the role of the teachers in Turkish Educational System
5.To be able to comprehend teaching principles and methods
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Açıkgöz, Kamile Ün. (1996). Etkili Öğrenme ve Öğretme. İzmir: Kanyılmaz Matbaası.
2.Bacanlı, Hasan. (1999). Duyuşsal Davranış Eğitimi. Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım.
3.Baltaş, Zuhal ve Acar Baltaş. (1992). Bedenin Dili. İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi.
4.Başar, Hüseyin. (1998). Sınıf Yönetimi. Ankara: Pegem Yayınları.
5.Bilen, Mürüvvet. (1990). Plandan Uygulamaya Öğretim. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
6.Bloom, Benjamin. (1979). İnsan Nitelikleri ve Okulda Öğrenme. Çev: D. A. Özçelik Ankara: MEB Yayınevi
7.Armstrong, T. (1994). Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
8.Block, J. H. (1971). Mastery Learning: Theory & Practice. N.Y. Holt, Rinehart, Wilson Inc.
9.Bloom, B.S., Engelhart, M. D., Furst, E. J., Hill W. H. and D. R. Krathwohl. (1972). Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. N.Y.: David McKay Comp.
10.Davies, Ivor K. (1976). Objectives in Curriculum Design. London: McGraw-Hill Book Comp.Gagne, R.M., L.J. Briggs and W. Wagne. (1988). Principles of Instructional Design. Chicago: Holt, Rinehart, Wilson Inc.
11.Joyce, Bruce and Marsha Weil. (1992). Models of Teaching. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Contemprorary developments and theoretical approaches in education
Week 2 - Theoretical
Communication and learning, body language
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Baltaş, Zuhal ve Acar Baltaş. (1992). Bedenin Dili. İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Teaching principals and Teaching Strategies, Factors affecting choice of methods
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Açıkgöz, Kamile Ün. (1996). Etkili Öğrenme ve Öğretme. İzmir: Kanyılmaz Matbaası.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Learning Styles
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Block, J. H. (1971). Mastery Learning: Theory & Practice. N.Y. Holt, Rinehart, Wilson Inc.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Learning Strategies and Teaching of them
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Açıkgöz, Kamile Ün. (1996). Etkili Öğrenme ve Öğretme. İzmir: Kanyılmaz Matbaası.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Multiple Intelligence Theory and Individual Differences in Teaching
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Armstrong, T. (1994). Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Colloborative Learning
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Joyce, Bruce and Marsha Weil. (1992). Models of Teaching. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Artifical intelligence based learning
Week 9 - Theoretical
Active Learning and Teaching Process
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Joyce, Bruce and Marsha Weil. (1992). Models of Teaching. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Analogies- Mind maps
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Block, J. H. (1971). Mastery Learning: Theory & Practice. N.Y. Holt, Rinehart, Wilson Inc.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Constructivism
Week 12 - Theoretical
Problem Based Learning
Week 13 - Theoretical
Brain Based Learning
Week 14 - Theoretical
Critical-Creative-Reflexive Thinking
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1453112
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination1718
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)126
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
OÇ-1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-5
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
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