Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF EDUCATION / MB 103 - GERMAN LANGUAGE TEACHING

Code: MB 103 Course Title: EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department GERMAN LANGUAGE TEACHING
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ARZU SALDIRAY (arzusaldiray@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) ARZU SALDIRAY,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to provide students with knowledge about human development and how they learn. It is expected that the knowledge gained by the pre-service teachers within the scope of this course will form a basic infrastructure.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can establish the relationship between education and psychology PO-3 The student analyzes the development, learning and guidance processes of the individual and the relationship of these processes with student development.
Examination
LO-2 Can explain the basics of development. PO-3 The student analyzes the development, learning and guidance processes of the individual and the relationship of these processes with student development.
Examination
LO-3 can discuss cognitive development features in terms of developmental periods PO-3 The student analyzes the development, learning and guidance processes of the individual and the relationship of these processes with student development.
Examination
LO-4 can analyze personality development within the framework of different theories. PO-3 The student analyzes the development, learning and guidance processes of the individual and the relationship of these processes with student development.
Examination
LO-5 Can discuss learning from the perspective of different theories. PO-3 The student analyzes the development, learning and guidance processes of the individual and the relationship of these processes with student development.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Education-Psychology relation, definition and functions of educational psychology, basic concepts about learning and development, developmental features (psychomotor, cognitive, affective, social and moral development), factors affecting learning (motivation, personal factors, group dynamics and their effects on learning process in classroom), learning theories and their reflections in education, effective learning.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction, introduction, introduction of basic concepts Expression Argument Question answer
2 Basic concepts/principles of developmental psychology; physical development; cognitive development, Expression Argument Question answer
3 Cognitive development (continued) Expression Argument Question answer
4 Cognitive development in adults; language development; Expression Argument Question answer
5 Personality development (psychosocial) Expression Argument Question answer
6 Personality development (cont.); moral development Expression Argument Question answer
7 Introduction to learning and basic concepts Expression Argument Question answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Factors affecting learning; classical conditioning Expression Argument Question answer
10 Classical behavioral learning theories Expression Argument Question answer
11 operant conditioning Expression Argument Question answer
12 Operant conditioning (continued); social learning theory Expression Argument Question answer
13 Social learning theory (continued); information processing theory; overall assessment of the course Expression Argument Question answer
14 Gestalt learning theory Expression Argument Question answer
15 information processing theory Expression Argument Question answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Yeşilyaprak, B. (2022). "Eğitim Psikolojisi Gelişim, Öğrenme, Öğretim". Pegem Akademi
Required Course instruments and materials
Textbook, Tedx videos

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 2 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 14 28
       b) Search in internet/Library 1 14 14
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 1 8 8
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 1 8 8
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 90