| Code: OÖE 203 |
Course Title: EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT I |
Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 |
ECTS: 5 |
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| Year/Semester of Study |
2 / Fall Semester |
| Level of Course |
1st Cycle Degree Programme |
| Type of Course |
Compulsory |
| Department |
PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION |
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites |
None |
| Mode of Delivery |
Face to Face |
| Teaching Period |
14 Weeks |
| Name of Lecturer |
SEMA ÖNGÖREN (semaongoren@nevsehir.edu.tr) |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Language of Instruction |
Turkish |
| Work Placement(s) |
None |
| Objectives of the Course |
| At the end of the course, students will learn definition and importance of play and effects of play on social, emotional, psycho motor, and physical, cognitive, language, personality, moral and sexual development of children , phases and kinds of play, play areas and different kinds of toys, tools and materials, general principles of teaching play, theories related with play development, play and toys for handicapped and ill children staying in hospital, using play for therapy and diagnose for children.
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| Learning Outcomes |
PO |
MME |
| The students who succeeded in this course: |
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| LO-1 |
To explain the development of pre-natal period |
PO-27 To have knowledge of children's development, learning characteristics and difficulties
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Examination
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| LO-2 |
To explain the basic concepts of growth and development |
PO-24 To be able to plan the education process to support development and learning
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Examination
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| LO-3 |
To explain cognitive development in early childhood |
PO-27 To have knowledge of children's development, learning characteristics and difficulties
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Examination
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| LO-4 |
To explain language development in early childhood |
PO-17 To be able to have basic field knowledge about preschool education
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Examination
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PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
| Course Contents |
| Definition of Play, Effects of Play on Developmental Areas: Social, emotional, psycho motor, and physical, cognitive, language, personality, moral and sexual development,Principles of Teaching Play: Planning, instruction, properties of instruction and methods, practice, evaluation ;Opinions of Early Theoreticians on Play Development: Heckhausen,Berlyne, Axline, Ericson, Piaget,Lazarus, Helenko and ;Play Therapy: Play therapy, making environment arrangement and planning for play for handicapped and ill children |
| Weekly Course Content |
| Week |
Subject |
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 |
Overview of the basic concepts related to development |
Presentation |
| 2 |
Piaget's theory of cognitive development. According to Piaget, cognitive development stages |
Presentation |
| 3 |
Application of Piaget's theory. The advantages and disadvantages of Piaget's theory |
Presentation |
| 4 |
Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development and concept |
Presentation |
| 5 |
Development of perception, imitation, attention, memory. |
Presentation |
| 6 |
Individual differences in mental development. |
Presentation |
| 7 |
Factors that affect mental development |
Presentation |
| 8 |
mid-term exam |
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| 9 |
Support cognitive development in early childhood |
Presentation |
| 10 |
Concepts related to language development, language development theories (Chomsky, Piaget et al.) |
Presentation |
| 11 |
Systems that make up the language, syntax, morphology, semantics, and pragmatic development. |
Presentation |
| 12 |
Neurological and physiological basis of language |
Presentation |
| 13 |
Periods of 0-8 years old children's language development and language development. Positive and negative factors affecting the development of language |
Presentation |
| 14 |
Bilingualism |
Presentation |
| 15 |
Supporting language learning in early childhood |
Presentation |
| 16 |
final exam |
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| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading |
| 1 |
San Bayhan P, Artan İ, 2004. Çocuk Gelişimi ve Eğitimi. Morpa Kültür Yayınları Ltd. Ş.İstanbul. |
| 2 |
Senemoğlu, Nuray (1998) Gelişim Öğrenme ve Öğretim. Kuramdan Uygulamaya. Ankara:Özgen Matbaası |
| Required Course instruments and materials |
| Course Book, Projection, Computer |
