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FACULTY OF EDUCATION / OÖE 205 - PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION

Code: OÖE 205 Course Title: CREATIVITY AND ITS TRAINING Theoretical+Practice: 2+2 ECTS: 5
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) SEMA ÖNGÖREN,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To teach definition of creativity, scope and dimension of creativity, children’s creative features, development of creativity in children, the factors affecting development of creativity, planning activities for supporting children’s creativity development, learning how to apply creative activities in preschool education program

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 To be able to explain the features of creative children PO-27 To have knowledge of children's development, learning characteristics and difficulties
Examination
LO-2 To be able to plan creative children activities PO-2 To be able to implement educational program in terms of preschool children’s developmental levels appropriately
Examination
LO-3 To be able to understand the creative activities in preschool education PO-6 To be able to gain problem solving skill, initiative and creativity skills
Examination
LO-4 Apply to the studies about child development in preschool period; exploration of the teacher candidates their own skills and developing them PO-15 To be able to do team work in disciplines and interdisciplinary
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
What is creativity? What are the dimensions of the creativity? What are the features of creative children? Which factors do affect creativity? Planning creative activities for preschool education, Writing appropriate education condition for these activities and sharing them with the classroom
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Definition of creativity, scope and importance of creativitiy Presentation
2 Dimension of creativity Presentation
3 Children’s creative features Presentation
4 Development of creativity in children Presentation
5 The factors affecting development of creativity Presentation
6 Methods used to support children’s creativity in preschool education Presentation
7 Methods used to support children’s creativity in preschool education Presentation
8 mid-term exam
9 Planning creative play activities in preschool education Practice
10 Planning creative math activities in preschool education Practice
11 Planning creative music activities in preschool education Practice
12 Planning creative language activities in preschool education Practice
13 Planning creative science activities in preschool education Practice
14 Planning creative art activities in preschool education Practice
15 Planning creative art activities in preschool education Practice
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Okulöncesinde Yaratıcı Çocuk Etkinlikleri. Ş.Oğuzkan, Ö.Demiral, G. Tür (2001) İstanbul: Ya-pa Yayınları.
2 Okulöncesi Dönemde Yaratıcılık Eğitimi. Y.Argun (2004). Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık
Required Course instruments and materials
Course Book, Projection, Computer

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 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 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 4 14 56
Outside Class
       a) Reading 3 7 21
       b) Search in internet/Library 3 8 24
       c) Performance Project 4 4 16
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 3 2 6
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 5 3 15
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 6 4 24
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 164