Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 3 / Spring 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 | SEÇİL YILDIZ (secilyildiz@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
| Name of Lecturer(s) | |||||
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| To develop knowledge and awareness about the environment and natural resources and to have sensitivity about how to protect them, to develop knowledge and awareness about the role of the teacher, the educational environment and the program in environmental education in early childhood. It is to emphasize the importance of children's gaining a positive attitude towards the environment, to examine and evaluate environmental education programs and practices, to develop the ability to plan and implement practices that support environmental education for early childhood children, and to plan activities in which families can be included in the environmental education process. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Explain the basic concepts related to the environment. |
PO-8 Uses ways of reaching information and information resources effectively.
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Examination |
| LO-2 | Explain the importance of environmental education. |
PO-8 Uses ways of reaching information and information resources effectively.
PO-11 Uses information and communication technologies at the level required by the field. |
Examination |
| LO-3 | Plan and implement environmental education activities that can be done with early childhood children |
PO-5 Plans and implements an educational program suitable for the developmental characteristics of preschool children. PO-11 Uses information and communication technologies at the level required by the field. |
Presentation |
| LO-4 | Plan and implement environmental education activities for families. |
PO-5 Plans and implements an educational program suitable for the developmental characteristics of preschool children. PO-6 Communicates effectively with the child, family, school and society. PO-10 Selects, prepares and uses materials for learning outcomes and children's needs. |
Presentation |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Basic concepts related to environmental education; the importance of environmental education; environmental education in preschool; planning and implementing environmental education activities for preschool children living things, plants, air, soil, water, recycling, energy saving, environmental pollution, natural disasters, etc.). | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Course introduction, expectations and responsibilities | lecture, question and answer |
| 2 | Basic concepts about the environment | Lecturing, brainstorming, resource searching |
| 3 | Environmental education and its importance in early childhood | Lecturing, brainstorming, resource searching |
| 4 | Environmental education approaches in early childhood | Lecturing, brainstorming, resource searching |
| 5 | Environmental education program examples | Lecturing, brainstorming, resource searching |
| 6 | School-family cooperation in environmental education. Environment in Turkish culture, environment in proverbs. | Lecturing, brainstorming, resource searching |
| 7 | Planning and implementing environmental education activities for preschool children and their families | Planned group work, role playing |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Planning and implementing environmental education activities for preschool children and their families | Planned group work, role playing |
| 10 | Planning and implementing environmental education activities for preschool children and their families | Planned group work, role playing |
| 11 | Planning and implementing environmental education activities for preschool children and their families | Planned group work, role playing |
| 12 | Planning and implementing environmental education activities for preschool children and their families | Planned group work, role playing |
| 13 | Planning and implementing environmental education activities for preschool children and their families | Planned group work, role playing |
| 14 | Planning and implementing environmental education activities for preschool children and their families | Planned group work, role playing |
| 15 | Planning and implementing environmental education activities for preschool children and their families | Planned group work, role playing |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Gülay, H. (2010). Okul öncesi dönem çocukları için çevre eğitimi. Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık. | |
| 2 | Ogelman, H. G. (2021). Erken çocukluk döneminde çevre eğitimi. Ankara: Eğiten Kitap. | |
| 3 | Louv, R. (2018). Doğadaki son çocuk. Tübitak Popüler Bilim Kitapları. | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Lecture presentations, projector, 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 | 16 | 1 | 60 |
| 5.Report | |||
| 6.Workshop | |||
| 7.Performance Project | |||
| 8.Term Paper | |||
| 9.Project | |||
| final exam | |||
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 3 | 7 | 21 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 3 | 7 | 21 |
| c) Performance Project | 0 | ||
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
| Oral Examination | 0 | ||
| Quiz | 0 | ||
| Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
| Own study for mid-term exam | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Own study for final exam | 0 | ||
| final exam | 0 | ||
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 141 | ||