Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Early Childhood Art and Creativity COG1170 2. Semester 4 + 0 4.0 6.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Associate
Course Type
Mode of delivery face to face
Course Coordinator
Instructor(s) Yağmur BAŞARAN
Assistants
Goals In order to create a conscious and creative society of the future, effective planning should be made and activities should be prepared accordingly in order to give children the habit of thinking creatively and acting creatively in the pre-school period.
Course Content Creativity and Characteristics of the Creative Individual, Development of Creativity in Early Childhood and the Role of the Educator in Supporting Creativity, Art and Aesthetics, Art in Early Childhood, The Place of Art Studies in the Education Program, Developmental Stages in Children's Drawings, Children and Painting, Environment in Art Education, Art Activity Planning, Application and evaluation.
Learning Outcomes - Students will learn the basic principles of art
- Students will understand the relationship between art education and creative thinking.
- Students will understand the importance of art education in preschool education.
- Students will recognize children's art and its characteristics.
- Students will learn methods of children's art.
- Students will recognize the benefits of children's art education.
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Creativity and Characteristics of the Creative Individual Course Hours
2. Week Development of Creativity in Early Childhood and the Role of the Educator in Supporting Creativity Course Hours
3. Week Art and Aesthetics, Art in Early Childhood Course Hours
4. Week Aesthetic Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours Research
5. Week The Place of Art Studies in the Education Program Course Hours
6. Week Education of basic design. Elements of design Course Hours Research Preparation, After Class Study
7. Week Children's drawings Course Hours
8. Week Developmental Stages in Children's Drawings Course Hours
9. Week Children painting and characteristics Research Course Hours
10. Week Periot of art developing in children. How do children benefit with art education. Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours
11. Week Methods and technics in two dimensions works Preparation, After Class Study Research Course Hours
12. Week Methods, technics and materials in preschool education Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research
13. Week Art Activity planning, implementation and evaluatio Course Hours
14. Week Art event application Course Hours
Recommended Sources
Acer, D. (2015). The arts in Turkish preschool education. Arts Education Policy Review, 116(1), 43-50.
Botton, A. ve Armstrong, J. (2014). Terapi Olarak Sanat. Everest Yayınları, lstanbul.
Epstein, A. S. (2001). Thinking about Art: Encouraging Art Appreciation in Early Childhood Settings. Young Children, 56(3), 38-43.
Fox, J.E. ve Schirrmacher, R. (2014). Sanat ve Yaratıcılığın Gelişimi (Çev.Ed: N.Aral ve G.Duman). Nobel Yayınevi, Ankara.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6 Measurement Method
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Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours 14 2 28
Preparation, After Class Study 14 4 56
Verbal Expression 3 2 6
Visual Presentation 14 4 56
Midterm 1 1 3 3
Final 1 4 4
Total Workload 153
ECTS Credit of the Course 6.0