| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | SYO 118 | 2. Semester | 2 + 0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | face to face |
| Course Coordinator | |
| Instructors |
Şirin PEPE |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | The aim of this study is to examine prenatal, infancy, early childhood, middle and late childhood periods within the scope of related theories from a life-long development perspective. In this context, prenatal development, infancy, early childhood, middle and late childhood periods and development according to theories will be examined. |
| Course Content | Life and Education from the Perspective of Developmental Psychology: The right to education, the needs of human beings and the right to education, the necessity and importance of education for development. Life-long perspective and understanding of development, the nature of development, basic concepts and developmental periods, developmental principles-laws, development theories. |
| Learning Outcomes |
- Explains the historical process of the field of developmental psychology; defines the most important processes, periods and topics in human development, explains the basic theories and research methods; - Defines normal development in different developmental stages; defines individuals with different types of disabilities and strategies to help individuals with possible problems; |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Life and Education from the Perspective of Developmental Psychology: The right to education, the needs of the human and the child, the right to education, the necessity and importance of education for development | |
| 2. Week | Research methods in developmental psychology: Purpose of scientific study, scientific method, methods and objectives of developmental psychology | |
| 3. Week | Life-long perspective and understanding of development, nature of development, basic concepts and developmental periods, development principles-laws, development theories | |
| 4. Week | Beginning of Life and prenatal development; physical and psycho-motor development in infancy and infancy | |
| 5. Week | Introduction to cognitive development and examination of concepts (cognition, cognitive development, organization, schema, cognitive structure, adaptation, accommodation, assimilation, balance-unbalance, experience) | |
| 6. Week | Cognitive developmental periods: Sensori-motor period (Jean Piaget, Lem Semyonovic Vgotsyk) | |
| 7. Week | Cognitive developmental stages: preoperational period | |
| 8. Week | Cognitive developmental periods: Concrete operational period; Abstract operational period | |
| 9. Week | Personality development periods: Oral period, Anal period | |
| 10. Week | Feelings | |
| 11. Week | Moral development (Jean Piaget, Lawrence Kohlberg, Nancy Gilligan) | |
| 12. Week | Language development, game development, humor development (Naom Chomsky, Lem SemyonovicVgotsyk) |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | Measurement Method |
|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midterm 2 | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Homework 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Quiz 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Final | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Practice | 1 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Total Workload | 76.5 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 4.0 | ||
