Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
- BESÖ505 3 + 0 3.0 7.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator
Instructor(s)
Assistants
Goals The aim of this course is to examine current theories and research in learning psychology.
Course Content Examination of theories and research in the psychology of learning around historical and current issues, conditioning, trial and error, insight learning, acquisition and forgetting, transfer and behaviour change.
Learning Outcomes - Understand theories of conditioning and their potential applications
- Examines basic research in the field of learning psychology
- Interpret the basic research in the field of learning psychology
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Introduction
2. Week Stimulus familiarisation
3. Week Stimulus familiarisation
4. Week Basic principles of classical conditioning
5. Week Basic principles of classical conditioning
6. Week Basic principles of operant conditioning
7. Week Basic principles of operant conditioning
8. Week Mid-term exam
9. Week Book, lecture notes
10. Week Reinforcement patterns
11. Week Avoidance and negative reinforcers
12. Week Avoidance and negative reinforcers
13. Week Comparative cognition
14. Week Comparative cognition
15. Week Final Exam
Recommended Sources
Jeanne Ellis Ormrod ÖĞRENME PSİKOLOJİSİ - Human Learning Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık 2022
Akbaba Sırrı, Öğrenme Psikolojisi, Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık, Ankara
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 Measurement Method
PY1 5 5 5 5 40,60
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
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
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm 1 1 15 15
Homework 1 1 12 12
Homework 2 1 12 12
Final 1 18 18
Classroom Activities 15 8.1 121.5
Total Workload 178.5
ECTS Credit of the Course 7.0