| Course Title | Code | Language | Type | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science Education in Early Childhood | OAE201 | Turkish | Compulsory | 3. Semester | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| Prerequisite Courses | |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Zeynep TOPCU BİLİR |
| Instructor(s) | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Zeynep TOPCU BİLİR (Güz) |
| Goals | Develop positive attitudes towards science. Understand the importance of science for society, especially for preschool children. Be aware of the environmental problems in our world. Develop scientific process skills to him/herself as a teacher and children. Prepare activities and materials for children to acquire life skills suitable for children's development . |
| Course Content | What is science? How children learn science? Scientific process skills and their importance. Early childhood science teaching methods, The role of society, families and teachers in early childhood science education. Planning and applying science activities and science centers. |
| # | Öğrenme Kazanımı |
| 1 | Knows the importance of science and nature for children in early childhood education. |
| 2 | Have knowledge about basic science concepts. |
| 3 | Knows the methods to be used in teaching the concepts related to science in early childhood education (experiment, concept network, concept map, travel, analogy). |
| 4 | Uses scientific process skills effectively. |
| 5 | Develops awareness of basic science areas |
| 6 | Plans, implements and evaluates original science activities. |
| Week | Topics/Applications | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Definition of science education, explaining its features with examples | Other Activities |
| 2. Week | Making statements about the importance of science education | Other Activities |
| 3. Week | Explaining scientific process skills in science education | Other Activities |
| 4. Week | Explaining scientific process skills in science education | Other Activities |
| 5. Week | In science education, students create examples of each scientific process skill and explain and evaluate them in groups. | Research, Other Activities |
| 6. Week | Explanation of methods and techniques used in science education and evaluation within the framework of sample applications. | Other Activities |
| 7. Week | Explanation of methods and techniques used in science education and evaluation within the framework of sample applications. | Other Activities |
| 8. Week | Explaining the basic fields of science and giving examples representing each field of science. | Other Activities |
| 9. Week | Midterm | Other Activities |
| 10. Week | The role of the teacher in science education and the creation of the learning center. | Other Activities |
| 11. Week | Sharing examples of planning and implementing original science activities | Other Activities |
| 12. Week | Implementation of original activities planned by students and evaluation by the entire class and the course instructor. | Other Activities |
| 13. Week | Implementation of original activities planned by students and evaluation by the entire class and the course instructor. | Other Activities |
| 14. Week | Implementation of original activities planned by students and evaluation by the entire class and the course instructor. | Other Activities |
| No | Program Requirements | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Gains and applies early childhood basic knowledge. | ✔ | |||||
| 2 | Plans the educational process to support development and learning. | ✔ | |||||
| 3 | Organizes healthy, supportive and stimulating educational environments. | ✔ | |||||
| 4 | Uses active and alternative learning methods in early childhood. | ✔ | |||||
| 5 | Works in cooperation with family, school and society. | ||||||
| 7 | Awares of the attitude, responsibility and ethical values related to the teaching profession and behaves accordingly. | ✔ | |||||
| 8 | Plans and implements the learning-teaching process effectively and evaluates it with appropriate measurement tools, taking into account the basic concepts, principles and characteristics of curricula. | ||||||
| 9 | Designs and manages an effective and supportive learning environment based on learning and teaching theory, approach, strategy, methods and instructional technologies in effective learning-teaching process design. | ✔ | |||||
| 10 | Follows the innovation, development and 21st century skills in the field of teaching profession and reflects these developments and skills to research and applications based on scientific principles. | ✔ | |||||
| 11 | Have the ability to use Turkish properly and effectively in accordance with the rules and to communicate well with students. | ||||||
| 12 | Demonstrates teaching attitudes and behaviors in accordance with Atatürk's Principles and Revolutions, democracy, human rights, and awareness of Turkish national, moral, moral and cultural values. | ||||||
| 13 | Knows at least one foreign language at a level to be able to follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues. | ||||||
| 14 | Awares of the importance for the teaching profession of willingly and actively participating in the cultural, social, environmental, artistic and sports activities required to be an effective global citizen. | ✔ | |||||
| 15 | With a sense of social responsibility, it plans and implements projects and activities that aim to support the development of society by being sensitive to local and global events and developments. | ✔ | |||||
| Program Requirements | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | DK6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| PY2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| PY3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| PY4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| PY5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PY7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| PY8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PY9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| PY10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| PY11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PY12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PY13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PY14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| PY15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Ders Kitabı veya Notu | Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır. |
|---|---|
| Diğer Kaynaklar |
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| Güz Dönemi | |||
| Responsible Personnel | Grup | Evaluation Method | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Zeynep TOPCU BİLİR | Ödev | 40.00 | |
| Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Zeynep TOPCU BİLİR | Ödev | 60.00 | |
| Toplam | 100.00 | ||
| ECTS credits and course workload | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ders İçi |
Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
|
Ders Dışı |
Preparation, After Class Study | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Research | 5 | 5 | 25 | |
| Other Activities | 12 | 3 | 36 | |
|
Sınavlar |
Midterm 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Practice | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Classroom Activities | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Total Workload | 130 | |||
| *AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 | ECTS Credit of the Course | 5.0 | ||
