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Course Description Course Name : New Approaches and Implications in Teaching Course Code : EPÖ 760 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : Second Cycle Year of Study : 1 Course Semester : Fall and Spring (16 Weeks) ECTS : 6 Name of Lecturer(s) : Assoc.Prof.Dr. MEDİHA SARI Learning Outcomes of the Course : Explains general features of contemporary approaches to education Compares contemporary approaches to education and explains the similar and different features of these approaches Develops an awareness of problems encountered during the implication of contemporary approaches to education in school settings. Generates solutions to the problems encountered during the implications of contemporary approaches to education in school settings Makes suggestions to increase effectiveness of contemporary approaches to education Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : The main purpose of the course is to investigate the contemporary approaches to education and to study the implications of these approaches in school settings. Course Contents : In this course, the following topics are covered: Constructivism, Multiple intelligences theory, Cooperative Learning, Problem Based Learning, Brain Based Learning, Teaching Concepts, Learning Styles Based Instruction, Teaching Higher Order Thinking Skills and Teaching Values. Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Classroom   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 Introduction and distribution of tasks Reading the related materials Lecture Question - answer Discussion 2 New Approaches to and Implications in Teaching Reading the related materials Lecture Question - answer Discussion 3 Curriculum of National Education System 2005 Reading the related materials Visiting a school and investigating teachers’ and students’ opinions about the topic Lecture Question - answer Discussion Interview Observation Case study 4 4+4+4 Policy in National Education Reading the related materials Visiting a school and investigating teachers’ and students’ opinions about the topic Lecture Question - answer Discussion Interview Observation Case study 5 Constructivism Reading the related materials Visiting a school and investigating teachers’ and students’ opinions about the topic Lecture Question - answer Discussion Interview Observation Case study 6 Multiple intelligences theory Reading the related materials Visiting a school and investigating teachers’ and students’ opinions about the topic Lecture Question - answer Discussion Interview Observation Case study 7 Cooperative Learning Reading the related materials Visiting a school and investigating teachers’ and students’ opinions about the topic Lecture Question - answer Discussion Interview Observation Case study 8 Problem Based Learning Reading the related materials Visiting a school and investigating teachers’ and students’ opinions about the topic Lecture Question - answer Discussion Interview Observation Case study 9 Brain Based Learning Homework submission Reading the related materials Visiting a school and investigating teachers’ and students’ opinions about the topic Lecture Question - answer Discussion Interview Observation Case study 10 Teaching Concepts Reading the related materials Visiting a school and investigating teachers’ and students’ opinions about the topic Lecture Question - answer Discussion Interview Observation Case study 11 Learning Styles Based Instruction Reading the related materials Visiting a school and investigating teachers’ and students’ opinions about the topic Lecture Question - answer Discussion Interview Observation Case study 12 Teaching Higher-Order Thinking Skills Reading the related materials Visiting a school and investigating teachers’ and students’ opinions about the topic Lecture Question - answer Discussion Interview Observation Case study 13 Teaching Values Reading the related materials Visiting a school and investigating teachers’ and students’ opinions about the topic Lecture Question - answer Discussion Interview Observation Case study 14 Assesment of the course Revision of subjects included in the course Discussion 15 Final Exam and homework submission Preparation for the Exam Written exam   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  Cruickshank, D. R., Jenkins, D. B. &, Metcalf, K. K. (2006). The act of teaching (4thEdt.). Boston: McGrawHill.  Gagne, R. M. (1985). The conditions of learning and theory of instruction. (4th Ed). Holt, Rinehart & Winston  Gardner, H. E. (2004). Frames of mind: The theory of multiple intelligences (10th edt.). New York: Basic oks  Jensen, E. (2006). Teaching with the Brain in Mind (Trans. Ahmet Doğanay). Adana: Nobel Kitabevi  Merrill, M. D. Tennyson, R. D., & Posey, L. O. (1992). Teaching concepts: An instructional design guide (2nd ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Educational Technology Publications Required Course Material(s)   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 0 0     Homeworks/Projects/Others 2 100 Total 100 Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40   Final Assessments 100 Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60 Total 100   Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes # Key Learning Outcome Contribution* 1 On the basis of the Educational Sciences BA degree qualificatons, improves his/her knowledge in the same field at the level of expertise. 5 2 Understands the multi-dimensional causes of a problem and evaluates the problem as a whole 5 3 Analyzes a scientific article in the field of educational sciences. 4 4 Uses the theoretical and practical knowledge s/he gained at the level of expertise in the field of educational sciences. 4 5 Uses and develops individual assessment techniques. 3 6 Guides the graduates of the field of educational sciencies within the framework of the knowledge and experiences that specialized training provides. 5 7 Gains knowledge and experience about the appliations which can make the field of expertise functional in educational field. 5 8 Makes prediction about the partner behaviors through the applications concerning the field of expertise. 5 9 Solves a problem in the context of educational sciences in a scientific perspective. 5 10 Integrates the theoretical knowledge within the scope of the field of educational sciences with the field of application. 5 11 Takes responsibility for solving the problems at the local and national level during the educational science-oriented applications. 5 12 Communicates effectively and properly with students, teachers, school administrators, and members of families and working group. 4 13 Has a good command of foreign language to be able to follow the foreign resources related to the field. 0 14 Informs his/her colleagues about the processes regarding the field of expertise and conclusions reached. 3 15 Uses the different statistical techniques and information and communication technologies that s/he needs in the field of expertise. 1 16 Provides the support of the institution employees to make the applications concerning educational sciences successful. 3 17 Develops internalized knowledge in the field of expertise and the related disciplines at the level of expertise. 5 18 Identifies the sources of the problems in the field of educational sciences and contributes to the solution of these problems. 5 19 Provides the cooperation of all partners in educational environment stating the necessity of the field of expertise. 3 20 Assesses the necessities which reveal through the applications related to the field of expertise in a critical way. 5 * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).   Student Workload - ECTS Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour) Course Related Works     Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 4 56     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 4 56 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 2 15 30     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 0 0 0     Final Exam 1 20 20 Total Workload: 162 Total Workload / 25 (h): 6.48 ECTS Credit: 6