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  Course Description
Course Name : Principles and Methods in Education

Course Code : MB 201

Course Type : Compulsory

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 2

Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 4

Name of Lecturer(s) : Asst.Prof.Dr. HABİBE ALDAĞ

Learning Outcomes of the Course : explains the basic principles of instruction
explains the components and models of planning instruction
gives examples of content structures in planned instruction
explains strategies and models of learning
explains the ralation among instructional strategies, methods and techniques
explains the latest approaches to planning instruction
plans instruction based on different philosophical approaches

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : To gain the basic knowledge and skills development for planning instruction.

Course Contents : Educational philosophies, instructional design models, planning instruction, principles of learning and teaching, instructional strategies, methods and techniques, instructional material development, teacher’s duties and responsibilities in improving the quality of instruction, teacher qualifications.

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 The basic concepts Related readings Lecture, question-answers, discussions, small group works
2 educational philosophies Related readings Lecture, question-answers, discussions, small group works
3 The models of educational programmes Related readings, homework completion for educational philosophy section Lecture, question-answers, discussions, small group works
4 Planning instruction as in science and art Related readings, content selection for planning Lecture, question-answers, discussions, small group works
5 Taxonomies I : Writing objectives, goals Related readings Lecture, question-answers, discussions, small group works
6 Taxonomies II: Related readings, homework completion for writing objectives Lecture, question-answers, discussions, small group works
7 Taxonomies II Related readings Lecture, question-answers, discussions, small group works
8 Mid-term Essay, multiple-choice, shortquestions etc.
9 Content structures Related readings Lecture, question-answers, discussions, small group works
10 Learning strategies Related readings,homework completion for defining content structures Lecture, question-answers, discussions, small group works
11 Instructional strategies, methods and techniques I Related readings, homework completion for learner analysis Lecture, question-answers, discussions, small group works
12 Instructional strategies, methods and techniques II Related readings Lecture, question-answers, discussions, small group works
13 Instructional strategies, methods and techniques III Related readings,homework completion for instructional activities Lecture, question-answers, discussions, small group works
14 The lates approaches Related readings Lecture, question-answers, discussions, small group works
15 Review Related readings Lecture, question-answers, discussions, small group works
16/17 FINAL EXAM Related readings Essay, multiple-choice, shortquestions etc.


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Doğanay, Ahmet (Editör) (2007). Öğretim ilke ve yöntemleri. Ankara: Pegem A Yayıncılık
 Demirel Özcan (2005) Eğitimde program geliştirme. Ankara: Pegem A Yayıncılık
 Varış, Fatma (1996). Eğitimde program geliştirme teoriler teknikler. Ankara: Alkım Kitapçılık Yayıncılık
 Küçükahmet, Leyla (2006). Öğretim ilke ve yöntemleri. Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık
 Yılmaz, Hasan ve Sünbül, Ali Murat (2003). Öğretimde planlama ve değerlendirme. Konya: Çizgi Kitabevi
 Sönmez, Veysel (2007). Öğretim ilke ve yöntemleri. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 5 40
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 Utilize concepts and applications of scientific research and basic statistics, which are the basis of scientific thinking, for the conditions in the scope of the field and related fields. 1
2 Explain sub-fields of instructional technologies and integral structure of its process and also its relation to the other fields. 3
3 Put forward the complex structure of the problems related to learning and teaching for the given situations based on the knowledge of instructional technologies and related fields. 3
4 Develop a plan, apply the plan and assess the results based on scientific view for the solution of the problems presented in the scope of the field or related fields. 4
5 Put forward new products or processes on the basis of components of instructional technologies, computer science, for the related situations. 2
6 Develop a personal proposal, a product or a group of processes for the solution of a problem related to the field as an indicator of the skills of working independently and taking responsibility. 2
7 Take responsibility of an individual or group projects and accomplishing his/her undertaken missions. 2
8 Follow current problems and applications and determining information and skills to undertake learning missions for the following stage. 2
9 Explain the integral structure of instructional technologies and information technologies or computer science applications. 2
10 Explain concepts that constitutes the basis for scientific thinking in the scope of the field and the related fields. 2
11 Apply the processes of analysis, design, development, and evaluation on the basis of knowledge of instructional technologies. 5
12 Utilize information technologies and computer science applications in order to create an effective and productive learning environment. 3
13 Apply the solution for the problem on the basis of scientific and ethical values when she/he confronts a learning problem. 2
14 Build a healthy communication with students, teachers, school administration, and the individuals in the study group. 1
15 Comprehend a foreign language in order to follow the international resources that can be utilized for the solution of problems related to the field. 1
16 Take responsibilities for the distribution and dissemination of the developments in the field on local or national range. 1
17 Act on the basis of scientific and ethical values in her/his works and also support preservation and learning of these values. 2
18 Develop and evaluate strategic views on topic related to the future of the field. 2
19 Transfer related progresses in other related fields to the field of instructional technologies. 1
20 Create and maintain a cooperative and productive working environment by developing an insight related to the behaviors of the shareholders. 1
* 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 3 42
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 10 4 40
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 5 5 25
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 2 2
    Final Exam 1 2 2
Total Workload: 111
Total Workload / 25 (h): 4.44
ECTS Credit: 4