INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION

Course Description

Basic concepts related to education and training; educational purposes and functions; relation to other fields and sciences; legal, social, cultural, historical, political, economic, philosophical and psychological bases of education; methods in educational sciences; school and classroom as an educational and learning environment; current developments in teaching profession and teacher education, educational approaches and orientations in the 21st century. The structure and characteristics of the Turkish National Education System, formal and non-formal education, the role of the teacher in the education system, the characteristics of the teaching profession, the characteristics of a good teacher, practices and developments in the field of teacher education, personal and professional characteristics of a teacher, positive and negative practices in teacher training, proposals for effective education practices.

INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

Course outcomes

1. 01 1. List the basic concepts of education
2. 02 2.Explain the basic concept of education
3. 03 3. Can count personal and professional competences related to teaching profession and criticize case studies accordingly (5)
4. 04 4. List the philosophical and educational movements and compare them with time.
5. 05 5. Examine the relationship between education and psychology.
6. 06 6. Analyze the elements related to the concept of school and can judge according to case studies (5)

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Erden, M (1998). Öğretmenlik Mesleğine Giriş. İstanbul: Alkım Basımevi
2. 02 Köy Ensitütüleri belgeseli
3. 03 Özdemir, S., Yalın, H. İ. (2012). Eğitim Bilimlerine Giriş. İstanbul: Nobel Yayıncılık.
4. 04 Ölü Ozanlar Derneği (film)

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 Can analyze qualifications of teacher profession based on a case. SOLO 4
2. L02 Can analyze principles of any educational theory SOLO 4
3. L03 Explains the basic concepts of education. SOLO 3
4. L04 Can exemplify personal and professional competences related to teaching profession. SOLO 3
5. L05 Can compare basic philosophical approaches and theories of education SOLO 4
6. L06 Can explain an educational application related to developmental psychology. SOLO 4
7. L07 Explains the theoretical foundations of education according to its origin and history. SOLO 4

Program Outcomes

1. P01 1. To be able to plan the education process in order to support development areas
2. P02 2. To be able to organize educational environment
3. P03 3. To be able to select, use and prepare material
4. P04 4. To be able to conduct training activities
5. P05 5. To be able to communicate with families and to ensure family participation and to have the necessary equipment to carry out family education activities
6. P06 6. Developing the ability to express oneself through words, body and art
7. P07 7. To develop awareness about the use of information technologies in daily life
8. P08 8. To be able to research, discover and produce alternative solutions, to create original products, to develop aesthetic awareness and selectivity skills
9. P09 9. To have the necessary equipment to evaluate the education program and the development of children
10. P10 10. Develop effective communication skills through effective listening, empathy, self-expression and use of information technologies.
11. P11 11. To have the necessary equipment in order to support the process of cooperation with school, family and community in order to support preschool education process.
12. P12 12. To support the development of children and ensure the continuity of education in order to ensure professional development practices

Po-Lo Matrix