EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

Course Description

The students of this course will be able to explain basic concepts and theories of development and learning; with these concepts and theories they will be able to analyze development and learning issues in daily life processes. The students will learn the relationship between Education-Psychology, the definition and functions of educational psychology, the basic concepts related to learning and development, development characteristics (physical, cognitive, affective, social and moral development), the factors that influence learning, learning theories, the reflection of learning theories on the teaching processes, effective learning, the factors that affect learning (motivation, individual factors, group dynamics and the influence of these factors on the learning processes in classroom). At the end of this course the teacher candidates will be able to show behavior and attitude according to developmental characteristics of students. They will have the ability to choose and apply learning theories. They will also contribute to the development of students as a whole.

EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

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Course outcomes

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Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Eğitim Psikolojisi, Binnur Yeşilyaprak,PegemA Yayıncılık (2016)
2. 02 Eğitim Psikolojisi, Şerife Işık,PegemA Yayıncılık (2013)
3. 03 Yıldırım, İ. (2011). Eğitim Psikolojisi. Ankara. Anı Yayıncılık.

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 He/she knows the basic concepts of education and learning.
2. L02 He/she discusses factors affecting learning.
3. L03 He/she compares different appoaches to learning.
4. L04 He/she gives examples for learning in educational psychology.
5. L05 He/she has information regarding different approaches to learning.
6. L06 He/she discusses things which are to be paid attention in classroom management.
7. L07 He/she knows the basic concepts of cognitive development
8. L08 He/she knows the how a human being grows physically
9. L09 He/she knows the duration of language developement
10. L10 He/she knows the sexual development in education

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

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