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SNF 519 - Theory and Models in Learning and Teaching

Graduate Education Institute · Primary School Teaching · Master

ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Hümeyra UYSAL
Instructors: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Hümeyra UYSAL

Course Objective

Knowledge of human development characteristics and results in terms of education and learning principles according to learning theories; gaining the competencies of planning instruction according to the principles of development and learning.

Course Content

Learning theories: learning, conditioning theories, social cognitive theories, cognitive information processing theory, cognitive learning processes, constructivist theory, cognition and instruction, development and learning, learning and neuroscience, content knowledge learning, motivation

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Knows the concept of learning.
  2. Learns learning theories.
  3. Explains learning and its relationship with other concepts.
  4. Explains the relationships between field knowledge and learning.
  5. Explains the concept of motivation.

Core Area Distribution

(14) Teacher Training and Education Science%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionExercise and PracticeGroup StudyBrain StormingSelf studyProblem SolvingProject Based Learning (Including Field Work)

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16348
Out of Class Study Period16348
Midterm133
Quiz000
Assignment16580
Practice000
Final122

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Introduction to the course content. Learning: Introduction, Problems, and Historical PerspectiveRelated resources reading, examining and analysis
2Conditioning TheoriesRelated resources reading, examining and analysis
3Social Cognitive TheoryRelated resources reading, examining and analysis
4Cognitive Information Processing TheoryReading, reviewing and analyzing relevant resources
5Cognitive Learning ProcessesReading, reviewing and analyzing relevant resources
6Constructivist TheoryReading, reviewing and analyzing relevant resources
728 Ekim Cumhuriyet Bayramı Arefesi-
8Midterm Exam-
9Cognition and TeachingReading, reviewing and analyzing relevant resources
10Development and LearningReading, reviewing and analyzing relevant resources
11Learning and NeuroscienceReading, reviewing and analyzing relevant resources
12Field Knowledge Learning IReading, reviewing and analyzing relevant resources
13Field Knowledge Learning IIReading, reviewing and analyzing relevant resources
14MotivationReading, reviewing and analyzing relevant resources
15Final Exam-
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