Course Code & Number:

EDUC 201

Course Title:

Instructional Principles and Methods

Level:

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits:

(2+0+0) 2 TEDU Credits, 3 ECTS Credits

Catalog Description:

Concepts related to teaching principles and methods; teaching-learning principles, models, strategies, methods and techniques; identifying target and goal in education; content selection and organization in education; teaching materials; planning teaching and teaching plans; theories and approaches related to teaching; effective teaching in school, learning and success in learning; assessing in-class learning. Concepts related to teaching principles and methods; teaching-learning principles, models, strategies, methods and techniques; identifying target and goal in education; content selection and organization in education; teaching materials; planning teaching and teaching plans; theories and approaches related to teaching; effective teaching in school, learning and success in learning; assessing in-class learning.

Pre-requisite / Co-requisite:

Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE

Instructor:

Tolga Erdoğan

Learning Outcomes:

At the end this course, students will be able to:

  1. make inferences regarding constructing information, skill acquisition and development of thinking processes.
  2. express learning and teaching approaches and their differences.
  3. use various teaching methods and strategies supporting learning.
  4. design framework programs and teaching plans.
  5. plan teaching activities in an effective manner.
  6. design learning environments which support individual and collaborative learning.
  7. use assessment techniques which measure certain learning outcomes and individual differences.

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:

Telling/Explaining
Discussion/Debate
Questioning
Reading
Peer Teaching
Demonstrating
Problem Solving
Collaborating
Video Presentations
Oral Presentation
Web Searching
Others: group presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria:

Test / Exam
Portfolio
Presentation (Oral/Poster)

Student Workload:

Lectures
28
hrs
Course Readings
28
hrs
Exams/Quizzes
4
hrs
Oral Presentation
16
hrs
Portfolio
10
hrs

Prepared By:

Tülin Haşlaman