Course Profile

sap course 1628857137

Course Code:

PECE 102

Course Title:

Practicum 1

Course Level:

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits:

(1+4+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 6 ECTS Credits

Catalog Description:

Observation of early childhood education programs. Gaining familiarity with school culture. Observe organizational structure of schools. Gain familiarity with educational environments, children and teachers. Observation of children with different age groups in means of cognitive, motor, social and emotional developments. Observation, documentation techniques, and tools with their use in practice. Use tools to observe school culture and children’s development. Observation of early childhood education programs. Gaining familiarity with school culture. Observe organizational structure of schools. Gain familiarity with educational environments, children and teachers. Observation of children with different age groups in means of cognitive, motor, social and emotional developments. Observation, documentation techniques, and tools with their use in practice. Use tools to observe school culture and children’s development.

Pre-requisite:
Co-requisite:

Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE
Semester: 
Spring
Type of Course: 
Compulsory
Mode of Delivery: 
Face-to-face
Language of Instruction: 
English
Course Objectives: 

The aim of this course is to become familiar with early childhood education settings, young children and early childhood education teaching as a profession.

Course Learning Outcomes: 

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

 

  1. monitor children’s developmental characteristics and learning processes,
  2. identify characteristics of educational environments, teacher-child interactions and classroom practices,
  3. record  reflective observations related to teaching methods and techniques peculiar to early childhood education,
  4. explain organizational structure of schools,
  5. discuss the factors which influence the selection of appropriate observation techniques to work with children in early childhood,
  6. implement different assessment tools and techniques.
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: 
Telling/Explaining
Reading
Demonstrating
Collaborating
Think-Pair-Share
Case Study/Scenarion Analysis
Video Presentations
Oral Presentations/Reports
Brainstorming
Assessment Methods and Criteria: 
Case Studies / Homework
Observation
Portfolio
Performance Project (Written, Oral)

Student Workload:

Lectures
14
hrs
Course Readings
10
hrs
Debate
10
hrs
Observation
56
hrs
Resource Review
10
hrs
Report on a Topic
20
hrs
Case Study Analysis
24
hrs
Team Meetings
6
hrs

Prepared By:

Revised By:

Tuba Özgül