PRE-SCHOOL TEACHING
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
ECE3010	Brain and Learning	Fall	3	0	3	6

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Assoc. Prof. SEDA SARAÇ
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	1. Participants will look at the factors that identify being smart and the factors that label us as slow learners or overachievers. 2. Participants will look at the factors that help students take in information at a more efficient rate and the factors that help students to retrieve information from long-term memory. 3. Participants will make connections between the information on how learning occurs to ways to prepare and teach effective lessons. Instruction is focused on providing participants with information and practice that will lead to greater awareness of the factors that affect learning and how to maximize positive teaching tools in the classroom.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
.Understand principles of brain based learning.
•Identify pedagogies/strategies that promote learning.
•Describe the connection between brain based learning theory and curriculum
•Devise new strategies to train and create resources for teachers.

Course Content

This course is designed to show the connection between how the brain functions and effective teaching/learning strategies. The course will foster innovation in instruction, help instructors create an emotionally supportive learning environment for students, and promote student engagement
in the learning process.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to the course
2)	How Your Student’s Brain Learns
3)	Brain Dominance in Learning
4)	Rhythms of the Brain
5)	Biological Differences in Learning
6)	The Impact of Physical Movement on the Brain
7)	MIDTERM
8)	Stress and Threat
9)	The Nonconscious Learning Climate
10)	Teaching How to Think
11)	Memory and Creating Patterns of Meaning
12)	Enriching the Brain
13)	Curriculum in a Brain-Compatible Classroom
14)	Presentations

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	1 Sousa. D.A.How the Brain Learns (3rd ed.) 2. Jensen, E. Brain-Based Learning: The New Paradigm of Teaching ;2nd Edition, 2008 3. Hardiman, M. (2003). Connecting brain research with effective teaching: The Brain-Targeted Teaching Model. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Project	1	% 25
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 35
Total		% 90
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 30
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
Total		% 90

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Laboratory	6	10	60
Study Hours Out of Class	14	2	28
Presentations / Seminar	1	1	1
Homework Assignments	10	1	10
Quizzes	2	2	4
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			149

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Analyze and demonstrate knowledge of concepts, ideas, applications in early childhood education and to be able to evaluate them critically.
2)	To understand and know the developmental and learning capacities of 0-66 month old children and to reflect these to their education process.
3)	Implementation of the subject matter, pedagogical and professional knowledge necessary for early childhood education.
4)	Create teaching potential for 0-66 months old children regarding their multidimensional developmental process including skills and attitudes and behavior applicable to life.
5)	To know how to develop, apply and evaluate learning mediums with sıitable education programs, teaching approach and methods and techniques which is flexible for each individual child .
6)	To know and apply the necessary measurement and assessmant techniques suitable for early childhood educaton.
7)	To develop and apply projects that supports children, families and individuals in the community and contributing positively to their developmental process.
8)	To integrate the knowledge and experience of working together with different programs and different age groups.
9)	To demonstrate the commitment to early childhood profession, professionalism,life-long learning and professional growth.
10)	To cooperate and collaborate with other individuals and community to bring awareness about early childhood education to society.
11)	To be able to recognize problems in early childhood education, to bring scientifically acceptable solutions to these problems and participate effectively in projects leading to such solutions.
12)	Demonstrate knowledge of the laws, regulations and policies related to early childhood education and act accordingly.
13)	To demonstrate commitment to societial,scientific and professional values.
14)	To recognize and respect different cultures and to be sensitive to individual and cultural differences.
15)	To demonstrate competence and ethical approach in information and communication technologies.
16)	To demonstrate English profiency in communicating, knowledge sharing and professional development areas of early childhood education.