PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
PSY3001 | Learning Theories and Behavioral Psychology | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Must Course |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | E-Learning |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ITIR KAŞIKÇI |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Assoc. Prof. SİMAY İKİER Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ITIR KAŞIKÇI |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | "." |
Course Objectives: | This course aims to give students an introductory but comprehensive knowledge of the principles of the fundamental learning theories in psychology. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; Students will be able to; - Discuss the basic principles of the fundamental learning theories in psychology - Describe the types of research that psychologists conduct to assess human learning - Distinguish between principles and theories of the psychology of learning that have emerged and evolved since the early 1900s. |
1. Learned vs. non learned behavior 2. Habituation 3. Classical Conditioning 4. Operant Conditioning 5. Leaning by Observation 6. Motor Skill Learning 7. Learning and Choice |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction to the Course | |
2) | Introduction to Human Learning Cont'd: Principles, Research, and Theories | |
3) | Learning and the Brain | |
4) | Öğrenmeye İlişkin Davranışçı Görüşler: Klasik Koşullanmanın Temel İlkeleri | |
5) | Behaviorist Views of Learning: Basic Principles of Operant Conditioning | |
6) | 1st Midterm | |
7) | Social-Cognitive Theory | |
8) | Cognitive Views of Learning: Cognitivism | |
9) | Cognitive Views of Learning: Memory and Its Components | |
10) | Developmental Views on Learning: Cognitive-Developmental Perspectives | |
11) | Developmental Views on Learning: Sociocultural Theory and Other Perspectives | |
12) | 2nd Midterm | |
13) | Complex Learning and Cognition: Transfer, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking | |
14) | Motivation, Affect, and Their Effects |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Ormrod, J. El. (8th Ed.). Human Learning. Pearson: Essex, UK. Mazur, J. E. (8th Ed.). Learning & Behavior. Florence: Taylor and Francis. |
References: | The instructor will provide the reading material. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Midterms | 2 | % 60 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 7 | 98 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Midterms | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total Workload | 143 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution |