MATHEMATICS (TURKISH, PHD) | |||||
PhD | TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 | QF-EHEA: Third Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 8 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
PSY1012 | Learning Theories and Behavioral Psychology | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester |
Language of instruction: | En |
Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Prof. Dr. ÖZLEM KARAIRMAK TEKDURMAZ |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Assoc. Prof. RAZİYE BİLGE UZUN |
Course Objectives: | Aims to train students who are able to explain basic theories of psychology of learning, explain various learning approaches related to human behavior, comprehend the basic principles of learning and how to change human behavior with these principles, able to relate historical and contemporary events and facts and psychology of learning. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1 Gain basic knowledge about how humans learn 2 Comprehend concepts related to learning 3 Order factors that affect learning 4 Explain learning theories and applications 5 Comprehend the importance of individual differences in learning environments 6 Define the role of learning in behavioral changes 7 Understand the application of learning in psychological counselling |
Basic concepts related to psychology of learning Cognitive learning: Basic concepts, internalizing, compliance, balance, schema Classical Conditioning Contiguity Theory & Instrumental Conditioning Operant Conditioning Social Learning Theory Perception and Laws of Perception, Insightful Learning Humanistic Pscyhology and Learning Information Processing Theory Gestalt Learning Theory Neurophysiological Learning Constructivist Approach |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation | |
1) | Introduction: meeting, course content, references and information about evaluation | ||
2) | Basic concepts related to psychology of learning | ||
3) | Cognitive learning: Basic concepts, internalizing, compliance, balance, schema | ||
4) | Classical Conditioning (Pavlov) | ||
5) | Contiguity Theory (Watson & Guthrie) & Instrumental Conditioning (Thorndike) | ||
6) | Operant Conditioning | ||
7) | Social Learning Theory (Bandura) | ||
8) | Perception and Laws of Perception, Insightful Learning | ||
9) | Humanistic Pscyhology and Learning (Maslov, Rogers): Hierarchy of Needs - Self-Concept | ||
10) | Information Processing Theory | ||
11) | Gestalt Learning Theory | ||
12) | Neurophysiological Learning | ||
13) | Constructivist Approach | ||
14) | Course Evaluation |
Course Notes: | Bower, G. H. Ve Hilgard, E.R (1982). Theories of Learning. (Fifty edition). Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall Inc. Hergenhahn, B. R. & Olson, M. H. (2008) An introduction to the theories of learning, Prentice-Hall, USA. |
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Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 1 | % 5 |
Laboratory | 0 | % 0 |
Application | 0 | % 0 |
Field Work | 0 | % 0 |
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 0 | % 0 |
Quizzes | 0 | % 0 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | % 35 |
Presentation | 0 | % 0 |
Project | 0 | % 0 |
Seminar | 0 | % 0 |
Midterms | 1 | % 20 |
Preliminary Jury | 0 | % 0 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Paper Submission | 0 | % 0 |
Jury | 0 | % 0 |
Bütünleme | % 0 | |
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 |
Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Field Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 9 | 126 |
Presentations / Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Homework Assignments | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Quizzes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Preliminary Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Midterms | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Paper Submission | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Final | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Total Workload | 198 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution |