| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | AE-OÖ302B | | Compulsory | 3 | 6 | 5 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| The main purpose of the course: to provide students gain information about last trends about the environmental problems, emphasize the importance of gaining environmental conscious to the children in early childhood period and also provide them to gain information about the environmental education activities can be done with the children |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Can explain main concepts related to the environment and know the scientists in this area | | 2 | Share the environmental problems with his/her colleagues to be gained environmental conscious | | 3 | Can transfer the reasons and solutions of environmental problems | | 4 | Can develop the positive attitudes to the environment with the projects and applications in order to provide the children?s understanding environmental problems better | | 5 | Can organize activities in order to provide the children to gain the environmental conscious | | 6 | Can plan and apply environmental education activities in early childhood period |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Normal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None. |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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| Course Contents |
| Environment concept, regional and local environment problems, foundations and activities related to the environment, environment education, sustainable development, environment education activities in early childhood periods. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Meeting, discusson about the course contents and sharing expectations. Discussion about the local and global environment problems. | | | | 2 | Enviroment and concepts related to environment education. The history of environment education and how it is today? Giving information about education for sustainability and its importance, explaining and discussing the early childhood education fo | | | | 3 | Aim, importance and principles of environment education in early childhood period. What is the aims in preparing environment education programs in terms of learning steps? | | | | 4 | Early Childhood Environment Minik Tema Project, application and activities | | | | 5 | Environment education activities in early childhood period | | | | 6 | Environment education activities in early childhood period | | | | 7 | Recycling | | | | 8 | Activity I: Environment education in school garden | | | | 9 | Activity II: Environment education out of school in early childhood period (Zoo visit) | | | | 10 | Activity III: Environment education out of school in early childhood period (Natural area visit) | | | | 11 | Preparing environment education activities could be done in the class about early childhood education period | | | | 12 | Preparing environment education activities could be done in the school garden about early childhood education period | | | | 13 | Preparing environment education activities could be done in the nature about early childhood education period | | | | 14 | Presentations | | | | 15 | P resentations | | | | 16 | Final Exam | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Güler, T. (2009). Ekoloji temelli bir çevre eğitiminin öğretmenlerin çevre eğitimine karşı görüşlerine etkisi. Eğitim ve Bilim. 34(151). 30-43.
Güler Yıldız, T. (2017). ?Çevre Eğitimi? Okul Öncesi Dönemde Fen Eğitimi, (Ed. B. Akman, G. Balat ve T. Güler Yıldız) Genişletilmiş 5. Baskı, s. 267-289, Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
Güler Yıldız, T. ve Korkmaz, A. (2017). Erken Çocukluk Eğitiminde Sürdürülebilir Gelişme İçin Eğitim. E. Gökçe Türk (Ed.). Çocuk ve Çevresi (s.219-254). Ankara: Ankara Üniversitesi Basımevi.
Güler Yıldız, T., Özdemir-Şimşek, P., Eren, S., & Aydos, E. H. (2017). An analysis of the views and experiences of children who are 48?66 months old, their parents, and teachers about ?sustainable development. Educational Sciences: Theory & Practice, 17, 653?677.
Haktanır, G. (2007). Okul Öncesi Dönemde Çevre Eğitimi. ?Çevre Eğitimi? Türkiye Çevre Vakfı Yayını No: 178, Ankara, 11-34. |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | | Work Placement(s) | |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Field Work | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Seminar | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Performance | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Homework | 10 | 2 | 20 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | | LO2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | | LO3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | LO4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | LO5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | | LO6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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