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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
FD105Childhood Religion EducationElective116
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
It aims to provide students with data-based knowledge about the developmental stages and characteristics of religious and moral thought.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd.Doç.Dr.Fatih KAYA
Learning Outcomes
1Express the theories of cognitive and moral development in children
2Explains the stages and characteristics of religious and moral development in children.
3Evaluates moral development theories from the perspective of religions
4It exemplifies the development of belief in God in children.
5Using data on the development of moral and religious thinking in the child
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
none
Recommended Optional Programme Components
none
Course Contents
Cognitive development theories, Kohlberg's theory of moral development, the development of religious thought in children, teaching some religious and moral concepts according to developmental stages.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction to the development of religious thought
2Religious thought development in childhood
3moral development in childhood
4Stages of cognitive development according to Piaget
5The concept of God in childhood
6The concept of death in childhood
7Overview of religious and secular theories of moral development
8Points to be considered in the education of children
9Stages of moral development according to Kohlberg
10According to Goldman, the development of religious thought in the child
11Teaching some moral concepts to children in Islam
12Teaching some moral concepts in Islam
13Teaching some moral concepts in Christianity
14General General evaluation
Recommended or Required Reading
R. Kaymakcan, & M. Uyanık,(eds) Teorik ve Pratik Yönleriyle Ahlak, İstanbul: DEM Yayınları, 2007 K. E. Hyde, Religion in Childhood and Adolescence, Birmingham: Religious Education Press, 1990. K. Yavuz, Çocukta Dini Duygu ve Düşüncenin Gelişimi, Ankara: DİB Yayınları, 1983. M. Yıldız, Çocuklarda Tanrı Tasavvurunun Gelişimi, İzmir, İlahiyat Yayınları, 2007
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities30
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities70
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
none
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination425100
Final Examination42080
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)180
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High