Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | FD105 | Childhood Religion Education | Elective | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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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 |
1 | Express the theories of cognitive and moral development in children | 2 | Explains the stages and characteristics of religious and moral development in children. | 3 | Evaluates moral development theories from the perspective of religions | 4 | It exemplifies the development of belief in God in children. | 5 | Using data on the development of moral and religious thinking in the child |
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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 |
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1 | Introduction to the development of religious thought | | | 2 | Religious thought development in childhood | | | 3 | moral development in childhood | | | 4 | Stages of cognitive development according to Piaget | | | 5 | The concept of God in childhood | | | 6 | The concept of death in childhood | | | 7 | Overview of religious and secular theories of moral development | | | 8 | Points to be considered in the education of children | | | 9 | Stages of moral development according to Kohlberg | | | 10 | According to Goldman, the development of religious thought in the child | | | 11 | Teaching some moral concepts to children in Islam | | | 12 | Teaching some moral concepts in Islam | | | 13 | Teaching some moral concepts in Christianity | | | 14 | General General evaluation | | |
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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 |
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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 | 30 | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 70 | SUM | 100 |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | Work Placement(s) | none |
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Workload Calculation |
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Midterm Examination | 4 | 25 | 100 |
Final Examination | 4 | 20 | 80 |
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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 |
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