| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | TÜE108 | Thinking Skills in Teaching Turkish | Elective | 1 | 2 | 6 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| Second Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| Thinking Skills in Turkish Teaching
To provide students with theoretical and practical information about methods and techniques for the development of thinking skills in Turkish teaching. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Doç.Dr. Mete Yusuf Ustabulut |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Explain types of thinking | | 2 | Developing critical thinking skills | | 3 | Learning creative and analytical thinking skills and techniques | | 4 | Learning techniques to develop thinking skills | | 5 | Ability to design activities that develop thinking skills |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Second Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| no |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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| Course Contents |
| Critical, creative thinking, high and analytical thinking, communication and empathy, research, problem solving, decision making skills in Turkish teaching and methods and strategies for using these in various primary school lessons. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Faoundational concepts about the subject matter | | | | 2 | Definition of thinking, classical (traditional) learning theories | | | | 3 | Theories of brain based learning | | | | 4 | Thinking and thinking styles | | | | 5 | Learning to think | | | | 6 | Thinking skills and programs for develop thinking skills | | | | 7 | Thinking styles in Bloom's taxonomy | | | | 8 | Midterm | | | | 9 | Importance of asking questions | | | | 10 | Socratic Method | | | | 11 | Critical thinking, reflective thinking | | | | 12 | Creative thinking and activities for developing creative thinking | | | | 13 | Problem solving and decision making and practices | | | | 14 | Designing activites for students to develop thinking skills and practicising in the classroom (The Six thinking hats, games, puzzles, exercises) | | | | 15 | Final | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Wood, D. 1994; How Children Think and Learn, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford
Bono, E. D. 1992; Teach Your Child How to Think, Viking, London
Özden, Y., 2003; Öğrenme ve Öğretme, 5. Baskı, PegemA Yayıncılık, Ankara |
| 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) | | no |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Practice | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Discussion | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Question-Answer | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Team/Group Work | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Field Work | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Case Study | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Brain Storming | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Report Preparation | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| Criticising Paper | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Self Study | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Reading | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Report | 7 | 1 | 7 |
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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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