Course Code	Semester	Course Name	LE/RC/LA	Course Type	Language of Instruction	ECTS
OKÖ 5005	5	Teaching Science in Early Childhood Education	3/0/0	CC	Turkish	5

Course Goals	Having competence and knowledge for necessity, importance and coverage of science and studies at early childhood education.
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Corequisite(s)
Special Requisite(s)
Instructor(s)	Assist. Prof. Dr. Emine Hande Aydos
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Office Hour(s)
Teaching Methods and Techniques	Face to face
Principle Sources	-Özdaş ve diğerleri (2011). Okulöncesinde Fen Eğitimi. Eskişehir: Anadolu Üniversitesi Açık Öğretim Fakültesi Yayınları. -Erbaş S. Ve ark. (2002). O.Ö.Fen Öğretimi. Bursa: Ekin Yay. -Erbaş S. (2000). Hayatın İçinden Fen Bilgisi. Ankara: Bem Koza Yay.  -Başal H. A. (2003)/ Çocuklarla Uygulamalı Çevre Eğitimi. İst: Morpa Yay.
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Course Schedules
Week	Contents	Learning Methods
1. Week	Importance of science and nature in early childhood	Lecture
2. Week	Science corner in preschool	Practice
3. Week	Children who learns science	Lecture
4. Week	Teachers and parents role at education of science	Lecture
5. Week	Piaget’s development theory	Lecture
6. Week	Scientific processes	Practice
7. Week	Experiments and practices in early childhood education	Practice
8. Week	Midterm	Exam
9. Week	Learning and teaching of scientific concepts	Practice
10. Week	Experiments and practices in early childhood education	Practice
11. Week	Importance of concept maps and practices in early childhood education	Practice
12. Week	Importance of hand made models and applications in education of science	Practice
13. Week	Importance of scientific methods in preschool education	Practice
14. Week	Importance of scientific methods in preschool education	Practice
15. Week	Creativity and creative thinking	Lecture, Practice
16. Week	General Review	Lecture
17. Week	Final exam	Exam

Assessments
Evaluation tools	Quantity	Weight(%)
Midterm(s)	1	40
Final Exam	1	60

Program Outcomes PO-1 Integrate knowledge of child development and learning, subject-matter/disciplinary content, interdisciplinary themes, research and inquiry methods to early childhood pedagogy. PO-2 Create developmentally and culturally appropriate early childhood learning environments that encourage individual and collaborative learning. PO-3 Cooperate and collaborate with colleagues, families, community, other individuals and agencies in ways that contribute to development and learning of young children. PO-4 Use multiple tools and methods of early childhood assessments to continuously monitor and document children’s progress and to guide instruction. PO-5 Utilize appropriate pedagogical and professional knowledge and skills in planning, implementation, and evaluation of early childhood curriculum and services. PO-6 Demonstrate commitment to early childhood profession, professionalism, lifelong learning, personal and professional growth. PO-7 Demonstrate commitment to the ethical principles of early childhood profession. PO-8 Value diverse opinions, belief systems, cultures and contribution of others. PO-9 Demonstrate critical thinking skills, inquiry, creativity, initiative and innovation to solve a range of problems in everyday situations. PO-10 Access and analyze information from a variety of sources, including information and communication technology, to attain personal and professional goals. PO-11 Demonstrate skills in self-discipline, time and information management, individual and team work in interdisciplinary projects.

Learning Outcomes LO-1 To know importance of science and nature for early child education LO-2 To know characteristic of science corner in early childhood education. LO-3 To know basic science concepts, learning techniques and methods LO-4 To prepare equipments ,materials and activities that are suitable for children

Course Assessment Matrix:

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11
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