| Teaching Staff
|
Dr.Öğr.Üyesi Funda KUTLU |
| Language of Instruction |
Türkçe (Turkish) |
| Type Of Course |
Elective |
| Prerequisites |
There are no prerequisites for the course |
| Recommended Optional Programme Component |
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| Course Objectives |
The aim of this course is to examine the pattern of cognitive development in childhood, adolescence and adulthood. |
| Course Content |
The theories explaining cognitive development are introduced and the developmental characteristics of cognitive processes, such as problem solving, memory, language and causation are examined in this course. |
| Learning Outcomes (LO) |
The students who completed the course and were successful will acquire the following achievements;
1- Recognize the basic concepts and theories of the cognitive development field,
2- Distinguish the developmental features of cognitive processes,
3- Define the differences in cognitive processes depending on biological and experiential effects,
4- Evaluate current issues related to cognitive development,
5- Design a research proposal in the light of current research findings, |
| Mode of Delivery |
Face to face |
| Course Outline |
| Week |
Topics |
| 1. Week |
Introduction of the course |
| 2. Week |
What is cognitive development? |
| 3. Week |
Introduction to Cognitive Development Theory of Piaget |
| 4. Week |
Cognitive Development Theory of Piaget : Neo-Piagetian |
| 5. Week |
Social-Cultural Cognitive Development Theory of Vygotsky |
| 6. Week |
Information Processing Approach |
| 7. Week |
Information Processing Approach |
| 8. Week |
Mid-term Exam |
| 9. Week |
Intelligence |
| 10. Week |
Language development |
| 11. Week |
Social-cognition approach |
| 12. Week |
Moral Development |
| 13. Week |
Students’ presentations |
| 14. Week |
Overview |
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| Assessment |
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Percentage(%) |
| Mid-term (%) |
20 |
| Quizes (%) |
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| Homeworks/Term papers (%) |
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| Practice (%) |
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| Labs (%) |
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| Projects/Field Work (%) |
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| Seminars/Workshops (%) |
20 |
| Final (%) |
50 |
| Other (%) |
10 |
| Total(%) |
100 |
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| Course Book (s) and/or References |
- Goswani, U. (2008). Cognitive development: The learning brain. East Sussex: Psychological Press.
- Miller, P.H. (2008). Gelişim Psikolojisi Kuramları (çev. Zeynep Gültekin). Ankara: İmge Yayınevi.
- Piaget, J. (2005). Çocuğun gözüyle dünya. Ankara: Dost Yayınları. - Mitchell, P. Ve Ziegler, F. (2013). Fundamentals of developmental psychology (2nd. ed.). East Sussex: Psychological Press.
- Oakley, L. (2004). Cognitive Development. London: Routledge.
-related research articles |
| Work Placement(s) |
There is no internship for this course. |
| The Relationship between Program Qualifications (PQ) and Course Learning Outcomes (LO) |
| PQ1 | PQ2 | PQ3 | PQ4 | PQ5 | PQ6 | PQ7 | PQ8 | PQ9 | PQ10 | PQ11 | PQ12 | PQ13 | LO1 | 5 | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | LO2 | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | LO3 | | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | LO4 | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | LO5 | | | | | | | 3 | | | 5 | | | |
* Degree of Contribution : 1 Very Low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |