EPO703 - COMPARATIVE STUDIES IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMPARATIVE STUDIES IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT | EPO703 | Any Semester/Year | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Discussion Project Design/Management Other: Workshops, Field Studies, Practicums | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Associate Professors Melek Demirel | |||||
| Course objective | Aims to explain the educational concepts and developments also to provide awareness to the curriculum development studies in Turkey and the European Union | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Planning and basic concepts; Research method in comparative education studies; Curriculum development studies in Turkish educational system; Curriculum development studies in European Union educational systems; Curriculum development studies in European Union educational systems; Comparing and contrasting `Civics Education? curricula in Turkish and European Union educational systems; Comparing and contrasting `Foreign Language Education? curricula in Turkish and European Union educational systems; Comparing and contrasting `History Education? curricula in Turkish and European Union educational systems; Comparing and contrasting `Information and Communication Technology Education? curricula in Turkish and European Union educational systems; Preparing a project proposal for curriculum development studies in European countries; Preparing a report for the proposed projects; General Evaluation. | |||||
| References | Demirel, Ö. (2004). Kuramdan Uygulamaya Eğitimde Program Geliştirme. (Curriculum Development in Education: From Theory to Practice.) Ankara: PegemA Yayıncılık. Demirel, Ö. (2000). Karşılaştırmalı Eğitim.(Comparative Education) Ankara: PegemA Yayıncılık Erdoğan, İ. (1995) Çağdaş Eğitim Sistemleri. (Contemporary Educational Systems) İstanbul: Sistem Yayıncılık Eurydice (2004) The Information Network on Education in Europe. http://www.eurydice.org Holmes, B. (1981) Comparative Education: Some considerations of method. London: Ailen and Unwin Pub. King, E. (1973) Other Schools and Ours. Revised edition. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston Inc., MEB. (1988) Bazı Ülkelerin Eğitim Sistemi. (Educational Systems of Other Countries) Ankara: Milli Eğitim Basımevi | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Planning and Basic Concepts |
| Week 2 | Theoretical Foundations of Curriculum Development |
| Week 3 | Program Curriculum Design and Models |
| Week 4 | Research Method in Comparative Education Studies |
| Week 5 | Curriculum Development studies in Turkish Education System |
| Week 6 | Midterm Exam |
| Week 7 | Curriculum Development Studies in European Union Education Systems |
| Week 8 | Citizenship Education Curriculum in Turkish and the European Union Education Systems |
| Week 9 | Foreign Language Education Curriculum in Turkey and the European Union Education Systems |
| Week 10 | Midterm Exam |
| Week 11 | History Education Curriculum Comparison in Turkish and the European Union Education Systems |
| Week 12 | Citizenship Education Curriculum Comparison in Turkish and the European Union Education Systems |
| Week 13 | Information and Communication Technology Education Curriculum Comparison in Turkish and the European Union Education Systems |
| Week 14 | To prepare a project for Curriculum Development Studies in European Union Countries |
| Week 15 | To write a report on projects |
| Week 16 | Final Exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 1 | 10 |
| Project | 1 | 20 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 20 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 4 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 8 | 112 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Project | 1 | 56 | 56 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 20 | 40 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 33 | 137 | 300 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Able to analyze and evaluate the basic concepts, principles and theories of curriculum development in a historical process. | X | ||||
| 2. Able to analyze the basic concepts, principles and theories of teaching-learning processes. | X | ||||
| 3. Able to produce his/her own unique approach by evaluating the basic concepts, principles and approaches of curriculum evaluation. | X | ||||
| 4. Able to apply the basic concepts and principles of scientific research methods to new problems. | X | ||||
| 5. Able to carry out a research both individually and with a team in accordance with the required principles. | X | ||||
| 6. Able to determine the standards and make accreditation of curricula by conducting job and work analysis. | X | ||||
| 7. Able to guide the students to gain the required strategies that promotes learning. | X | ||||
| 8. Able to utilize both nationally and internationally available literature effectively to obtain professional development. | X | ||||
| 9. Able to cooperate with colleagues at national and international level. | X | ||||
| 10. Able to fulfill the mission of social service, instruction and research effectively. | X | ||||
| 11. Able to produce solutions to the country?s problems in curriculum development and instruction. | X | ||||
| 12. Able to use ICT effectively in his/her life to ensure professional development. | X | ||||
| 13. Able to use a foreign language effectively in his/her field at the level of C1 to ensure professional development. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest