ECE708 - ART EDUCATION IN EARLY CHILD EDUCATION
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ART EDUCATION IN EARLY CHILD EDUCATION | ECE708 | 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 | Lecture Discussion Preparing and/or Presenting Reports | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Instructor | |||||
| Course objective | The aim of this course, comprehending the importance of art in development and education of child and using art as a method in education | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | To use art as a tool in education, to give an insight on aesthetic sensibility, to monitor and evaluate the artistic development in children. Importance of the art education in early childhood. Art for child, child in literature, cinema, theatre, music, photograph. Identifying with children in free environment and exploring their skills. Characteristics of child drawings and theoretical and developmental approaches. Evaluation techniques children?s drawings in early childhood and primary years. | |||||
| References | Mayesky, M., ( 2002) Creative Activities For Young Children, Delmar Pub Larson, Y. R( 2000). Creative Resources for The Early Childhood Classroom. Delmar Pub. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Meeting, definition and function of art, basic branches of art |
| Week 2 | Importance and purpose of early childhood art education |
| Week 3 | Child, art and creativity |
| Week 4 | Theoretical and developmental approaches to children?s drawings |
| Week 5 | Children's drawings and the developmental artistic characteristics (Scribbling Stage, Manipulative Stage, Pre-Schematic or Symbol Making Stage, Schematic Stage, Drawing Realism Stage) |
| Week 6 | The Importance of art in children's assessment |
| Week 7 | Studies in contemporary early childhood art education |
| Week 8 | Art education and activities in different early childhood education programs |
| Week 9 | Art education and activities in different early childhood education programs |
| Week 10 | Discussion of the rich art learning environments in early childhood education |
| Week 11 | Early childhood museum education |
| Week 12 | Presentations of projects |
| Week 13 | Presentations of projects |
| Week 14 | Presentations of projects |
| Week 15 | Course critique |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 14 | 5 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 1 | 10 |
| Project | 1 | 15 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 20 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 45 |
| Total | 95 | |
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 | 6 | 84 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 50 | 50 |
| Project | 1 | 70 | 70 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 36 | 36 |
| Total Workload | 32 | 183 | 300 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Develops and deepens the knowledge in the same or in a different field to the proficiency level based on Bachelor level qualifications. | X | ||||
| 2. Conceives the interdisciplinary interaction which early childhood education is related with | X | ||||
| 3. Systematically utilizes and evaluates the knowledge within the field of early childhood education. | X | ||||
| 4. Interprets the knowledge about the field by integrating the information gathered from different disciplines and formulate new knowledge. | X | ||||
| 5. Solves the problem faced related to the field of early childhood education by using various research methods. | X | ||||
| 6. Takes initiative in conducting studies in the field.. | X | ||||
| 7. Presents studies in early childhood care and education by providing support from latest research findings. | X | ||||
| 8. Evaluates knowledge and skills acquired at proficiency level in the field of early childhood education with a scientific approach.. | X | ||||
| 9. Establishes effective professional communication with persons or organizations at national and international levels. | X | ||||
| 10. Assesses the recent developments in the field by supporting with both qualitative and quantitative data. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest