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ECE 203

Course ID:
Course Code & Number
ECE 203
Course Title
Child Development and Learning
Level
BS
Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits
(2+2+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 5 ECTS Credits
Year of Study:
Sophomore
Semester:
Fall
Type of Course:
Compulsory
Mode of Delivery:
Face-to-face
Language of Instruction:
English
Pre-requisite / Co-requisite:
Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE
Catalog Description
Physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and language characteristics of children ages between birth to eight. Contextual factors that affect young children’s development and learning. Theories of child development and learning. Application of child development and learning theories to early childhood learning teaching.
Course Objectives

This course aims to equip pre-service teachers with the knowledge of child development and learning theories and give them an ability of implementing those concepts in the early childhood and elementary grades teaching contexts, curriculum and models. 

Software Usage
N/A
Course Learning Outcomes

Upon succesful completion of this course, a student will be able to
1. identify young children’s universal characteristics across age groups
2. recognize children’s wide range of individual and developmental differences 
3. associate the contextual factors that affect young children’s development and learning
4. discover how the theories of child development and learning have influenced early childhood program models and curricula 
5. critique the theories of child development and learning
6. apply child development knowledge into early childhood teaching and learning.

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:
Telling/Explaining Discussion/Debate Questioning Scaffolding/Coaching Demonstrating Collaborating Think-Pair-Share Video Presentations Hands-on Activities Web Searching
Assessment Methods and Criteria:
Test / Exam Oral Questioning Case Studies / Homework Observation Presentation (Oral/Poster)
Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:
Design Content

N/A

Recommended Reading
Required Reading
1. McDevitt, T. M. & Ormrod, J. E. (2010). Child development and education. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall. 2. Davies, D. (2010). Child development: A practitioner's guide. New York: Guilford Press
Grading
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods Others:
Course Coordinator:
Sühendan Er
Student Workload:
Workload Hrs
Course Readings 20
Observation 12
Hands-on Work 10
Exams/Quizzes 18
Resource Review 10
Report on a Topic 10
Oral Presentation 10
Course & Program Learning Outcome Matching: