Special Education Teaching
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

General course introduction information

Course Code:

EGTP302

Course Name:

Curriculum Development in Education

Course Semester:

Spring

Course Credits:

Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
2	0	2	4

Language of instruction:

Course Requisites:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Vocational Knowledge

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator :

Dr.Öğr.Üyesi AYSEMİN DURAN

Course Lecturer(s):

Dr.Öğr.Üyesi AYSEMİN DURAN

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

To recognise curriculum development principles, methods, history and models, developing curriculum according to educational level and subject area

Course Content:

Basic concepts of curriculum development; theoretical foundations of program development; program models; philosophical, social, historical, psychological and economic foundations of the curriculum; features of curriculum development and teaching programs; stages of program development; basic of the program
elements (objectives, content, process, evaluation) and relationships between elements; classification of objectives and its relationship with elements of the program; content editing approaches; determination of training needs;
program development process and models; educational program design approaches; program evaluation models; program literacy; teacher responsibility and duties in the development of teaching programs ,
Characteristics of MEB curriculums; application of teaching programs; new approaches and trends in software development in the world and Turkey

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Learning Outcomes

1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
1) Defining the concepts related to educatinal curriculum
2) Understands the theoretical foundations of curriculum development
3) Explains the curriculum development and curriculum development models
4) Explaining elements of the curriculum
5) Explain goals/ learning outcomes/ objectives and goals/ learning outcomes/ objectives approaches in education.
6) Explain the content and content determination
7) Explaining educational process/ teaching- learning process and planning educational process/ teaching- learning process
8) Explaining the evaluation approaches and process
9) Practicing curriculum develeopment
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Lesson Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to curriculum development	Review resources and read necessary sources
2)	Theoretical foundations of curriculum development	Making necessary readings from sources
3)	Principles of curriculum development	making necessary readings
4)	Determining Goals/ learning outcomes/ objectives in education	Making necesary reading
5)	Writing cognitive, affective and psychomotor outcomes/ objectives	Researching and reading outcomes/ objectives writing approaches
6)	Content development; content determination, selection.	Making related research
7)	Content development; content determination, selection	Making related research
8)	Educatinal process/ teaching-learning process
9)	Teaching strategies, methods and techniques
11)	Teaching strategies, methods and techniques
12)	Relationship between program evaluation and assessment	Making relevant researches and readings
13)	Curriculum evaluation approaches	Making related reading and research
14)	Presentation and evaluation of the curriculum drafts	Preparing curriculum drafts

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Tyler, W. Ralph. Basic Principles of Curriculum and Instruction. The University of Chicag o Press, 1993. Varış, Fatma. Eğitimde Program Geliştirme: Teori ve Teknikler. Ankara: A.Ü.Basımevi, 1981 Ertürk, S. Eğitimde Program Geliştirme, Ankara 1986 Demirel, Ö. Eğitimde Program Geliştirme, Ankara, 2003 Demirel, Ö. Eğitimde Yeni Yönelimler, Pegem yayınları, Ankara
References:	Tyler, W. Ralph. Basic Principles of Curriculum and Instruction. The University of Chicag o Press, 1993. Varış, Fatma. Eğitimde Program Geliştirme: Teori ve Teknikler. Ankara: A.Ü.Basımevi, 1981 Ertürk, S. Eğitimde Program Geliştirme, Ankara 1986 Demirel, Ö. Eğitimde Program Geliştirme, Ankara, 2003 Demirel, Ö. Eğitimde Yeni Yönelimler, Pegem yayınları, Ankara

Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Program Outcomes
1) Evaluates nature of knowledge, source, boundaries, accuracy, reliability and validity.
2) Has the information of teaching programs, teaching strategies, methods and techniques of measurement and evaluation about their field.
3) Disclose information about the developmental characteristics of individuals with special education needs.
4) Uses further sources of information related with the field.
5) Conceptualizes events, and analyzes by scientific methods and techniques, interprets and evaluates the data.
6) Adapts, adapts and develops appropriate scientific methods and techniques for special needs students.
7) Develops material appropriate to subject area and needs of students.
8) Evaluates acquisitions of students by using different methods.
9) Selects and applies the achievements, themes, activities, test cases of the programs in accordance with the individual needs of the students.
10) Develops and implements appropriate family and educational programs for children and families with special educational needs.
11) Takes responsibility to solve unpredictable and complex problems encountered in practice as an individual or a member of a group.
12) Instructs persons and institutions about the field.
13) Shares his/her ideas and solution suggestions with experts and other people by the support of quantitative and qualitative data.
14) Follows information about the field by using foreign language at least at the level of the European Language Portfolio B1 and communicate with colleagues.
15) Determines the learning needs and manages his/her own learning process.
16) Develops positive attitudes to lifelong learning.
17) Uses ways of accessing to information effectively.
18) Communicates with the persons and the institutions to create and to maintain a safe school environment.
19) Develops awareness on the national and the universal values that are expressed in the National Education Basic Law.
20) Adheres to laws, regulations and legislation related to duties rights and responsibilities.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Evaluates nature of knowledge, source, boundaries, accuracy, reliability and validity.
2)	Has the information of teaching programs, teaching strategies, methods and techniques of measurement and evaluation about their field.
3)	Disclose information about the developmental characteristics of individuals with special education needs.
4)	Uses further sources of information related with the field.
5)	Conceptualizes events, and analyzes by scientific methods and techniques, interprets and evaluates the data.
6)	Adapts, adapts and develops appropriate scientific methods and techniques for special needs students.
7)	Develops material appropriate to subject area and needs of students.
8)	Evaluates acquisitions of students by using different methods.
9)	Selects and applies the achievements, themes, activities, test cases of the programs in accordance with the individual needs of the students.
10)	Develops and implements appropriate family and educational programs for children and families with special educational needs.
11)	Takes responsibility to solve unpredictable and complex problems encountered in practice as an individual or a member of a group.
12)	Instructs persons and institutions about the field.
13)	Shares his/her ideas and solution suggestions with experts and other people by the support of quantitative and qualitative data.
14)	Follows information about the field by using foreign language at least at the level of the European Language Portfolio B1 and communicate with colleagues.
15)	Determines the learning needs and manages his/her own learning process.
16)	Develops positive attitudes to lifelong learning.
17)	Uses ways of accessing to information effectively.
18)	Communicates with the persons and the institutions to create and to maintain a safe school environment.
19)	Develops awareness on the national and the universal values that are expressed in the National Education Basic Law.
20)	Adheres to laws, regulations and legislation related to duties rights and responsibilities.

Learning Activity and Teaching Methods

Expression
Individual study and homework
Lesson
Project preparation
Q&A / Discussion
Application (Modelling, Design, Model, Simulation, Experiment etc.)

Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria

Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing)
Homework
Application
Individual Project
Presentation
Reporting

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Application	1	% 30
Homework Assignments	2	% 30
Midterms	1	% 20
Final	1	% 20
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 80
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 20
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Grading

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Total Workload