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

General course introduction information

Course Code:

EGTP271

Course Name:

Critical and Analytical Thinking

Course Semester:

Fall

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:

Provide Learning outcomes in critical and analytical thinking

Course Content:

Definition of Critical and Analytical Thinking; Basic concepts and principles of Critical and Analytical thinking; Critical and analytical thinking; Basic processes in critical and analytical thinking; Critical and analytical thinking skills; the differences between critical thinking and analytical thinking; factors affecting the thought; language and logic without critical thinking, logic mistakes with critical thinking: tautologies, inferences, proofs; language mistakes without critical thinking and critical thinking studies and analysis on some philosophical texts.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Learning Outcomes

1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
1) Student shall define critical and analytical thinking,
2) Student shall know basic concepts and principles of critical and analytical thinking,
3) Student shall learn the importance and features of critical and analytical thinking,
4) Student shall know what the basic processes of critical and analytical thinking are
5) Student shall compares critical and analytical thinking skills,
6) Student shall define differences between critical thinking and analytical thinking,
7) Student shall define factors affecting thought
8) Student shall define errors of language and logic mistakes in critical thinking
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)	Basic concepts about critical and analytical thinking	Reading the related sources
2)	Critical and analytical thinking features and attributes	Reading the related sources
3)	Relations and differences between critical and analytical thinking	Reading the related sources
4)	Critical and analytical thinking processes	Reading the related sources
5)	Critical and analytical thinking skills	Reading the related sources
6)	Factors affecting thought	Reading the related sources
7)	Language and logic in critical thinking	Reading the related sources
8)	midterm
9)	Language and logic without analytical thinking,	Reading the related sources
10)	Logical inaccuracies in critical thinking: tautologies, inferences, proofs;	Reading the related sources
11)	Logical inaccuracies in critical thinking: tautologies, inferences, proofs;	Reading the related sources
12)	Critical thought analysis and analysis on daily texts	Reading the related sources
13)	Critical thinking and analysis on philosophical texts	Reading the related sources
14)	General overview of the course	.
15)	.	.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Orhan Özdemir, Eleştirel Düşünme, Kriter Basın Yayın Dağıtım, İstanbul, 2008.
Ahmet Kurnaz, Eleştirel Düşünme Öğretimi Etkinlikleri Planlama - Uygulama ve Değerlendirme, Eğitim Kitabevi, 2013.
Birsel Ayberk, Örneklerle Düşünme ve Eleştirel Düşünme, Nobel Kitabevi, Ankara, 2010.
Gerald M. Nosich, Eleştirel Düşünme ve Disiplinlerarası Eleştirel Düşünme Rehberi, Anı Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2012.
Raymond Geuss, Eleştirel Teori, (çev. Ferda Keskin), Ayrıntı Yayınları, İstanbul 2013.

References:

Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
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

Lesson
Reading
Homework

Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria

Homework
Application
Observation

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Application	2	% 20
Presentation	1	% 10
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 40
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Grading

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	13	2	26
Study Hours Out of Class	14	2	28
Presentations / Seminar	1	16	16
Project	14	2	28
Midterms	1	15	15
Final	1	16	16
Total Workload			129