
Course Title : Principles of Teaching and Learning | ||||||||
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Code | Course Type |
Regular Semester |
Lecture (hours/week) |
Seminar (hours/week) |
Lab (hours/week) |
Credits | ECTS | |
PRD 102-1 | A | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 4 | |
Lecturer and Office Hours | ||||||||
Teaching Assistant and Office Hours | ||||||||
Language | English | |||||||
Course Level | ||||||||
Description | Curriculum planning and development, curriculum evaluation, teaching strategies, methods and techniques | |||||||
Objectives | This course will help students understand the basic concepts of curriculum, will learn how to develop a curriculum and plan lessons and will learn different teaching strategies, methods and techniques can be used in class | |||||||
Course Outline | ||||||||
Week | Topics | |||||||
1 | Theoretical knowledge about how learning occurs, how students construct knowledge, and how students develop habits of mind | |||||||
2 | Differences in the ways students learn and perform, watching Rain-Man movie | |||||||
3 | Theoretical foundations of human motivation and behavior | |||||||
4 | Major cognitive strategies associated with student learning | |||||||
5 | Techniques for planning instruction, including addressing curriculum goals, selecting content topics, and incorporating learning theory, subject matter, curriculum requirements, and student development and interests | |||||||
6 | Major categories, advantages, and appropriate uses of instructional strategies | |||||||
7 | Techniques for creating effective bridges between curriculum goals and students’ experiences | |||||||
8 | Midterm Exam | |||||||
9 | Types and characteristics of various assessments | |||||||
10 | Measurement theory and assessment-related issues | |||||||
11 | Basic, effective verbal and non-verbal communication techniques | |||||||
12 | Types of communications and interactions that can stimulate discussion in different ways for particular purposes | |||||||
13 | Types of resources available for professional development and learning (colleagues, professional literature, associations) | |||||||
14 | The role of the school as a resource to the larger community | |||||||
15 | Major laws related to students’ rights and teacher responsibilities (need equal education, appropriate education for students’ with special needs, confidentiality and privacy, appropriate treatment of students) | |||||||
16 | Final Exam | |||||||
Prerequisites | ||||||||
Textbook | ||||||||
Other References | ||||||||
Laboratory Work | ||||||||
Computer Usage | ||||||||
Other | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes and Competences | ||||||||
1 | To explain the relationship between the concepts of mental health, adjustment, normality-abnormality; | |||||||
2 | To explain the effects of genetics and environmental factors; | |||||||
3 | To explain the development of personality through examples; | |||||||
4 | To explain the structure of personality. | |||||||
Course Evaluation Methods | ||||||||
In-term studies | Quantity | Percentage | ||||||
Midterms | 1 | 15 | ||||||
Quizzes | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Projects | 1 | 15 | ||||||
Term Projects | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Laboratory | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Attendance | 1 | 10 | ||||||
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 40 | |||||||
Contribution of final examination to overall grade | 60 | |||||||
Total | 100 | |||||||
ECTS (Allocated Based on Student) Workload | ||||||||
Activities | Quantity | Duration (hours) |
Total Workload (hours) |
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Course Duration (Including the exam week : 16 x Total course hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 | |||||
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 14 | 1 | 14 | |||||
Assignments | 1 | 8 | 8 | |||||
Midterms | 1 | 15 | 15 | |||||
Final examination | 1 | 15 | 15 | |||||
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Total Work Load | 100 | |||||||
Total Work Load / 25 (hours) | 4 | |||||||
ECTS | 4 |
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