Course Title : Planning and Evaluation I (Preschool Education)
Code		Course Type	Regular Semester	Lecture (hours/week)	Seminar (hours/week)	Lab (hours/week)	Credits	ECTS
PRD 223-1		B	3	3	0	0	3.00	5
Lecturer and Office Hours
Teaching Assistant and Office Hours
Language				English, Turkish
Course Level
Description
Objectives
Course Outline
Week	Topics
1	Introduction to planning and assessment • Introduction to the course • Introduction to course syllabus • course requirement and expectations
2	Preschool curriculum. Aims, principles and features.
3	Planning and developing a yearly plan. Designing a lesson plan and daily plan.Writing educational objectives in a daily plan. Writing effective learning outcomes and objectives. Objective designs versus learning outcomes
4	Assessment procedures appropriate for use with children birth through preschool
5	Formal assessment (Preschool Education)
6	Informal Assessment: Observation as a planning and assessment tool.Event Sampling ,Time Sampling, Running Records and Anecdotal Records
7	Informal Assessment: Rating Scales, Checklists, Rubrics and Samples of Children’s Work
8	Mid term exam
9	The importance of feedback in assessment
10	Dynamic Assessment
11	Portfolio
12	Curriculum-based assessment
13	Play-based assesment
14	Keeping records, reporting and cooperation with families and others for evaluation in preschool
15	Assessment and notes
16	Final Exam
Prerequisites
Textbook
Other References
Laboratory Work
Computer Usage
Other
Learning Outcomes and Competences
1	Critically compare the purpose, value and use of formal and informal observation and assessment strategies and ethical implications within cultural and social contexts in early childhood settings.
2	Describe and evaluate the characteristics, strengths and limitations of common assessment tools with all children’s developmental, cultural and linguistic
3	Demonstrate systematic observation methods to provide data to assess the impact of the environment, interactions and curriculum on all domains of children’s learning and development.
4	Assess the value of partnerships with families and other professionals in utilizing interpretations of observational data to inform teaching responses and strategies.
5	Embed activities related to assessment within play-based environments, curriculum and care routines for typically and atypically developing children.
Course Evaluation Methods
In-term studies						Quantity	Percentage
Midterms						1	30
Quizzes						0	0
Projects						0	0
Term Projects						0	0
Laboratory						0	0
Attendance						1	15
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade							45
Contribution of final examination to overall grade							55
Total							100
ECTS (Allocated Based on Student) Workload
Activities					Quantity	Duration (hours)	Total Workload (hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week : 16 x Total course hours)					16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)					14	3	42
Assignments					0	0	0
Midterms					1	17	17
Final examination					1	18	18
Other					0	0	0
Total Work Load							125
Total Work Load / 25 (hours)							5
ECTS							5

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