Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
3EMB066Museum Education2+0+02412.10.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Primary Education Teaching
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The aim of this course is to enable students to learn the evolving and changing definition of museums, to build a museum culture, and to use museums for study, education and recreation, thereby creating an awareness of museums that begins at a very early age and continues throughout life.
Course Content The concept of the museum and its evolving definition; principles and aims of museum education; types of museums (archaeology, art, natural history and science museums, historic houses); using museums in primary school and relating museum education to primary school curricula (Life Studies, Social Studies, Science, Turkish, Mathematics, Visual Arts, Music); museum activities with an interdisciplinary approach; pre-visit, during-visit and post-visit museum activities; preparing educational plans and activities that can be carried out in museums with pupils and their families; planning out-of-school learning activities; presenting activity plans for different museums.
Course Methods and Techniques Lecture, question-answer, discussion, brainstorming, sample activity implementation, group work, activity plan preparation and presentation; interactive tools such as Mentimeter may be used in class.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Asist Prof.Dr. Zeliha Damla KALYENCİ zdamla.kalyenci@hku.edu.tr
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. Zeliha Damla KALYENCİ zdamla.kalyenci@hku.edu.tr
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources İlhan, A. Ç. et al. Müze Eğitimi Etkinlik Kitabı [Museum Education Activity Book]. https://docplayer.biz.tr/32552315-Muze-egitimi-etkinlik-kitabi-proje-grubu-prof-dr-ayse-cakir-ilhan-doc-dr-muge-artar-dr-ayse-okvuran-ars-gor.html
Buyurgan, S. (2019). Müzede Eğitim: Öğrenme Ortamı Olarak Müzeler [Education in the Museum: Museums as Learning Environments]. Pegem Akademi.
Course Notes Course textbooks and materials recommended by the instructor will be used. Students are expected to come to class with the relevant materials for that week and to prepare for the topic in advance. Course presentations will not be shared; students are required to take their own notes.
Documents Ders kaynak kitapları ve öğretim elemanının önerdiği materyaller. Ders sunumları paylaşılmayacaktır.
Assignments Final etkinlik yazımı (grup çalışması; değerlendirme ölçütleri Ek 1’de).
Exams 1 ara sınav; final değerlendirmesi etkinlik yazımı ile yapılır.

Course Category
Mathematics and Basic Sciences %0
Engineering %0
Engineering Design %0
Social Sciences %0
Education %0
Science %0
Health %0
Field %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 2 28
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 7 2 14
Presentation 1 10 10
Mid-terms 1 20 20
Practice 1 6 6
Final examination 7 6 42
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4 120

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Bilgi 
1 Explains museum education and its importance in early childhood.
2 Gains knowledge about museums that can be used for educational purposes in early childhood.
Beceri 
3 Prepares educational plans and activities that can be carried out in museums with children and their families.
5 Explains the evolving and changing definition of museums; compares the characteristics of different types of museums (archaeology, art, natural history and science museums, historic houses).
6 Reflects the principles and aims of museum education in early childhood education activities.
7 Plans pre-visit, during-visit and post-visit activities that are consistent with one another and ensure the child’s active participation.
8 Identifies the safety measures to be taken during museum visits and prepares activities that explain museum rules at the child’s level.
Yetkinlik 
4 Perceives and develops the class as a whole; plans out-of-school learning activities.
9 Presents the activity plan prepared for a specific museum by taking responsibility within the group and improves it based on the feedback received.
10 Embraces the importance of fostering in children an awareness of cultural heritage and museums that begins at an early age and lasts a lifetime.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction, Course Plan and General Information about the Course Study question: What is museum education? Course syllabus
2 What Do I Know about Museum Education? What Do I Want to Learn? Sample activity implementation Study question: What are the principles and aims of museum education? Course textbooks and materials recommended by the instructor
3 Principles and Aims of Museum Education; types of museums: archaeology, art, natural history and science museums, historic houses; using museums in primary school; relationship of museum education with primary school curricula Study question: How can museums be used in primary school? Which subjects can they be related to? What kinds of activities can be done? Course textbooks and materials recommended by the instructor
4 Museum Activities: pre-visit, during-visit and post-visit activities Study question: What kinds of activities can be done before, during and after a museum visit? What precautions should be taken? Course textbooks and materials recommended by the instructor
5 Preparing Pre-Visit Museum Activities Study question: What should be done before a museum visit? How are sample pre-visit activity plans prepared? (group discussion) Course textbooks and materials recommended by the instructor
6 Preparing During-Visit Museum Activities Study question: What should be done during a museum visit? How are sample during-visit activity plans prepared? (group discussion) Course textbooks and materials recommended by the instructor
7 Preparing Post-Visit Museum Activities Study question: What should be done after a museum visit? How are sample post-visit activity plans prepared? (group discussion) Course textbooks and materials recommended by the instructor
8 Midterm Exam: covering the topics of weeks 1-7 Exam week
9 Panorama War Museum – Related primary school subjects: Visual Arts, Social Studies (4th grade); Turkish and drama activities Group presentation of pre-, during- and post-visit activity plans related to the learning outcomes of the relevant primary school subjects Course textbooks and materials recommended by the instructor
10 Zeugma Museum – Related primary school subjects: Music, Social Studies, Mathematics (4th grade) Group presentation of pre-, during- and post-visit activity plans related to the learning outcomes of the relevant primary school subjects Course textbooks and materials recommended by the instructor
11 Agro Park – Related primary school subjects: Science, Visual Arts, Physical Education and Play, Turkish Group presentation of pre-, during- and post-visit activity plans related to the learning outcomes of the relevant primary school subjects Course textbooks and materials recommended by the instructor
12 Toy Museum – Related primary school subjects: Life Studies, Turkish, Visual Arts, Mathematics (grades 1–3) Group presentation of pre-, during- and post-visit activity plans related to the learning outcomes of the relevant primary school subjects Course textbooks and materials recommended by the instructor
13 Kitchen Museum – Related primary school subjects: Life Studies, Science, Mathematics, Music, Visual Arts Group presentation of pre-, during- and post-visit activity plans related to the learning outcomes of the relevant primary school subjects Course textbooks and materials recommended by the instructor
14 Müzeyyen Erkul Science and Art Center – Related primary school subjects: Science, Visual Arts, Physical Education and Play (3rd grade) Group presentation of pre-, during- and post-visit activity plans related to the learning outcomes of the relevant primary school subjects Course textbooks and materials recommended by the instructor
15 National Struggle Museum – Related primary school subjects: Turkish, Social Studies, Visual Arts (4th grade) Group presentation of pre-, during- and post-visit activity plans related to the learning outcomes of the relevant primary school subjects Course textbooks and materials recommended by the instructor
16 Final (Activity Writing): submission of the final activity plan Final week

 
Sustainable Development Goals
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Co4 4 4 1 2 1 4 1 2 5 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 3 2
Co9 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 1 3 5 4 3 5 2 3 2 5 1 1 2
Co10 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 3 2 3 1 4 4 4 5 2 1 1 5

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant