Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
2OZE633Examination of Early Childhood Education Research3+0+03707.10.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Doctorate's Degree
Department / Program Special Education (PhD)
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course 1. Grasping the fundamental concepts, topics, and theories of special education in early childhood.
2. Examining assessment and service delivery models.
3. Reviewing research on current issues.
4. Selecting topics based on the literature and conducting article analysis.
5. Writing articles and preparing reports based on the literature.
Course Content Fundamental concepts, topics, and theories of early childhood special education; assessment and service delivery models in early childhood special education; examination of current issues and relevant research in the field; selecting topics based on the literature; reviewing and analyzing articles; writing articles based on the literature; and report writing.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. Merih TOKER
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). Author.
Division for Early Childhood. (2014). DEC recommended practices in early intervention/early childhood special education 2014. http://www.dec-sped.org/recommendedpractices
Guralnick, M. J. (2011). Why early intervention works: A systems perspective. Infants & Young Children, 24(1), 6–28.

Course Category
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
Assignment 1 % 100
Total
1
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 4 56
Assignments 1 60 60
Presentation 1 50 50
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 7 208

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Erken çocuklukta özel eğitimin temel kavram ve kuramlarını açıklar.
2 Değerlendirme ve hizmet sunma modellerini karşılaştırır.
3 Güncel araştırmaları eleştirel olarak inceler.
4 Makale incelemesi ve analiz yapar.
5 Literatüre dayalı makale yazar ve raporlaştırır.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Dersin tanıtımı; erken çocuklukta özel eğitim temel kavramları ve konuları
2 Erken çocuklukta özel eğitim kuramları
3 Erken çocukluk özel eğitiminde değerlendirme I
4 Erken çocukluk özel eğitiminde değerlendirme II
5 Hizmet sunma modelleri
6 Güncel konular I
7 Güncel konular II
8 Vize Sınavı
9 İlgili araştırmaların incelenmesi I
10 İlgili araştırmaların incelenmesi II
11 Literatüre dayalı konu belirleme
12 Makale incelemesi ve analiz yapma
13 Literatüre dayalı makale yazma
14 Raporlaştırma ve sunumlar
15 Uygulama/ürün sunumları; dönem genel değerlendirmesi

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5
C1 3 2 3 3 3
C2 4 3 3 3 3
C3 4 3 4 4 4
C4 5 3 3 5 4
C5 4 4 3 4 4

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