| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | 20110020108 | CRITICAL THINKING | Elective | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| Understanding the importance of thinking in education, understanding how thinking skills can be developed with teaching methods and techniques, and gaining the ability to use related techniques. |
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| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Students explain the concepts of thinking skill, critical thinking, qualitative thinking, reflective thinking and creative thinking. | | 2 | The student knows the obstacles to critical thinking, reflective thinking and creative thinking. | | 3 | The student knows the teaching techniques of critical thinking, reflective thinking and creative thinking. | | 4 | Students apply critical thinking, reflective thinking and creative thinking teaching techniques. | | 5 | Explain appropriate and inappropriate teacher behaviors in teaching student thinking skills. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Daytime Class |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| NONE |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| NONE |
| Course Contents |
| Importance of thinking skill, gaining it to the individual, critical thinking, reflective thinking, creative thinking, basic factors in the education of thinking skills. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | What is thinking skill | | | | 2 | How to teach a child to think | | | | 3 | Factors affecting quality thinking | | | | 4 | Critical thinking and teaching | | | | 5 | Barriers to critical thinking | | | | 6 | Reflective thinking and teaching | | | | 7 | | | | | 8 | Creative thinking and teaching | | | | 9 | Barriers to creative thinking | | | | 10 | The effect of curricula on thinking skills | | | | 11 | Techniques used in teaching thinking skills | | | | 12 | Techniques used in teaching thinking skills - Homework | | | | 13 | Techniques used in teaching thinking skills | | | | 14 | | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Paul, R ve Elder, L. 2006. Critical Thinking. Canada: Pearson,Prentice Hall
Fisher, R. 2005. Teaching Thinking (2nd edition). London: Continuuum Books.
Sternberg, R.J. ve Grigorenko, E. 2004. Successful intelligence in the classroom. Theory Into Practice.43 (4), 274-280 |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | NONE |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Attending Lectures | 12 | 1 | 12 |
| Question-Answer | 12 | 2 | 24 |
| Brain Storming | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Reading | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Report | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| Homework | 1 | 6 | 6 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | | LO2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | | LO3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | | LO4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | | LO5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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