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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Vocational School of Medical Services
Programme of Child Development
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
02421004 Comparative Early Childhood Education 1 Spring 2 2+0+0 3 3
Course Type Elective
Course Cycle Associate (Short Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 5 / QF-EHEA: Short Cycle / EQF-LLL: Level 5)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques Presentation
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites No
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Lect. Ayşegül YILDIRIM
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Lect. Ayşegül YILDIRIM B-127 [email protected] 7687 Tuesday
10:00-12:00
Course Content
Okul öncesi eğitimin temelinde yer alan kuramlar, okul öncesi eğitim yaklaşımları, modelleri, programları, farklı ülkelerdeki okul öncesi eğitim sistemleri.
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to provide students with a professional understanding of pre-school education in Turkey by comparing the theories, approaches, programs and models that are accepted in Turkey and in the world based on pre-school education.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses X
Specialization / Field Courses X
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Program Learning Outcomes Level
P10 Uses Turkish effectively and in accordance with its rules, and follows national and international literature related to her/his field. 5
P11 Continuously improves professional knowledge and skills by participating in in-house, national and international training/lessons. 4
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 Ability to explain the importance of continuously improving professional knowledge and skills by participating in in-house, national and international training/courses. P.11.1 1
O2 Ability to understand the importance of continuously improving professional knowledge and skills by participating in in-house, national and international training/courses. P.11.2 1
O3 Ability to adapt professional knowledge and skills to new situations by attending in-house, national and international training/courses. P.11.3 1
O4 Ability to analyze the importance of continuously improving professional knowledge and skills by participating in in-house, national and international training/courses. P.11.4 1
O5 Ability to design activities to continuously improve professional knowledge and skills by participating in in-house, national and international training/courses. P.11.5 1
O6 Ability to make suggestions regarding the importance of continuously improving professional knowledge and skills by participating in in-house, national and international training/lessons. P.11.6 1
O7 Ability to find common points in national and international literature related to the field. P.10.4 1
O8 Ability to produce unique ideas by using information in national and international literature related to the field. P.10.5 1
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 The life and opinions of Rabelias, Montaigne and Ratkan, one of the important thinkers of Education
2 Life and views of Comenius, Locke and Fenelon
3 The life and views of Rousseau and Pestalozzi
4 Life and views of salzman and Herbert
5 Life and views of fröbel and Deweyn
6 Pre-school education in Waldorf schools
7 Pre-school education in Waldorf schools
8 Midterm Exam
9 Comparison of the life and views of Montessori with the characteristics of Montessori schools and Waldorf schools in pre-school education
10 Comparison of life and views of Vygotsky and Piagetn and Waldorf schools in pre-school education
11 Comparison of ReggioEmilia approach in pre-school education and Waldorf schools in pre-school education
12 Comparison of Bank Street program in pre-school education and Waldorf schools in pre-school education
13 High/Scope approach in pre-school education and comparison of Waldorf schools in pre-school education
14 Okul öncesi eğitimde Head Start programı ile Okul öncesi eğitimde Waldorf okullarının karşılaştırılması
15 Okul öncesi eğitimde Head Start programı ile Okul öncesi eğitimde Waldorf okullarının karşılaştırılması
16 Final
Textbook or Material
Resources Diken, Ibrahim Halil (2010) Early Childhood Education, Pegem A Publishing.
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Practice - -
Field Study - -
Course Specific Internship (If Any) - -
Homework - -
Presentation - -
Projects - -
Seminar - -
Quiz - -
Listening - -
Midterms 1 40 (%)
Final Exam 1 60 (%)
Total 100 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 14 2 28
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 14 2 28
Midterms 1 10 10
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 0 0 0
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 10 10
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 76
Total Work Load / 30 2,53
Course ECTS Credits: 3
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P10 P11
O1 Ability to find common points in national and international literature related to the field. 5 -
O2 Ability to produce unique ideas by using information in national and international literature related to the field. 5 -
O3 Ability to explain the importance of continuously improving professional knowledge and skills by participating in in-house, national and international training/courses. - 4
O4 Ability to understand the importance of continuously improving professional knowledge and skills by participating in in-house, national and international training/courses. - 4
O5 Ability to adapt professional knowledge and skills to new situations by attending in-house, national and international training/courses. - 4
O6 Ability to analyze the importance of continuously improving professional knowledge and skills by participating in in-house, national and international training/courses. - 4
O7 Ability to design activities to continuously improve professional knowledge and skills by participating in in-house, national and international training/courses. - 4
O8 Ability to make suggestions regarding the importance of continuously improving professional knowledge and skills by participating in in-house, national and international training/lessons. - 4