EGEP 255

Course ID:

Course Code & Number

EGEP 255

Course Title

Alternative Education in Primary School

Level

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits

(2+0+0) 2 TEDU Credits, 4 ECTS Credits

Year of Study:

Semester:

Type of Course:

Elective

Mode of Delivery:

Face-to-face

Language of Instruction:

English

Pre-requisite / Co-requisite:

Catalog Description

Geographical, social, and economic factors influencing the Turkish education system, practices and policies on meeting the needs of students in rural and dispersed areas; mobile teaching, advantages and disadvantages of mobile teaching; regional primary boarding schools, advantages and disadvantages of regional primary boarding schools; teaching in multigrade classes, factors leading to multigrade classes, the rationale for teaching in multigrade classes, instructional planning in multigrade classes, classroom management in multigrade classes, assessment/evaluation in multigrade classes, roles of teachers in multigrade classes, exemplary practices of teaching in multigrade classes in different countries.

Course Objectives

Software Usage

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Analyze the geographical, social, and economic factors influencing the Turkish education system.
2. Discuss the practices and policies on meeting the needs of students in rural and dispersed areas.
3. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of mobile teaching.
4. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of regional primary boarding schools.
5. Discuss the factors leading to, and the rationale for teaching in multigrade classes.
6. Develop instructional activities and assessment/evalaution techniques for teaching in multigrade classes.
7. Discuss the roles of teachers in multigrade classes.
8. Evaluate the exemplary practices of teaching in multigrade classes in different countries.

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:

Telling/Explaining Discussion/Debate Questioning Reading Collaborating Think-Pair-Share Case Study/Scenarion Analysis Video Presentations Oral Presentations/Reports Concept Mapping Brainstorming Guest Speakers Hands-on Activities Web Searching Others

Assessment Methods and Criteria:

Test / Exam Case Studies / Homework Presentation (Oral/Poster) Others

Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:

Attendance & Participation

Design Content

Recommended Reading

Required Reading

Grading

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods Others:

Film/News/Article Analysis

Course Coordinator:

Student Workload:

Workload	Hrs
Course Readings	42
Exams/Quizzes	16
Resource Review	3
Report on a Topic	4
Oral Presentation	4

Course & Program Learning Outcome Matching: