Vocatıonal School
Chıld Development

Course Information

SPECIAL EDUCATION
Code Semester Theoretical Practice National Credit ECTS Credit
Hour / Week
CGP119 Fall 2 4 4 0

Prerequisites and co-requisites none
Language of instruction Turkish
Type Required
Level of Course Associate
Lecturer Lect. Merve Koyuncu
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Suggested Subject none
Professional practise ( internship ) Available
Objectives of the Course To provide knowledge and skill about handicapped children and their general features. To give information on the causes, diagnosis, education of handicapped children. To provide knowledge about integration applications, to give knowledge about study with parents.
Contents of the Course Handicapped children and Special education, developmental disabilities, mental disability and autism, learning difficulties, hearing disabilities, language and speech disorders, emotion and behavior disorders, visual disabilities, physical disabilities, superior intelligence and talent, early education, special education applications in the World and Turkey

Learning Outcomes of Course

# Learning Outcomes
1 Student shall explain the definition and borders of special education term.
2 Student shall explain the features of handicapped children.
3 Student shall give information about the history of special education applications in our country.
4 Student shall explain how integration applications are realized.
5 Student shall remark special education support services by giving examples.
6 Student shall design the requirements for the integration process of a handicapped child step by step.
7 Student shall explain general features of people who have various specialties such as mental retardation, superior intelligence, learning difficulty, emotional and behavioral disorder, hearing impairment, visual impairment, and multiple disabilities.
8 Students give information about the cause of handicapped children’s diseases.

Course Syllabus

# Subjects Teaching Methods and Technics
1 Handicapped children and Special education Lecture, discussion, presentation
2 Integration and supporting special education services Lecture, discussion, presentation
3 Special education during pre-school period Lecture, discussion, presentation
4 Mental retardation Lecture, discussion, presentation
5 Learning difficulties Lecture, discussion, presentation
6 Emotion and behavior disorder Lecture, discussion, presentation
7 Advanced and multiple disabilities Lecture, discussion, presentation
8 Midterm exam Lecture, discussion, presentation
9 Hearing disabilities Lecture, discussion, presentation
10 Visual disabilities Lecture, discussion, presentation
11 Physical disabilities Lecture, discussion, presentation
12 Children with superior intelligence and talents Lecture, discussion, presentation
13 Midterm/Children with superior intelligence and talents Lecture, discussion, presentation
14 Study with parents Lecture, discussion, presentation
15 Assessment of completed research Lecture, discussion, presentation
16 Final Exam Lecture, discussion, presentation

Course Syllabus

# Material / Resources Information About Resources Reference / Recommended Resources
1 Özel Gereksinimli Çocuklar ve Özel Eğitim (2012) Necate Baykoç, Gündüz Eğitim Yayıncılık, Ankara.
2 Farklı Gelişen Çocuklar (2003) Adnan Kulaksızoğlu, Epsilon Yayınevi, İstanbul.

Method of Assessment

# Weight Work Type Work Title
1 30% Mid-Term Exam Mid-Term Exam
2 20% Internship Internship
3 50% Final Exam Final Exam

Relationship between Learning Outcomes of Course and Program Outcomes

# Learning Outcomes Program Outcomes Method of Assessment
1 Student shall explain the definition and borders of special education term. 1 1͵2
2 Student shall explain the features of handicapped children. 9 1͵2
3 Student shall give information about the history of special education applications in our country. 6 1͵2
4 Student shall explain how integration applications are realized. 4 1͵2
5 Student shall remark special education support services by giving examples. 1 1͵2
6 Student shall design the requirements for the integration process of a handicapped child step by step. 5͵8 1͵2
7 Student shall explain general features of people who have various specialties such as mental retardation, superior intelligence, learning difficulty, emotional and behavioral disorder, hearing impairment, visual impairment, and multiple disabilities. 12 1͵2
8 Students give information about the cause of handicapped children’s diseases. 4 1͵2
PS. The numbers, which are shown in the column Method of Assessment, presents the methods shown in the previous table, titled as Method of Assessment.

Work Load Details

# Type of Work Quantity Time (Hour) Work Load
1 Course Duration 14 6 84
2 Course Duration Except Class (Preliminary Study, Enhancement) 14 3 42
3 Presentation and Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
4 Web Research, Library and Archival Work 0 0 0
5 Document/Information Listing 0 0 0
6 Workshop 0 0 0
7 Preparation for Midterm Exam 3 3 9
8 Midterm Exam 1 1 1
9 Quiz 0 0 0
10 Homework 0 0 0
11 Midterm Project 0 0 0
12 Midterm Exercise 0 0 0
13 Final Project 0 0 0
14 Final Exercise 0 0 0
15 Preparation for Final Exam 1 3 3
16 Final Exam 1 1 1
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