Extracurricular Activities in Education

Course Code:

ED 261

Course Type:

Department Elective Courses

P:

3

Lab:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

4

Course Language:

İngilizce

Course Objectives:

Aims to enhance learners’ understanding of the hidden curriculum. Learners are aimed to find out benefits and limitations of extracurricular activities as they investigate range of extracurricular activities in school contexts. It also aims to help learners design a yearly plan for an extracurricular activity.

Course Content:

Formal and non-formal activities in education / implicit program concepts; implicit program related approaches; cognitive and affective domain learning and implicit program; school as a ritual place; school ceremonies as unscheduled activities at school; social, cultural, sports and artistic activities, precaution and management; place and importance of implicit program in values education; values education events (memorial, celebration, meeting, graduation etc.).

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Problem Solving , 4: Discussion, 5:Demonstration, 6: Group work

Course Evaluation Methods:

1. Written exam, 2. Multiple-choice test, 3. Space-filling, 4. Right-Wrong type, 5. Oral examination, 6. Portfolio

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1) Students discover basic concepts for the design and implementation of learning tasks that support international awareness.	1,2,3,4,5,6,10	1,2,3,4,5,6	1,2,3,4
2) Students discover how global issues and context broaden and develop their perspectives and deals with meaningful ways.	1,2,3,4,5,6,10	1,2,3,4,5,6	1,2,3,4
3) To provide opportunities for students to participate in a complex, dynamic education; discusses ways to embed global contexts in the hidden curriculum.	1,2,3,4,5,6,10	1,2,3,4,5,6	1,2,3,4
4) It establishes an annual plan for an extracurricular activity in the context of the school.	1,2,3,4,5,6,10	1,2,3,4,5,6	1,2,3,4

Course Flow

Week	Topics
1	Introduction of syllabus and expectations What connects us as educators to the world in terms of global issues, local concerns and different perspectives?
2	Becoming global citizen and its reflection into curriculum; Rights and responsibilities of a world citizen
3	How to develop our students as active citizens?
4	Hidden Curriculum: Curricular activities vs Extracurricular activities & Experiential Learning
5	History of Service Learning & MEB’s new system H.E.Y. and CAS in IB
6	Extracurricular activities in schools
7	Quiz
8	Research report on the benefits of a chosen extracurricular activity in education
9	Advantages and limitations of extracurricular activities in schools
10	How to manage extracurricular activities in school
11	Examples of extracurricular activities in schools
12	Examples of extracurricular activities in schools
13	Review of lectures
14	Final Assignment: Design of a yearly plan on implementation of a chosen extracurricular activity at a school

Material Sharing

Documents

Shared in classroom/via e-mail.

Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Quiz	1	25
Homework	1	25
Final report	1	50
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		50
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		50
Total		100

Course’s Contribution to Program

No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	Having knowledge of past, basic though and principles of the PCG, and implementing PCG		X
2	Comprehending meaning and importance of the coordination, consultation/consulting and supervision in the PCG field, and implementing them		X
3	Having knowledge of ethical rules accepted by national and international PCG associations, and implementing them		X
4	Learning to accept everyone as they are / with all kind of features by the multicultural approach				X
5	Learning theories/information about cultural awareness, cultural social justice, solution of conflicts, and other cultural behaviors; for development and health of human soul, mind and body, and implementing them				X
6	Learning theories related to the development, learning and personality development so as to facilitate positive development and wellness of individual for his/her life time, and implementing them				X
7	Understanding the environmental factors affecting normal and abnormal behaviors, psychopathology, disability conditions and crisis during his/her development process,	X
8	Learning and implementing the career consulting, processes, techniques and sources, career development and decision-making model so as to include those applied to certain groups in the global economy	X
9	Learning psychological consulting theories, being aware and use of intervention techniques suitable for counselees in practice	X
10	Learning group process, roles and behaviors of group members, group working, therapeutic factors, and principles and techniques of group dynamics containing developmental stages			X

ECTS

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15x Total course hours)	15	3	45
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	15	3	45
Quiz	1	3	3
Homework	1	3	3
Final report	1	3	3

Total Work Load			96
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			3,84
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

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