Special and Inclusive Education

Course Code:

SPED 493

Course Period:

Autumn

Course Type:

Core

P:

3

Lab:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

4

Course Language:

İngilizce

Course Objectives:

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.

Course Content:

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

Course Methodology:

Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 4: Simulation, 5: Case Study

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 Students,	Program Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
Explains the characteristics of children with special needs.	1, 2,3,5,6,7,8, 4, 13	1.,2.,4	1.,2.,3.,4.,5.,6
Describes the properties of mental disability and learning disabilities.	2,3,5,6,7,8, 4, 13	1.,2.,4	1.,2.,3.,4.,5.,6
Describes the properties of emotional and behavioral disorders and Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder	2,3,5,6,7,8, 4, 13	1.,2.,4	1.,2.,3.,4.,5.,6
Describes the properties of superior intelligence and high skilled.	2,3,5,6,7,8, 4, 13	1.,2.,4	1.,2.,3.,4.,5.,6
Describes the properties of severe and multiple disability and physical disability.	2,3,5,6,7,8, 4, 13	1.,2.,4	1.,2.,3.,4.,5.,6
Describes the properties of the visually impaired and the hearing impaired.	2,3,5,6,7,8, 4, 13	1.,2.,4	1.,2.,3.,4.,5.,6
Explains the diagnosis and classification of children with special needs.	2,3,5,6,7,8, 4, 13	1.,2.,4	1.,2.,3.,4.,5.,6
Explains inclusive education practices.	1, 4, 13	1.,2.,4	1.,2.,3.,4.,5.,6

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Textbook	Exceptional Children. Heward. Pearson Pub. 2012. Özel Eğitim. Bülbin Sucuoğlu. Pegem Yay. 2010. Genel Eğitim Okullarında Özel Gereksinimi Olan Öğrenciler ve Özel Eğitim. Gönül Akçamete.
Additional Resources	http://orgm.meb.gov.tr/

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents
Assignments
Exams

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	1	40
Quizzes	2	10
Assignment	1	50
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		40
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		60
Total		100

Course’s Contribution to Program

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
10	Learning group process, roles and behaviors of group members, group working, therapeutic factors, and principles and techniques of group dynamics containing developmental stages
11	Learning varieties and skills of being group leader and implementing them
12	Gaining understanding to assess individual and group approaches within framework of multicultural society
13	Comprehending and implementing standardized and non-standardized tests containing the environmental assessment, performance assessment, individual and group assessments and inventory methods, psychological testing, and behavioral observations, as well as basic concepts of other assessment techniques					X
14	Learning qualitative and quantitative scientific research methods, comprehending importance to make research in the field of PCG and to present results in written, and implementing them				X
15	Learning how to use internet and technology for accessing information, sharing information, professional development and data analysis					X
16	Sticking to confidentiality principle in the PCG services, believing that benefiting from the PCG services is open to everyone for their life time on voluntarily basis				X
17	Understanding the barriers before education of students who need special education and supporting students in these fields		X

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	15	2	30
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	15	2	30
Mid-terms	1	5	5
Kısa Sınav	1	5	5
Ödev	1	6	6
Final examination
Total Work Load			76
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			3,1
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

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