Arif Yilmaz: Teaching: Teaching Practice II

OKL611 Research Methods and Techniques in Early Childhood Period

Course Code and Title
OKL 611 Research Methods and techniques in Early Childhood Period

Course Type
Required

Course Credit
3 0 3

Course ECTS Credit
8

Course Instructor
Arif yılmaz, Ph.D.

Course Prerequisites
None

Course Hour
1 Semester (3 Theoretical, per week)

Course Content

· Analysis of the methods and the techniques used in early childhood education research, examining basic concepts and methods used in research, determining rsearch population, sampling and data collection methods, doing data analysis nd preparing a research proposal.

Course Goals

(Learning Outcomes)

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

At the end of the course, pre-service teachers will be able to:

● Comprehend the basic concepts, terms, and descriptions

● Understand various research methods and techniques

● Collect data depending on the type and the purpose of research

● Know how to write a research report and,
● Prepare a research project proposal.

Course Reading Materials

-APA (2005), APA style publication manual. (5th Ed.), New York: APA

- Arıkan, R. (2000). Araştırma teknikleri ve rapor hazırlama. (3. Baskı), Ankara: Gazi Kitabevi.

- Büyüköztürk, Ş. Kılıç, E., Akgün, Ö. E., Karadeniz, Ş. & Demirel, F. (2009). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemleri. Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık.

- Karasar, N.(2007). Araştırmalarda rapor hazırlama. (14. Baskı), Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık

- Karasar, N. (2005). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemi. Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık.

- Kurbanoğlu, S. (2004). Kaynak gösterme el kitabı. Ankara:ÜNAK.

- Yıldırım, A. Ve Şimşek, H. (2008). Sosyal bilimlerde nitel araştırma yöntemleri. (6. Baskı). Ankara: Seçkin Yayınevi.

- Fraenkel, J. R and Wallen, N. E. (2008). How to design and evaluate research in education. (7th Ed.). Boston: McGraw Hill.

Instruction Method(s)
Discussion

Evaluation
Preparing a researh (% 50), Final report files (%50)

Course Language
Turkish

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