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Last Updated: 16/10/2026

Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
EPÖ502 - Theoretical Bases of Teaching and Learning I. SEMESTER 3 +0 6.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Required Courses
Course Instructor(s) PROF. DR. BAHADIR ERİŞTİ
Mode of Delivery Face to face
Place of Delivery On Campus
Used Educational Platforms Face-to-face
Prerequisites There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended None.
Recommended Resources Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., & Cocking, R. R. (Eds.). (2000). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school. National Academy Press.Fleur, D. S., Bredeweg, B., & van den Bos, W. (2021). Metacognition: Ideas and insights from neuro- and educational sciences. npj Science of Learning, 6, Article 13. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-021-00089-5Freire, P. (2000). Pedagogy of the oppressed (30th anniversary ed.; M. B. Ramos, Trans.). Continuum.Kaya, Z. (Ed.). (2012). Learning and teaching: Theories, approaches, models. Pegem Akademi.Senemoğlu, N. (2025). Development, learning and instruction: From theory to practice (30th ed.). Anı Yayıncılık.Schunk, D. H. (2020). Learning theories: An educational perspective (8th ed.). Pearson.Ormrod, J. E. (2016). Human learning (7th ed.). Pearson.Merrill, M. D. (2002). First principles of instruction. Educational Technology Research and Development, 50(3), 43–59.Mishra, P., & Koehler, M. J. (2006). Technological pedagogical content knowledge: A framework for teacher knowledge. Teachers College Record, 108(6), 1017–1054. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9620.2006.00684.x
Work Placement Not suitable for this course.
Aims of the Course The course Theoretical Foundations of Teaching and Learning aims to develop a holistic and comprehensive perspective on the phenomenon of learning and teaching by examining the answers provided by various theoretical approaches throughout the historical process to numerous questions, such as the formation of learning, factors affecting learning, and the relationship between teaching and learning, as well as the strengths and limitations of these approaches.

Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 LO-1 Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Problem Solving Brain Storming Research and Inquiry
Week - 2 LO-5 LO-7 LO-9 LO-10 LO-11 Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Problem Solving Brain Storming Critique/Critical Reading Research and Inquiry
Week - 3 LO-2 LO-4 LO-5 LO-6 LO-9 Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Research and Inquiry
Week - 4 LO-2 LO-5 LO-6 LO-7 LO-9 LO-10 LO-11 Pavlov: Classical conditioning Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Problem Solving
Week - 5 LO-5 LO-9 LO-10 LO-11 Skinner: Operant conditioning Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Problem Solving
Week - 6 LO-2 LO-6 LO-7 LO-9 LO-10 LO-11 Situated Learning Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Problem Solving
Week - 7 LO-2 LO-5 LO-9 LO-10 LO-11 Information processing theory Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Research and Inquiry
Week - 8 LO-2 LO-5 LO-6 LO-7 LO-10 LO-11 Gagne: Conditions of Learning Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Problem Solving Research and Inquiry
Week - 9 LO-5 LO-6 LO-7 LO-10 LO-11 Piaget: Theory of cognitive development Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Problem Solving Research and Inquiry
Week - 10 LO-2 LO-7 LO-9 LO-10 LO-11 Bandura: Social learning theory Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Problem Solving Research and Inquiry
Week - 11 LO-2 LO-6 LO-9 LO-10 LO-11 Gardner: Theory of multiple intelligences Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Problem Solving Research and Inquiry
Week - 12 LO-5 LO-6 LO-7 LO-10 LO-11 Vygotsky: Constructivist theory Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Research and Inquiry
Week - 13 LO-2 LO-7 LO-9 LO-10 LO-11 Bloom: Mastery learning theory Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Problem Solving Research and Inquiry
Week - 14 LO-5 LO-8 Course evaluation Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Problem Solving Brain Storming

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