Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
SPECIAL EDUCATION AND INTEGRATION EMB316 6. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 3.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors
Assistants
Goals With this course, it is aimed for students to describe the special education and inclusion process, the types of disabilities, the characteristics and educational needs of students with special needs, the evaluation process and the process of individualization of education depending on the diagnosis and evaluation results. In addition, it is aimed to define what adaptations can be made for teaching, problem behaviors, observation recording techniques, what can be done to reduce problem behaviors, and what can be done at the stage of increasing social acceptance.
Course Content Basic concepts of special education; principles and historical development of special education; legal regulations on special education; diagnosis and evaluation in special education; individualization of teaching; inclusion and support special education services; participation of the family in education and cooperation with the family; characteristics of different disability and ability groups; educational approaches and teaching strategies for different groups; effective strategies and behavior management in classroom management.
Learning Outcomes 1) Explain and exemplify the basic concepts of special education and inclusion.
2) Explain and summarize the historical development of special education and inclusion.
3) Defines the basic principles of special education and inclusion.
4) Explain and relate the diagnosis and evaluation process in special education.
5) Analyze the process of individualization of instruction by describing and discussing.
6) Explains inclusion and support special education services.
7) Makes comparisons by explaining the characteristics of different disability and ability groups.
8) Defines and compares educational approaches and teaching strategies for different disability and talent groups.
9) Explains what to do for behavior control in the classroom.
10) Defines what is needed to increase social acceptance.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction to special education and inclusion Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Large Group Discussion
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Special education Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Large Group Discussion
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Inclusion Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Large Group Discussion
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Characteristics of children with special needs (Students with intellectual disabilities, Students with hearing impairment, Students with visual impairments) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Large Group Discussion
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Characteristics of children with special needs (Students with physical disabilities, Students with language and speech disorders) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Large Group Discussion
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Characteristics of children with special needs (Students with emotional and behavioral disorders, Students with autism, Gifted students) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Large Group Discussion
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Midterm

8. Week Evaluation Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Large Group Discussion
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Preparing an individualized education program I Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Large Group Discussion
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Preparing an individualized education program II Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Large Group Discussion
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Adaptation of the teaching Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Large Group Discussion
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Class behavior control II Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Large Group Discussion
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Class behavior control II Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Large Group Discussion
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Increasing social acceptance Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Large Group Discussion
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Bakkaloğlu, H., & Şengül, Y. (2021). Kaynaştırma/bütünleştirme uygulamaları. B. Sucuoğlu, H. Bakkaloğlu & M. Ç. Ökcün-Akcamuş (Eds.), Tanıdan müdahaleye otizm spektrum bozukluğu el kitabı içinde (ss. 729-754). Ankara: Vize Yayıncılık.
Batu, E. S. (2000). Kaynaştırma, destek hizmetler ve kaynaştırmaya hazırlık etkinlikleri. Ankara Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Fakültesi Özel Eğitim Dergisi, 2(4), 35-45. https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ozelegitimdergisi/issue/17202/179647
Batu, E. S. (Ed.). (2019). Kaynaştırma ortamında uygulamalar. Ankara: Vize Akademik.
Cavkaytar, A., Melekoğlu, M., & Yıldız, G. (2014). Geçmişten günümüze özel gereksinimli olma ve zihin yetersizliği: Dünya’da ve Türkiye’de kavramların evrimi. Anadolu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, (Özel Sayı), 111-122.
Kargın, T. (2004). Kaynaştırma: Tanımı, gelişimi ve ilkeleri. Ankara Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Fakültesi Özel Eğitim Dergisi, 5(2), 1-13.
Sucuoğlu, B., Ünsal, P., & Özokçu, O. (2004). Kaynaştırma sınıfı öğretmenlerinin önleyici sınıf yönetimi becerilerinin incelenmesi. Ankara Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Fakültesi Özel Eğitim Dergisi, 5 (2), 51-64.
Şahbaz, Ü. (Ed.). (2018). Özel eğitim ve kaynaştırma. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
Yazıcıoğlu, T. (2018). Kaynaştırma uygulamalarının tarihsel süreci ve Türkiye’de uygulanan kaynaştırma modelleri. Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli Üniversitesi SBE Dergisi, 8(1), 92-110. https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/nevsosbilen/issue/38014/420028

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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 1
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 14
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 28
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