Academic Catalog

ECE444 LOOKING THROUGH STEM EDUCATION:PRACTICES FOR EARLY LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

Course Code: 4110444
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 5.0
Department: Early Childhood Education
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
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Offered Semester: Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Children in early ages as problem solvers,critical thinkers, active investigators,innovators and creative thinkers.Nature of early childhood education.Focusing on each STEM discipline and underlining need of interdisciplinary approaches to education in the world.Helping to deepen insight about STEM as an interdisciplinary approach to education of pre-service ECE teachers.Designing and implementing STEM activities.