General Information
DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION

In 1992, when Nigde University was founded, Faculty of Education was also founded. Department of Primary School Education launched its daytime educational activities in 1997 and evening education in 2006. It has been maintaining its education with a viewpoint as a part of reconstructive program of the Faculties of Education. Our department enables candidates of primary education teachers who are needed in Turkish Education System to be trained and to have education in accordance with the basic aims of National Education.

3 associate professors, 3 assistant professors, 1 research associates who are commissioned with Article 35 and 6 lecturers are currently employed.

The graduates having satisfactorily completed the programme are awarded bachelor’s diploma in the field of Primary Education.

Aims and Objectives

Aims

The aim of our department is to train teachers who can teach basic mathematics to children at primary schools (between 7-11 ages), who can teach them how to use Turkish correctly, who can tell them how to use their skills in everyday life and who can prepare them for higher grades of education.

Objectives

Main objectives of our department are to acquire a position of leadership in the academic grading among the departments of Primary School Education, to carry out researches in order to develop new theories and practices and to publish them in academic literature and to train Primary Education Teachers who are critical thinkers possessing leadership skills and capable of interdisciplinary collaboration and who are innovative and can produce original solutions.

Level of Qualification and Qualification Awarded

Upon successful completion of this program, students are awarded with the qualification of BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN PRIMARY School EDUCATION

A Bachelor's Degree Program in PRIMARY School EDUCATION is a 240 ECTS Credits, 4-year program. The program meets the requirements by both the ECTS credits and level descriptors of the first cycle degree qualifications of the Overarching Framework of European Qualifications Framework HE(QF-EHEA) and the 6th level qualifications of the Turkish Qualifications Framework for HE (TYYÇ, NQF-HETR). The level descriptors also meet the 6th level requirements of the qualifications of the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning (EQF-LLL).

Specific Admission Requirements

Admission of national students to the PRIMARY School EDUCATION program is contingent on success on the nationally centralized Student Selection Examination (OSYS) conducted by the Student Selection and Placement Centre (OSYM). Candidates who succeed on the LYS examination (Undergraduate Placement Examination) are enrolled according to their type LM-2 score preferences.

Admission of foreign students is possible through an evaluation of students’ individual application to the university. For further and detailed information please visit General Admission Requirements and Registration Procedures in the menu items of the Information on the Institution.

For further information, please contact to Nigde University International Office.

Contact: International Office

Nigde University, Main Campus, 51240 Niğde, TÜRKİYE

Phone: 0 388 225 21 48
Fax: 0 388 225 23 85

E-mail: erasmus@ohu.edu.tr

Web: http://www.ohu.edu.tr/uluslararasi/index.php?ln=en

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning

With an understanding of lifelong learning, Nigde University recognizes the previously taken courses in another institution and exempts them from graduation credit, as long as the courses match with the learning outcomes of the registered programme at Nigde University. The learning outcome match and the exemption are decided by the Faculty Board in line with the related laws and regulations.

Profile of the Programme

Primary Education department has been established with a mission to provide the students a high quality program to follow and learn cutting edge theories and techniques and at the same time to participate actively in applied and theoretical research.

The undergraduate program is designed in accordance with a cooperative education strategy and an understanding of hands-on experience, so that the new trends in education can be adapted easily. The program constitutes Pedagogical Knowledge, field Knowledge and General Culture. Thus, it is to train teachers who have enough qualifications and knowledge to educate students at Primary schools.

Undergraduate (Bachelor's Degree) program in PRIMARY School EDUCATION (First Cycle in QF-EHEA and 6th level in TYYÇ ) is an academically-oriented program giving access to degree and non-degree research program and professional practice demanding high levels of knowledge and skills. The classification of the program with respect to "ISCED (The International Standard Classification of Education) 2011" and "NQF-HETR (The Turkish Qualifications Framework for HE)" and the codes of the fields of education can be listed as follows:

ISCED Field of Education: 14 – Teacher Training and Education Science
ISCED 2011 Level: 6, Orientation (Profile): 64, Subcategory: 645 - Academically-oriented "first cycle", bachelor's degree
NQF-HETR Field of Education: 14 – Teacher Training and Education Science
NQF-HETR Profile of Education: Academically-oriented "first cycle", bachelor's degree
Learning and Teaching Methods

The most frequently used Instructional Methods of the educational programs of Nigde University are given below. Programs commonly apply these methods as appropriate instructional approaches in accordance with their aims and objectives.

The instructional methods applied for achieving the goal of meeting the expected learning outcomes at Turkish Language program at large are indicated in the section of ‘program learning outcomes’, and those methods utilized for individual course units are indicated in the relevant section of “ description of individual course unit’.

Examples of Learning and Teaching Methods

Lecture & In-Class Activities
Group Work
Reading
Assignment (Homework)
Project
Seminar
Implementation/Application/Practice
Social Activity
School Experience and Teaching Practice
Occupational profiles of graduates with examples

The graduate students of our department can work not only at the private schools and courses, but also in the staff of National Education Ministry if they are successful in KPSS.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

The qualification of PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER is obtained upon graduation from the PRIMARY School EDUCATION programme , which requires;

Completion of all the courses designated within the curriculum of the programme, having a total of 240 ECTS Credits, with passing grades.
Achievement of a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of at least 2.00 out of 4.00.
For detailed information: Please see "Nidge University's Rules & Regulations for Undergraduate Education"

Access to Further Studies

Upon successful completion of this programme, students may apply to master’s (second cycle) and in some cases, to doctorate (third cycle) degree programs in or related fields of PRIMARY School EDUCATION According to the National Regulations on Graduate Education, students are admitted to master’s programmes taking into account their undergraduate (first cycle degree) achievement level and the scores on the subject-specific entrance examinations of the Graduate Education Entrance Examination (ALES) centrally administered by the Student Selection and Placement Centre (ÖSYM). Within the framework of the national regulations, regulations endorsed by the senate of each university stipulate weight of ALES Examination results in the overall evaluation of candidates. Depending on the institutions’ regulations, for some programmes to be accessed, a certain level of foreign language proficiency is also required.

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

The methods applied for assessment of the achievement of the expected program learning outcomes for the entire program of PRIMARY School EDUCATION are shown below and those for the individual course units are given in the relevant section of the course description with their contribution to the final grades.

Mid-Term Exam
Final Exam
Make-up Exam
Short Exam
Homework Assessment
Presentation of Document
Examinations

The success of students in achieving the expected learning outcomes of the each course unit within the curriculum of PRIMARY School EDUCATION programme is evaluated via assessments of in-term activities and final examination which takes place at the end of each semester.

Assessment of in-term activities includes a minimum number of a mid-term examination, homework and a short-exam (quiz) as compulsory assessment methods for all the course units within all degree programmes defined by the Regulations. The programmes are encouraged to define more assessment methods for the in-term activities depending on their needs for measuring the achievements of the outcomes at the programme and course unit levels in order to ensure the educational aims and objectives. The nature and number of the assessment methods used for each course unit together with their contribution the final grades are given under the title of “Assessment and Grading” in the sections of course descriptions. These arrangements are announced in advance, at the beginning of each semester and published in the sections of the course descriptions on this web site.

Mid-term and final examinations are conducted in dates, places and times determined and announced by the University. The students’ final semester grade is given by their instructors based on mid-term examination, homework evaluation, short-examinations, final examination and, if there is any other assessment results taking into account the students’ compliance with attendance to the course activities.

The contributions of the grades of the in-term activities and final exam grade to the final success grade of a course are determined by the course instructor and announced to students within the first two weeks of the semester. Moreover, the contribution of the final exam cannot be less than 40 % and higher than 60% for all the courses within all the degree programmes defined by the Regulations.

Course units, which do not require a mid-term, homework, short-exam and/or a final exam, such as work placement, are determined by the administration of the related departments and specific assessment and grading methods for these courses are also announced through the same channels described above. Evaluation of such activities is made through the procedures defined by the Senate and assessed by Pass (P) or Fail (F) grades.

Grading

The success of a student for each assessment (in-term and final) defined for each course unit is evaluated by the instructor. Evaluations are made over a scale of 100 points and converted to the letter grades at the end of the semester taking into account the standard deviation of grades and grade point average of the class and using the relative evaluation method, principles of which have been set by the Senate.

Please see the section of “Grade Evaluation” for detailed information.

Graduation Requirements:

In order for a student to graduate from the PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER program the following conditions must to be met:

Completion of all the courses designated within the curriculum of the programme, having a total of 240 ECTS Credits, with passing grades.
Achievement of a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of at least 2.00 out of 4.00.
For detailed information: Please see "Nidge University's Rules & Regulations for Undergraduate Education"

Mode of Study:

Bachelor of Arts in PRIMARY School EDUCATION at Nigde University is a full time / face to face programme.