Domain-Specific Skills and Competencies

• Developing reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills.
• Using the Primary School Turkish (Grades 1-4) Curriculum.
• Preparing activities.
• Understanding the developmental characteristics of children.
• Teaching reading and writing.
• Enhancing students’ reading and writing skills.
• Acquiring basic mathematical skills and knowledge, solving basic math problems.
• Designing teaching plans using different methods and techniques for topics such as natural numbers, fractions, decimal fractions, operations within these sets, ratio and proportion, percentage, data analysis, probability, and measurement.
• Conducting hands-on activities in science, organizing events, delivering classroom presentations, preparing science fair projects, and working on tasks aligned with the science curriculum.
• Exploring fundamental concepts of science education, the social dimensions of science and technology, the importance of scientific literacy, the aims of science education, and various approaches to teaching science.
• Understanding the characteristics of the Life Sciences curriculum and organizing a constructivist teaching process.
• Planning lessons in alignment with multiple intelligences theory.
• Grasping the features of the Social Studies curriculum and designing problem-based learning processes.
• Understanding the relationship between education and psychology, knowing about children’s developmental areas, and being familiar with learning theories and factors influencing learning.
• Recognizing the role of physical education in human development, performing drills, walks, turns, and sequences, engaging in gymnastics exercises, providing first aid, and understanding the importance of sports.
• Understanding the connections between education and socialization, recognizing the functions of schools as social institutions, and formalizing the interaction between education and other social institutions.
• Allowing prospective teachers to test and develop their knowledge and skills in a school environment and acquire the necessary attributes for their profession.
• Equipping prospective teachers with teaching skills in real classroom environments.
• Ensuring the effective delivery of the Religion and Ethics Education course, which begins in Grade 4.

General Competencies

1. Having the ability to use the Turkish language properly, effectively, and in accordance with its rules, as well as communicating effectively with students.
2. Knowing and utilizing various teaching methods and techniques within the learning and teaching process, preparing appropriate learning environments to develop this process.
3. Possessing general knowledge to contribute to students' development, a research culture to keep up with advancements in the field, and sufficient foreign language proficiency.
4. Acquiring the skills to monitor and evaluate students’ learning and maintain records in educational settings.
5. Aiming to educate individuals who respect personal-universal rights and freedoms, values, and differences.
6. Focusing on educational research and project-based activities related to children, youth, and families, implementing and disseminating such practices.
7. Being proficient and equipped in technology and communication.