COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TEXTBOOK ANALYSIS IN SUBJECT MATTER

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SNÖ 4014 TEXTBOOK ANALYSIS IN SUBJECT MATTER ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Elementary Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR AYFER KOCABAŞ

Offered to

Elementary Teacher Education
Elementary Teacher Education

Course Objective

To enable prospective teacher, who will do the instruction of the books concerning different courses prepared in accordance with the primary education curriculum, To identify and learn the text books they would use in the class and the topics in these books; to raise their awareness on the Student Study Books and Teacher Guideline Books, which came up with the new system, on the points of their purpose, content and effective use.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to grasp the relation between the text books and curriculum
2   Being able to observe the positive and negative aspects of the use of text boks
3   Being able to evaluate the text books in terms of program, language and narration, scientific content, and visual design
4   Being able to explain the role of teacher guideline books and student study books in the use of text book and education
5   Being able to prepare a model text book compatible with the curriculum, based on the content knowledge

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Textbook, Teacher's Manual and Student Workbook: Definition, Purpose, Content
2 Approved by the Ministry of Education and critical Review of textbooks
3 Significant contribution to the textbook learning
4 Review the textbook level, in terms of compliance
5 The importance of primary education programs in the new textbook
6 Textbooks and functions of visual elements
7 The first teaching reading and writing books related to studies
8 Midterm Exam
9 Studies on the life science textbooks (application)
10 Studies related to Social textbooks (application)
11 Studies related to Turkish textbooks (application)
12 Studies related to mathematics textbooks (application)
13 Studies related to science and technology textbooks (application)
14 Studies Religious Culture course textbooks (application)
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Ministry of Education (2004) Primary Life Science / Mathematics / Turkish Education Program, Ankara: Ministry of Education Publications
Elementary Social Studies / Science and Technology Instructor Training Program, Ankara: Ministry of Education Publications
Ministry of Education Textbook, Student Workbooks and Teacher's Books
Mesiha Tosunoglu-M. Text Arslan-Idris Karakus, Subject Matter Course Book Review
Özcan Demirel and November Kıroğlu (2006) Subject Matter Course Book Review, Ankara, PegemA Publications

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, presentation, demonstration, discussion, question-answer, case-study, cooperative learning techniques

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 +FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Written examinations (long-and short-answer), multiple-choice tests

Assessment Criteria

Assessment of Student s quiz and final exams are avaluated according to learning outcomes

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Its required to join to %70 of courses and practices
The Instructor hides to get various exercises done via individual and cooperation in the planned education and training period

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ayfer.kocabas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 5 2 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 73

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.1335443433344
LO.22244433344
LO.34544553343
LO.43244433344
LO.5344555554445455

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