COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES IN SCIENCE EDUCATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ISÖ 5055 CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES IN SCIENCE EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Primary Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR HÜLYA HAMURCU

Offered to

Primary Teacher Education

Course Objective

Comprehending contemporary approaches in science education and being able to have the knowledge related to basic concepts which must be learned in science lessons.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to have the knowledge about basic aims of science and technology which take part in primary third and fourth grades.
2   Being able to comprehend the contemporary approaches and teaching models in science which take part in primary science education.
3   Being able to develop samples and activities appropriate with such approaches.
4   Being able to evaluate these activities.
5   Being able to develop problem solving, critical thinking and creative thinking skills.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction and explaining of course syllabus.
2 Multiple intelligence theory in teaching science
3 Discovery teaching and learning in science
4 Active learning techniques and methods in teaching science
5 Cooperative learning in science teaching
6 Constructivism and teaching science ( 5 E model and etc.)
7 Argumentation based science teaching
8 Midterm exam
9 Concept cartoons and concept map, mind map in teaching science
10 Project and Problem based learning in teaching science
11 Using Analogies and Drama in teaching science
12 Discussing teaching methods in different countries -1
13 Discussing teaching methods in different countries -2
14 Evaluating methods, techniques and the content of the lesson
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

-Selçuk,Z. vd.(2002). Çoklu Zekâ Uygulamaları, Nobel Dağıtım: Ankara.
-Kaptan, F.(1998) Fen Bilgisi Öğretimi, Anı yayıncılık: Ankara.
- Gürdal,A vd. (2001). Fen Eğitimi Ilkeler, Stratejiler ve Yöntemler, MÜ. Yayını:Istanbul.
- Cross, R. (1996). Teaching Primary Science, Longman Ltd. Australia.
- Bosak,V.S. (1991). Science is. Scholastic. U.S.A.
- Carin, A.A. (1997). Guided Activities For Elementary School Science. Fourth Edition. Merrill/ Prentice Hill.Ohio,U.S.A.
-Carin, A.A. (1997). Teaching Modern Science. Seventh Edition. Merrill/ Prentice Hill.Ohio,U.S.A.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Group works, question and answer, discussion, lecturing, demonstration and computer based learning.

Assessment Methods

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hulya.hamurcu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 7 91
Preparation for midterm exam 1 25 25
Preparation for final exam 1 35 35
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 196

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16
LO.13
LO.24
LO.33
LO.4333
LO.554

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