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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
OFZ 3115	ELECTIVE I (PHYSICS TEACHING CONSEPTS)	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2

Offered By

Physics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR KEMAL YÜRÜMEZOĞLU

Offered to

Physics Teacher Education

Course Objective

To design and develop appropriate teaching strategies for instructional activities for teaching the basic concepts of physics

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To identify of the basic concepts of physics and to comprehend the meaning
2	To establish relations between the basic concepts of physics
3	To establish relationships between concepts and theories
4	To understand the importance of concepts in the structuring and teaching the scientific knowledge
5	To identify and develop teaching strategies to teaching the basic concepts of physics
6	To design instructional activities for teaching the basic concepts of physics

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	What is the concept Classification of the concepts
2	The concept in the formation process of scientific knowledge
3	The importance of concepts in the structuring and teaching of scientific knowledge
4	Concept development processes
5	The teaching strategies of concept
6	Misconceptions in the process of teaching
7	Relations between concepts and theories in physics
8	Midterm Exam
9	Meaning analysis tables and teaching applications
10	The concept networks and teaching applications
11	Mind maps and teaching applications
12	Concept maps and teaching applications
13	Conceptual change texts and teaching applications
14	Determination of misconceptions in the process of teaching and teaching applications
15	Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Hançerlioğlu, Orhan (2002). Felsefe Sözlüğü, 13. Baskı, Istanbul: Remzi Kitabevi
Ülgen, G. (2004), Kavram Geliştirme: Kuram ve Uygulamalar , Ankara: Nobel Yayın
Çepni, S. ve ark. (2005), Kuramdan Uygulamaya Fen ve Teknoloji Öğretimi , Ankara: PegemA Yayıncılık.
Barth, B. M. (2002), Le Savoir en construction , Paris:Retz/VUEF
Cushing, J. (2003), Fizikte Felsefi Kavramlar I:Felsefe ve Bilimsel Kuramlar Arasındaki Tarihsel Ilişki , Istanbul: Sabancı Üniversitesi Yayınları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Project, discussion, homework

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

Project, Written and Practical Exams, Multiple Choice Tests

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

kemal.yurumezoglu @ deu.edu.tr
Dokuz Eylul University, Buca Education Faculty, Secondary Science and Mathematics Education Department, Physics Education Division, Ugur Mumcu Cad. 135. Sk. No: 5 35150 Buca-Izmir Phone: +90 232 3011379 Fax: +90 232 4204895

Office Hours

Working hours on weekdays

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	1	13
Project preparation	13	1	13
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	0,5	7
Preparation for midterm exam	7	1	7
Preparation for final exam	7	1	7
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			51

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.10	PO.11	PO.13	PO.14	PO.16
LO.1	4	3	4	2	2	2	3	2	2	4	2	3
LO.2	5	3	4	2	2	2	4	2	2	4	2	3
LO.3	5	3	4	2	2	2	4	2	2	4	3	3
LO.4	5	3	4	2	3	3	4	2	3	4	4	4
LO.5	5	3	5	1	2	3	4	1	4	4	4	4
LO.6	4	3	5	1	2	3	5	1	4	5	4	4

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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