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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS OFZ 4114 ELECTIVE IV (MODELING AND SCIENTIFIC PROCESS SKILLS IN PHYSICS EDUCATION) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Physics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SERAP KAYA ŞENGÖREN

Offered to

Physics Teacher Education

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to teach students model types, processes of modelling; to gain ability of modelling the physical situations by using forms, diagrams, figures and mathematical concepts, also, to give students general knowledge about the scientific process skills.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   students will be able to define model and model types 2   students will be able to define processes of modelling 3   students will be able to analyze process of modelling 4   students will be able apply modelling process the physical situations 5   students will be able to categorize the scientific process skills 6   students will be able to understand the importance of scientific process skills

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Models in physics education 2 Theories and models 3 Mathematical models in physics education 4 Mental models 5 Modelling and creativity 6 Techniques of modelling 7 Techniques of modelling 8 Midterm exam 9 Modelling in physics education 10 Modelling in physics education 11 Scientific process skills and physics education 12 Categorizing of scientific process skills 13 presentation 14 presentation 15 final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Öztürk F.; Özbek L. (2004), Matematiksel modelleme ve simülasyon 2. Gilbert J. K. and Boulter C. J. Developing models in science education 3. Çepni, S. (2007), Fen ve Teknoloji Öğretimi, Pegema Yayıncılık, Ankara

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

lecturing, discussion,group working and practical 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 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

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)

serap.kayadeu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Theoretical 13 2 26 Pre Class Self Study 13 0,5 7 Midterm Preparation 1 4 4 Final Preparation 1 5 5 Paper Preparation 1 8 8 Research Presentation 1 4 4 Final Exam 1 1 1 Midterm Exam 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 56

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 PO.15 PO.16 PO.17 PO.18 PO.19 PO.20 LO.1 3 5 LO.2 3 5 LO.3 3 5 5 LO.4 5 5 4 5 LO.5 5 3 5 LO.6 5 3 5