COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Institute Of Education Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR KEMAL YÜRÜMEZOĞLU

Offered to

Chemistry Teacher Education
Physics Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education
Social Studies Teacher Education
Computer Education and Instructional Technology
Environmental Education
Biology Teacher Education
Special Education

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to set up the theoretical framework of inquiry-based science teaching and learning, starting from this framework, to develop inquiry-based teaching practices and to do exemplary teaching practices

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

National Research Council (NRC,1996): National Science Education Standards
National Science Foundation (NSF, 2000): Foundations: Inquiry: Thoughts,Views, and Strategies for the K-5 classroom http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2000/nsf99148/start.htm
National Research Council (NRC,2000): Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards: A Guide for Teaching and Learning
POLLEN: Designing and Implementing Inquiry-Based Science Units for Primary Education
http://www.fondationlamap.org/sites/default/files/upload/media/Guide_Designing%20and%20implementing%20IBSE_final_light.pdf
PRI-SCI-NET: http://prisci.net/ (This Project Pri-Sci-Net has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007 /13) under grant agreement No.266647)
TÜBA: Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Bilim Eğitimi Projesi http://www.tuba.gov.tr /tr/ akademik /akademi-projeleri/bilim-egitimi.html
FIBONACCI: Inquiry in Science Education http://www.fibonacci-project.eu/

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Inquiry - Based Science Teaching, Cooperative (active) learning, discussing, making projects

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Analyzing an inquiry-based teaching- learning sequences example (50%), designing, implementation and evaluation for an inquiry-based teaching-learning sequences (50%)

Assessment Criteria

Analyzing an inquiry-based teaching- learning sequences example (50%), designing, implementation and evaluation for an inquiry-based teaching-learning sequences (50%)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to the course is important

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

kemal.yurumezoglu@deu.edu.tr
kemal.yurumezoglu@gmail.com

Office Hours

-

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes