COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EXAMINATION OF PHYSICS PROGRAMS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMF 5010 EXAMINATION OF PHYSICS PROGRAMS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Physics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Physics Teacher Education

Course Objective




To recognize an instruction program, compare and evaluate the programs of Physics in high school and develope develope new recommendations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to recognize an instruction program,
2   Be able to compare the program of physics in high school,
3   Be able to analyize the program of physics in high school,
4   Be able to evaluate the program of physics in high school,
5   Be able to develope new recommendations for the program of physics in high school.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Principles of improving program and basic concepts
2 Components of teaching program
3 Prepare scheme of program
4 Models of improving program in Science
5 Prove and evaluate teaching program
6 Compare and evaluate Physics program between 1985 and 2005 in high school
7 Compare and evaluate Physics program between 1985 and 2005 in high school
8 Midterm exam.
9 Argue with physics teachers about programs of physics which come into 2005-2006 in high school and collect their views
10 Examination on the 2007 Secondary School Physics Curriculum
11 Examination on the 2007 Secondary School Physics Curriculum
12 Evaluation of the applications of the 2007 Secondary School Physics Curriculum
13 Evaluation of the applications of the 2007 Secondary School Physics Curriculum
14 Improving offers in relation to program of physics in high school: Target and behaviours for sample unit, activities-teaching materials, writing report by doing exercise for measurement and evaluation
15 Final exam.

Recomended or Required Reading









1. Ö. Demirel, Kuramdan Uygulamaya Eğitimde Program Geliştirme, PegemA Yayıncılık, Ankara,2007.
2. M. Erdem, Eğitimde Program Değerlendirme, Anı Yayıncılık, Ankara, 1998.
3. Fen Bilimlerinde Program Geliştirme Modelleri, Seminer Notları, BEF AD.
4. MEB Lise Fizik Programları.
5. Ortaöğretim Kurumları Fizik Dersi Taslak Programı, EARGED, Ankara, 1998.
6. Relevat literature.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods





Lecturing, discussion, experiment, group work, homework project.

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


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria





Midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)



nevzat.kavcar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 25 25
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing presentations 1 25 25
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 176

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.24453444
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