COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TERMINOLOGY IN PHYSICS AND PHYSICS EDUCATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMF 5023 TERMINOLOGY IN PHYSICS AND PHYSICS EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Physics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GAMZE SEZGIN SELÇUK

Offered to

Physics Teacher Education

Course Objective

Students will be able to comprehend the terms and concepts in physics and physics education.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   After completing this course, students will be able to know terms, concepts and idioms in physics and physics education
2   After completing this course, students will be able to use English to follow the physics education literature
3   After completing this course, students will be able to use the internet to follow the physics education literature written in English
4   After completing this course, students will be able to use English for communication in his/her expert area
5   After completing this course, students will be able to use the terms and concepts appropriately in his/her expert area

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General knowledge about physics and physics education terminology
2 Learning the meanings of the terms, concepts and idioms in physics
3 Learning the meanings of the terms, concepts and idioms in physics (continue)
4 Learning the meanings of the terms, concepts and idioms in physics (continue)
5 Learning the meanings of the terms, concepts and idioms in physics education (continue
6 Learning the meanings of the terms, concepts and idioms in physics education (continue
7 Learning the meanings of the terms, concepts and idioms in physics education (continue
8 Midterm Exam
9 Learning the meanings of the terms, concepts and idioms in physics education (continue
10 Learning the meanings of the terms, concepts and idioms in physics education (continue
11 Reading the texts and using the terms by the educational games
12 Reading the texts and using the terms by the educational games (continue)
13 Reading the texts and using the terms by the educational games (continue)
14 Reading the texts and using the terms by the educational games (continue)
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Longman Illustrated Science Dictionary. Arthur Godman (1983). Longman York Press.
2. Eğitim Terimleri Sözlüğü. Özcan Demirel ve Kamile Ün (1987). Ankara: Şafak Matbaası

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture method, Discussion, Question-Answer

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

Multiple Choice Tests, Paper/Presentation

Assessment Criteria

Midterm exam 30% Paper/Presentation 10% Final exam 60%

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gamze.sezgin@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 1 13
Preparing assignments 3 30 90
Preparing presentations 2 10 20
Preparation for midterm exam 7 3 21
Preparation for final exam 7 3 21
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 208

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.13
LO.235
LO.35
LO.45
LO.5355