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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
FMF 5000	ALTERNATIVE MEASUREMENT AND ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES IN PHYSICS EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10

Offered By

Physics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SERAP ÇALIŞKAN

Offered to

Physics Teacher Education

Course Objective

To learning, using, and applying the alternative measurement and assessment techniques concerning process and performance evaluation in physics courses and making comparisons with traditional approaches

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To understand alternative measurement and assessment methods
2	To compare traditional and alternative measurement and assessment methods
3	To understand performance assessment process in physics courses
4	To apply alternative measurement and assessment methods in physics education
5	To develop alternative measurement and assessment instruments for different physics courses

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	What are the alternative measurement and assessment approaches Why these approaches used
2	Comparing the traditional and alternative measurement and assessment approaches
3	Fundamental principles in the alternative measurement and assessment approaches
4	Investigating classical examinations, open-ended questons, examinations relating short answered questions and multiple choice tests in physics
5	Investigating mapping, puzzle and descriptive questions
6	Investigating the concept of network, concept maps, Vee diagrams and meaning analysis tables
7	Establish meaningful sentences, associating words, structured grids, diagnostic trees
8	Midterm Exam
9	Observation and interview techniques
10	Receiving written opinion, portfolio techniques
11	Self-assessment and peer review techniques
12	Investigating and using holistic and analytical rubrics
13	Developing the alternative measurement and assessment instruments for physics courses
14	Developing the alternative measurement and assessment instruments for physics courses
15	Applying the alternative measurement and assessment instruments in physics courses
16	Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1) 1. Textbook: Fen ve Teknoloji Öğretimi (1. Baskı, 2006), Editör: Mehmet BAHAR, PegemA Yayıncılık
2) 2. Textbook: Fen ve Teknoloji (Kuramdan Uygulamaya) (11. Baskı, 2014), Editör: Salih Çepni, PegemA Yayıncılık
3) Thesis and articles in the related literature

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation Technique, Argument Method

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

The quality of Paper/Presentation and final examination points determine students' achievement

Assessment Criteria

The quality of Paper/Presentation (40%), final examination points(60%).

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to the course is important

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

serap.caliskan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

09:00-17:00 in weekdays

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	3	42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	3	42
Preparation for final exam	14	2	28
Preparing assignments	14	6	84
Preparing presentations	14	3	42
Final	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			240

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14
LO.1	5			5	3			1			4
LO.2	5			5	3			1			4
LO.3	5			5	3						4
LO.4	5		4	5	3	5	2		3	5	4
LO.5	5	5	4	5	3	5	2		3	5	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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