COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ROLE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION IN EDUCATION SYSTEM

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IFE 5003 ROLE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION IN EDUCATION SYSTEM ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Science Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ALI GÜNAY BALIM

Offered to

Science Teacher Education

Course Objective

Understanding constructivist science learning. Preparing instructional materials in consistent with constructivist science learning.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Emergence of constructivist learning theory
2   Stages of constructivist learning
3   Teacher role at constructivist learning
4   Student s role at constructivist learning
5   Concept teaching at constructivist learning

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Learning theories
2 Emergence of constructivist learning theory
3 Basises of cognitive learning theory
4 Insight of constructivist teacher
5 Stages of constructivist learning
6 Science and Technology Course Curriculum and its relationship between constructivist learning theory
7 Teacher role at constructivist learning
8 Mid-term exam
9 Student s role at constructivist learning
10 School s conditions at constructivist learning
11 Relatinships between school, teacher and tutor at constructivist learning
12 Concept teaching at constructivist learning
13 Assesstment at constructivist learning
14 Preparing of assessment tools at constructivist learning
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, question-answer, discussion, inquiry

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

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

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 7 91
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing assignments 13 4 52
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 198

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.13533
LO.23533
LO.33533
LO.43533
LO.53533