COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONCEPTS IN CHEMISTRY TEACHING AND CONCEPT MAPS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMK 6014 CONCEPTS IN CHEMISTRY TEACHING AND CONCEPT MAPS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Chemistry Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SUAT TÜRKOGUZ

Offered to

Chemistry Teacher Education

Course Objective

To recognize concepts and established networks between them in a definite chemistry topic

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Know general knowledge of the definitions of the concept.
2   Understand the learning methods of concept.
3   Learn the relationships among concepts.
4   Prepare a concept map of a topic or theme.
5   Use concept maps to learning and assessment.
6   Understand the importance of knowledge organization of concept maps.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of concept, and their varieties
2 Processes of evaluation of the concepts
3 Concept developing strategies :Tables of Concept Analysis
4 Student s practices
5 Concept Networks
6 Student s practices
7 Concept maps
8 Midterm exam
9 Student s practices
10 Student s practices
11 Student s practices
12 Student s practices
13 Importance of concept teaching an concept maps
14 General evaluation of the lesson
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Kimya Öğretimi YÖK dünya bankası, 1998.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Oral presentation , question- answer, active learning

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

Midterm Exam, Final Exam, quiz, paper, attendance

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

senol.alpat@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 11.00-12.00 hours

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparation for quiz etc. 3 10 30
Preparing assignments 3 10 30
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 180

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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