COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOR GIFTED STUDENTS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÖEP 5085 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOR GIFTED STUDENTS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Special Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR BURAK KARABEY

Offered to

Special Education

Course Objective

Gifted students recognize factors that make up the environment and environment, The development of environmental literacy, grasp the essential elements and the dangers caused by environmental pollution to a livable environment, It is aimed to design of nature activities for gifted education.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explain the purpose of environmental education.
2   Explaining social dimensions of environmental education, the historical and theoretical development.
3   Explaining the basic concepts related to the environment and environmental education.
4   Explain the importance of environmental education for gifted students.
5   Gifted students' environmental literacy able to design supportive activities.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is environmental education What are the goals of environmental education
2 Theoretical foundations of environmental education
3 Environmental literacy
4 Environmental literacy
5 The main concepts related to the environmental sciences: Ecosystem, population, niche type biotope
6 The main concepts related to the environmental sciences: Ecosystem, population, niche type biotope
7 Sustainable development
8 Midterm Exam
9 Sustainable development
10 The necessity of science education for gifted students
11 The necessity of science education for gifted students
12 Recommendations and work towards the creation of environmental awareness for the solution of ecological problems
13 Recommendations and work towards the creation of environmental awareness for the solution of ecological problems
14 Recommendations and work towards the creation of environmental awareness for the solution of ecological problems
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Kocataş A., 1996, Ekoloji: Çevre Biyolojisi
2. Akman Y., 2000, Çevre Kirliliği, Çevre Biyolojisi
3. Üstün Zekalı ve Yetenekli Çocukların Eğitimi Yazar: Nicholas Moseley, Norma E. Cutts Çeviren: Prof. Dr. Ismail Ersevim
4. Üstün Zekalılar Özellikleri Tanılanmaları Eğitimleri Yazar: Uğur SAK
5. Üstün Yetenekli Çocukları Anlamak (Üstün Yetenekli Çocuklar Sarmalında Aile, Eğitim Sistemi ve Toplum) Yazar: Faruk LEVENT

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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

Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Observation, Team/Group Work, Demonstration, Drill - Practise, Case Study, Problem Solving, Brain Storming, Report Preparation and/or Presentation,

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
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 6 78
Preparation for midterm exam 1 40 40
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 191

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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