COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TEACHING CHEMISTRY IN SCIENCE EDUCATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FBÖ 4014 TEACHING CHEMISTRY IN SCIENCE EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Science Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR MEHMET ŞAHIN

Offered to

Science Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education

Course Objective

Displaying the role of concept and teaching concept in science education, drawing attention about misconception, determining misconceptions towards some chemistry concepts in science and technology course and developing activities removing these misconceptions

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   State the definition of concept in science education, to use techniques about teaching concept and to explain the definition of misconception
2   Examine studies towards methods and techniques removing misconceptions
3   Compare statistical data about misconceptions towards science education in Turkey and all of the world
4   Examine studies towards misconceptions about some chemistry concepts in science and technology course of primary school
5   Develop activities removing misconceptions about some chemistry concepts in science and technology course of primary school

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to misconceptions, concept and teaching concept, Researches and Methods towards correcting of misconceptions in science education
2 Misconceptions in Turkey and all of the world and its statistic
3 Determining students misconceptions about Atom concept and designing activities towards correcting of these misconceptions
4 Determining students misconceptions Element, Compound and Molecule concepts and designing activities towards correcting of these misconceptions
5 Determining students misconceptions about Physical-Chemical Changes concepts and designing activities towards correcting of these misconceptions
6 Visuality in Teaching Chemistry Concepts
7 Midterm Exam
8 Determining students misconceptions about States of Matter concept and designing activities towards correcting of these misconceptions
9 Determining students misconceptions about Heat and Temperature concepts and designing activities towards correcting of these misconceptions
10 Determining students misconceptions about Conductive and Insulative concepts and designing activities towards correcting of these misconceptions
11 Determining students misconceptions about Solubility and Melting concepts and designing activities towards correcting of these misconceptions
12 Determining students misconceptions about Periodic Table and designing activities towards correcting of these misconceptions
13 Determining students misconceptions about Acid-Base concepts and designing activities towards correcting of these misconceptions
14 Determining students misconceptions about Ionic-Covalent Bonds concepts and designing activities towards correcting of these misconceptions
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Barke, H.D., Hazari, A. And Yitbarek, S. (2009). Misconceptions In Chemistry, Springer-Heidelberg, Germany.
Rhoton, J. And Shane, P. (2006). Teaching Science In The 21st Century, NSTA Press.
Sears, J. and Sorensen, P. (2000). Issues in Science Teaching, R. Falmer Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecturing
2. Problem solving
3. Active Learning
4. Cooperative Learning
5. Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Arasınav
2 DTK Diğer Etkinlik
3 FN Yarıyılsonu Sınavı
4 BNS BNS VZ * 0.30 + DTK * 0.10 + FN * 0.60
5 BUT Bütünleme Notu
6 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.30 + DTK * 0.10 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The basic principals of specific learning and teaching approachs about chemical concepts in science and technology education will be assessed by exams, homeworks, portfolios and projects.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligated to continue to at least 70% of lessons .
2. Every trial to copying will be finalized with disciplinary proceedings.
3. The instructor has right to make quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes will be directly added to exam scores.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

zeliha.yayla@deu.edu.tr, suat.turkoguz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Working hours in weekdays

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparation for quiz etc. 0 0 0
Preparing assignments 5 1 5
Preparing presentations 0 0 0
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 0 0 0
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 124

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.255555555
LO.355555555
LO.455555555
LO.555555555

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