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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS OBE 4413 BASIC CONCEPTS TEACHINGS IN BIOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Biology Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Biology Teacher Education

Course Objective

To improve student teachers' abilities to reveal and resolve possible misconceptions related to the concepts from secondary biology curriculum.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explain the ways to reveal and resolve misconceptions 2   Recognize previously determined misconceptions in biology 3   Explain the criterias taken for concept teaching.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Concept teaching and importance 2 Misconceptions at biology education 3 Misconceptions at biology education 4 Conceptual change strategies 5 Conceptual change strategies 6 Teaching of circulatory and excretion systems' concepts 7 Teaching of genetic concepts 8 Mid-term exam 9 Teaching of photosynthesis concepts 10 Teaching of nervous systems' concepts 11 Teaching of respiratory systems' concepts 12 Teaching of reproduction systems'concepts 13 Teaching of active and passive conveying concepts 14 Teaching of nutrition of animal and plant concepts 15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Campbell, N.A., Reece,J.B. ve Mitchell, L.G. 1999; Biology, World Student Series, Addison Wesley Longman,Fifth Edition, San Francisco. White, R., Gunstone, R. 1992; Probing Understanding, The Falmer Press, London.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion, group work, question-answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 VZ Ara Sınav 2 FN Yarıyılsonu Sınavı 3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60 4 BUT Bütünleme Notu 5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60

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)

halil.aydin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Theoretical 13 2 26 Pre Class Self Study 13 1 13 Midterm Preparation 1 5 5 Final Preparation 1 5 5 Final Exam 1 1 1 Midterm Exam 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 51

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 LO.1 3 4 3 2 2 1 LO.2 3 4 3 2 2 1 LO.3 3 4 3 2 2 1