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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS SBÖ 2014 THINKING SKILLS IN SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Social Studies Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BANU ÇULHA ÖZBAŞ

Offered to

Social Studies Teacher Education Social Studies Teacher Education

Course Objective

This course is designed to introduce content of thinking skills for teaching Social Studies to learners.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Through reading assignments, discussions, and class activities students will: Develop thinking skills that will assist them and their future students in understanding their world and their roles as citizens in world. 2   Develop communication skills that will assist them and their future students in understanding their world and their roles as citizens in world. 3   Learn planning and assessment procedures for effective, integrated, and functional social studies lessons. 4   Develop percepcions on using thinking skills for teaching social studies in the elementary classroom.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction to the Social Studies (Definitions, foundation, content, processes) 2 What is thinking skills 3 What is thinking skills 4 General thinking skills 5 General thinking skills 6 Preparation lesson plans (general thinking skills) 7 Preparation lesson plans (general thinking skills) 8 Mid-term exam 9 Thinking skills for teaching social studies 10 Thinking skills for teaching social studies 11 Preparation lesson plans (thinking skills for social studies) 12 Preparation lesson plans (thinking skills for social studies) 13 Preparation lesson plans (thinking skills for social studies) 14 Preparation lesson plans (thinking skills for social studies) 15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Zarillo, James. Teaching Elementary Social Studies, Principles and Applications. Pearson Education Inc. (2008) Safran, Mustafa ( Ed). Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretimi. Pegem-A Yayınları, (2009)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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

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 2 26 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26 Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5 Preparation for final exam 1 10 10 Final 1 1 1 Midterm 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 69

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 1 LO.2 3 LO.3 4 LO.4 5