COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TEXTBOOK ANALYSITEXTBOOK ANALYSIS IN SOCIAL STUDIES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SBÖ 4003 TEXTBOOK ANALYSITEXTBOOK ANALYSIS IN SOCIAL STUDIES COMPULSORY 2 2 0 5

Offered By

Social Studies Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR ASLI AVCI AKÇALI

Offered to

Social Studies Teacher Education
Social Studies Teacher Education

Course Objective

In scope of this course, it is tried; to be introduced textbooks, student work books, and teacher's guidebooks approved by the Ministry of Education to teacher candidates; to be examined social studies curriculums by a critical perspective; to be taught qualifications and features which should be in a textbook; to be made applications on Social Studies text books; and to be showed according to which criteria the text books, student work books should be examined and chosen and whether these books are appropriate for the elementary students' learning capabilities.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to examine the social studies curriculums by a critical perspective.
2   Meaning knowledge of the basic terms which are mentioned on the course of examinations of social studies textbooks
3   Knowledge of basic principles regarding examination and evaluation of textbooks
4   To be able to understand the main structure and the functioning system concerning selection and writing, distribution of books in the Turkish National Education system
5   To be able to understand the basic features of a good textbook
6   To be able to apply the scientific method in the book selection process
7   To be able to create an identity of teacher that is specific and is suitable for the teacher's qualifications
8   To be able to create alternative perspectives relating to the selection of textbooks
9   To be able to use the basic principles related with selection of books in the possible process of teachership
10   To be able to create a sample textbook

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 PART I : a) Book and Textbook, b) A General Outlook of Social Studies Education Programs, c) Place of the Course Book (Textbook) in the Training Programmes
2 PART II : a) Textbook and Its Importance in Education b) Qualifications of the textbook (Physical Properties, Page Setting and Page-Layout), c) Visual Materials in Textbooks, d) Supplementary Course Materials
3 PART III : a) Innovations in Textbooks, b) Book selection and criteria used in selecting books, c) works on Textbook in the Ministry of Education
4 PART IV: a) Designing Textbooks, b) Assesment and Evaluation in Elementary School Textbooks, c) Textbooks in Other Countries
5 PART V: a) Critique of Textbooks, b) False Speech and Expression Examples in Textbooks
6 PART V: c) Inspection Methods and Criteria for Various Textbooks
7 PART VI: Textbook Analysis (Case Study). Analysis of the social studies student's the course book (textbook), workbook taught in elementary school and teacher's guide book according to the essential features that should be in the textbook.
8 MID-TERM EXAM
9 Examination of 6. Grade social studies course book (text book), student work book and teacher's guide book (1st and 2nd Units)
10 Examination of 6. Grade social studies course book (text book), student work book and teacher's guide book (Units 3 and 4)
11 Examination of 6. Grade social studies course book (text book), student work book and teacher's guide book (5, 6 and 7 Units)
12 Examination of 7. Grade social studies course book (text book), student work book and teacher's guide book (1st and 2nd Units)
13 Examination of 7. Grade social studies course book (text book), student work book and teacher's guide book (Units 3 and 4)
14 Examination of 6. Grade social studies course book (text book), student work book and teacher's guide book (5, 6 and 7 Units) 8. Examination of course book (text book), student work and teacher's guide books for Revolutional History and Kemalism course (1st and 2nd Units)
15 FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

KÜÇÜKAHMET, Leyla (Editör), (2011), Konu Alanı Ders Kitabı Inceleme Kılavuzu (Ed. Leyla Küçükahmet), Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara.
CEYHAN, E. ve YIĞIT, B., (2005) Konu Alanı Ders Kitabı Incelemesi, Anı Yayınları, Ankara.
KILIÇ, A. ve SEVEN, S., (2002) Konu Alanı Ders Kitabı Incelemesi, Pegem A Yay., Ankara.
ŞAHIN, C. ve KÜÇÜKAHMET, L. (Editör), (2001). Konu Alanı Ders Kitabı Inceleme Kılavuzu, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara.
ŞAHIN, C., (Editör), (2003) Konu Alanı Ders Kitabı Inceleme Kılavuzu, Gündüz Eğitim ve Yayıncılık, Ankara.
PINGEL, F., (2003), Ders Kitaplarını Araştırma ve Düzeltme Rehberi, Tarih Vakfı Yayınları, Istanbul.
MEB 4-5-6-7-8. Sınıflar Öğrenci Ders, Çalışma kitapları ve Öğretmen Kılavuz kitapları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Group work, presentation (via Power Point) method, discussion, question and answer, book review and interpretation.

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

Written examinations, applications of book review, presentations and reports of book review.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ali.gulersoy@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday; 11.30-12.30, 17.00-18.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for final exam 1 7 7
Reading 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 117

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.11
LO.23
LO.31
LO.4
LO.52
LO.62
LO.755
LO.85
LO.95
LO.105

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