COURSE UNIT TITLE

: APPROACHES TO TEACHING PROGRAMMING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BTE 1006 APPROACHES TO TEACHING PROGRAMMING COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Computer and Instructional Technologies Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ELIF BUĞRA KUZU DEMIR

Offered to

Computer and Instructional Technologies Teacher Education

Course Objective

This course aims to equip all students with the knowledge and skills regarding the expectant methods and techniques such as games and creative drama activities that facilitates teaching programming effectively. In order to achieve this aim, the students will be encountered with the hands-on activities including the development of a game or a creative drama activity. Also this course aims to conduct applied activities regarding block based programming tools, teach usability of mobile applications in teaching programming and inform pre-service teachers on the approaches and methods that can be used to evaluate programming skills of the target students.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to explain the expectant methods and techniques of teaching programming
2   To be able to develop applications appropriate to the determined methods and techniques of teaching programming
3   To be able to discuss the importance of mobile application theoretically and practically on teaching programming
4   To be able to explain the approaches and methods that can be used to evaluate programming skills
5   To be able to solve problems that can be encountered while teaching programming with the knowledge and skills gained regarding the approaches and methods taught in the course

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to programming
2 Barriers against teaching programming and possible solutions
3 Teaching programming by games
4 Developing a sample game for teaching programming
5 Teaching programming by drama activities
6 Developing a sample drama activity for teaching programming
7 Mid-term
8 Teaching programming with block-based programming tools
9 Developing samples by block-based programming tools
10 Teaching programming with text-based programming tools
11 Developing samples by text-based programming tools
12 Methods and approaches to evaluate programming abilities
13 Developing student projects regarding teaching programming
14 Evaluating student projects regarding teaching programming
15 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Beecher, K. (2017). Computational Thinking: A beginner's guide to problem-solving and programming. BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.
Bennedsen, J., Caspersen, M. E., & Kölling, M. (Eds.). (2008). Reflections on the teaching of programming: Methods and implementations (Vol. 4821). Springer.
Krauss, J., & Prottsman, K. (2016). Computational Thinking and Coding for Every Student: The Teacher s Getting-Started Guide. Corwin Press.
Riley, D. D., & Hunt, K. A. (2014). Computational thinking for the modern problem solver. CRC press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, question-answer, observation, group study, case study

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


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Homework, discussion, student reflections

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Elif Buğra Kuzu Demir
Dokuz Eylül University
Buca Faculty of Education
Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technologies
Hasan Ali Yücel Building
35160 Buca/Izmir/ Turkey

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 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparing assignments 13 1 13
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.11351151111
LO.21255151112
LO.31251151111
LO.41351151112
LO.51255251111

CONTACT INFORMATION
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