COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RECENT STUDIES IN SCIENCE EDUCATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Science Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BÜLENT ÇAVAŞ

Offered to

Science Teacher Education

Course Objective

Realizing the current problems of science education and investigate the research conducted about the solutions of these problems and design future studies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding the problems of science education
2   Benefiting from periodicals in science education .
3   Investigating and evaluating researches towards solution of the problems in science education.
4   Designing research towards solution of problems in science education.
5   Synthesizing the results of science education research

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Relation between problems and conducting research in science education
2 Journals where the researches are puplished
3 Classification of research problems
4 Research topics
5 Types of researches in terms of results
6 Types of researches in terms of results
7 Periodicals in science education
8 Periodicals in science education
9 Periodicals in science education
10 Reading and evaluating sample research articles
11 Reading and evaluating sample research articles
12 Reading and evaluating sample research articles
13 Preparing projects in science education
14 Preparing projects in science education
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Fensham, P.; Gunstone, R.; White, R.T (1995). The content of science: a constructivist approach to its teaching and learning, Palmer pres
Dodge, D.T.; Jablon, J. R.; Bickort, T. S. (1994). Constructing primary grades teaching strategies. Washington, DC
Sherman, S. J.(2000).Science and Science Teaching. Newyork: Houghton Mifflin

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, question-answer, discussion, inquiry

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE STT * 0.40 + FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) STT * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The homeworks will be assessed by directly adding to the term work scores in semester. The exam dates will be indicated in the lesson plan. As the exam dates become definite, the previously announced dates may change.

Assessment Criteria

In-class participation and written homework, end-of-semester final homework and short report presentation.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligated to continue to at least 70% of lessons .
2. Behaviours such as copying in exams, clashing and making intials in the publications will be concluded with the opening of a disciplinary investigation.
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)

bulent.cavas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

weekdays - working hours

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 7 91
Project Preparation 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing assignments 13 4 52
Final 1 2 2
Project Assignment 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 198

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1554
LO.2554
LO.3554
LO.4554
LO.5554