DEGREE PROGRAMMES

: Science Teacher Education

General Description

History

The Doctorate Program of Science Education has offered Doctorate Degree since 2002.

Qualification Awarded

Science Education, Doctorate Degree

Level of Qualification

Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

Candidates for admission to the Ph.D. Programs should
-Have a master's degree in a relevant discipline.
-Have a grade point average of at least 80 out of 100, at least 3.00 out of 4.00 in graduate degree
-Have at least 60 points from the score type of the program he / she applied in the Academic Personnel and Graduate Education Entrance Examination (ALES) by ÖSYM.
-Have at least 60 out of 100 points in one of the exams accepted by YÖK or equivalent score in one of equivalent international language exams.
- In foreign language programs, the foreign language requirement must be different from the language of the foreign language program. In case the language of the program is the native language of the candidate, foreign language must be different.

For candidates who apply for Ph.D. programs;
Interview score will be calculated out of written and oral assessment scores for all the applicants taking written and oral exams.
Interview score will contain 60% of the written assessment score and 40% of the oral assessment score.
Interview Score = 60% Written Assessment Score + 40% Oral Assessment Score
Candidates with an interview score of 70 or higher are considered to be successful and an evaluation score containing ALES score, Graduation score and interview score will be calculated for these candidates.
Evaluation score will contain 50% of the ALES score, 25% of the graduation score and 25% of the interview score.
Evaluation Score =% 50 ALES +% 25 Graduation Score +% 25 Interview Score
(Graduation score will be processed out of 100 points.)
Candidates are placed in the programs they apply according to their evaluation scores. Applicants who have the highest score will have the right to enroll in the programs which have free quota. (Taking into account their priority choice they had made). Same amount of reserved candidates will be announced. Applicants who have the right to enroll must register between the dates announced. Free quotas will be used by the reserved candidates.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

Successful students who have completed at least one semester in the graduate program of another institute within the university or another higher education institution may apply for a transfer in the announced dates if the quota is determined by the Board of Directors. The conditions for admission of the transfer are determined by the institute board.

Exemption requests of students for the courses taken at graduate program of another department/university with a successful grade are evaluated by the Administrative Board of the Institute by the recommendation of the head of the departments according to the provisions of Dokuz Eylül University Exemption and Adaptation Directives.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

PhD program consists of at least seven courses, thesis proposal, field of expertise, proficiency exam, seminar and thesis work, not less than at least 21 local credits.
The student workload for a semester is 30 ECTS, and the total workload to complete the PhD program is 240 ECTS.
In addition to midterm and final exams, learning activities such as reports, assignments, quizzes, seminar presentations and project studies can be used in the performance evaluation of the student during the semester. In order for the student to be successful in this course, the grade must be at least 75 out of 100 (at least 2.50 out of 4.00). Seminar, thesis work and specialization courses are evaluated as successful / unsuccessful.

Profile of the Programme

The program is designed to promote personal and professional growth for both education and computer education fields. The language of instruction is Turkish.

Key Learning Outcomes

1   To have advanced pedagogical knowledge and skills about science teachers and apply contemporary teaching, learning, and measurement and assessment techniques and methods.
2   Developing current and high-level knowledge in the field of science education with the use of critical thinking and research and carrying out studies that will bring new knowledge in science education.
3   Grasping inter-disciplinary feature related to science education and designing interdisciplinary studies aiming high level objectives in science education.
4   The ability to critically analyze, synthesize and evaluate the new and complex research and ideas in science education.
5   Adding new knowledge to the area of science education by producing scientific works and presenting these studies in national or international platforms.
6   Developing new ideas and methods in science education by making use of high level intellectual processes such as critical thinking, problem solving and decision making.
7   Adding new knowledge to the area of science education by producing scientific works and presenting these studies in national or international platforms.
8   Developing new ideas and methods in science education by making use of high level intellectual processes such as critical thinking, problem solving and decision making.
9   To discuss and defend ideas in science education in national or international platforms with science education experts and establish an effective communication with experts to show the competency in science education.
10   Contributing to the solution of social, scientific, cultural and ethical problems found in science education and promoting the development of these values.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

The related doctorate degree provides the rights and privileges to practice the profession.

Access to Further Studies

Graduates may apply to post doctorate studies.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits


T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory
B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
ALL COURSES
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
G 1 İFE 6025 ARGUMENTATION IN SCIENCE EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
G 2 İFE 6199 THESIS THESIS 0 0 0 156
G 3 İFE 6198 EXPERTISE FIELD EXPERTNESS 3 0 0 4
G 4 İFE 6031 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN SCIENCE EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
G 5 İFE 6029 GENE CONCEPT AND ITS FUNCTION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
G 6 İFE 6027 THE PHILOSOPHY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
G 7 İFE 6023 CRITIQUE AND ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH IN SCIENCE EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
G 8 İFE 6021 CONCEPT TEACHING IN SCIENCE EDUCATION REQUIRED 3 0 0 7
G 9 EBE 6041 LEARNING STRATEGIES AND SKILLS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
G 10 EBE 6039 ELICITING UNDERSTANDING IN EDUCATIONAL STUDIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
G 11 EBE 6037 DEVELOPMENT THROUGH LIFE: PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL PRACTICE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
G 12 EBE 6033 DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 13 İFE 6196 SEMINAR SEMINAR 0 3 0 3
B 14 İFE 6032 ARTISTIC APPROACHES IN SCIENCE EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
B 15 İFE 6030 SCIENCE EDUCATION IN INFORMAL SETTINGS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 8
B 16 İFE 6028 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN SCIENCE EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
B 17 EBE 6036 PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND ETHICS REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
B 18 İFE 6026 HUMAN HEALTH AND SCIENCE EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 19 EBE 6000 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND ITS APPLICATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 20 İFE 6022 CONSTRUCTIVISM IN SCIENCE EDUCATION REQUIRED 3 0 0 7
B 21 EBE 6034 INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING AND EVALUATION ELECTIVE 3 2 0 6
B 22 İFE 6034 INTEGRATED SYSTEMS APPROACH IN SCIENCE EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
B 23 EBE 6030 ACADEMIC WRITING FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 24 EBE 6016 ACTION RESEARCH IN TEACHER EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 25 EBE 6012 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS IN RESEARCHES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 26 İFE 6024 THE TECHNOLOGY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Students must attend classes, practices and examinations. In order for students to qualify for midterms they should attend 70% of the theoretical classes and 80% of the application/lab classes. Students attendance is followed by their Instructor. For almost all required and elective courses there are two written examinations: One midterm examination (given during each semester and dates of which are announced by the Department in the first month of the semester) and one final exam. The instructor announces the weekly course content, the course book and how students will be evaluated and the dates of the exams to the students and the Institute at the beginning of the semester. The instructor evaluated the students depending on their midterm and final grades, attendance to the class, their additional work such as projects, presentations and assignments which were presented at the beginning of the semester.
A make up exam is offered for graduate classes. Upon the approval of the Institute Board students can take the exam from the lessons that they have already passed in order to increase their GPA.
To be able to pass a lesson a graduate student must have minimum CB.
See for the DEU Graduate School Regulations for more information.


Graduation Requirements

Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree) Program is comprised of at least 7 courses (minimum 21, maximum 30 national credits) more than, passing a qualifying examination, preparing and defending a doctoral dissertation, in total 240 ECTS credits.

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Dokuz Eylul University, Institute of Educational Sciences, Computer Education and Instructional Technologies 35150, Buca-Izmir-Turkey
Web Page: http://ebe.deu.edu.tr/ lang=1&menu_id=5

Head of Department:
Prof.Dr.Gül ÜNAL ÇOBAN,
gul.unal@deu.edu.tr

AKTS/DS Coordinator:
Prof. Mehmet ŞAHİN
mehmet.sahin@deu.edu.tr