COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SNF 3006 TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Elementary Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR HANIFE KESKIN

Offered to

Elementary Teacher Education

Course Objective

Examining developments in the social studies teaching in the contemporary world and their effects on Turkish education system. In this line, 2018 social studies curriculum and its effects on textbooks and classroom activities in Turkey will also be examined.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Able to know the purpose and content of Social Studies course
2   Able to know students' cognitive development features and adapting them to Social Studies course
3   Able to know and practice all teaching strategies, methods and techniques used in Social Studies course
4   Able to know and practice all assessment and evaluation methods used in Social Studies course
5   Able to understand oral and local history methods used in social sciences instruction

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Social studies domain and features
2 The basic aims and basic skills of Social Studies
3 Literacy in Social Studies
4 Basic themes and fields in the field of social studies
5 Place and history of social studies field in primary school
6 Examination of social studies curriculum (acquisition, skill, theme, etc.)
7 Examination of social studies curriculum (acquisition, skill, theme, etc.)
8 General review, course evaluation, midterm exam
9 The strategies, methods, techniques and materials used in social studies teaching,
10 Strategies, methods, techniques and materials used in teaching social studies, sample applications related to them
11 Democracy, human rights in social studies class
12 Values education in Social Studies course
13 Examples and comparisons of social studies textbooks in Turkey and other countries
14 Examples and comparisons of social studies textbooks in Turkey and other countries
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Çetin, F. (2001), Çocuklarda Sosyal Bilgiler, Epsilon Yayıncılık
Spurgeon, R. (200), Ekoloji, Tübitak Yayınları, Ankara
Yıldız, N. (2003), Farklı Düşünme Etkinlikleri, Kök Yayıncılık, Ankara
Sönmez, V. (1998), Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretimi ve Öğretmen Klavuzu, MEB Yayınları, Istanbul
Küçükahmet, L. (2002), Ilköğretimde Drama, Nobel Yayınları, Ankara

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, question-answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Assessment of Student s quiz and final exams are avaluated according to learning outcomes

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Its required to join to %70 of courses
The Instructor hides to get various exercises done via individual and cooperation in the planned education and training period

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hanife.keskin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 20 2 40
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 116

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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