COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INQUIRY - BASED SCIENCE TEACHING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EBE 5037 INQUIRY - BASED SCIENCE TEACHING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Institute Of Education Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR KEMAL YÜRÜMEZOĞLU

Offered to

Physics Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education
Environmental Education
Biology Teacher Education
Computer Education and Instructional Technology
Special Education
Chemistry Teacher Education
Social Studies Teacher Education

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to set up the theoretical framework of inquiry-based science teaching and learning, starting from this framework, to develop inquiry-based teaching practices and to do exemplary teaching practices

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to understand the theoretical framework of inquiry-based learning and teaching
2   to analyse inquiry-based teaching examples at different age levels
3   to analyse inquiry-based teaching examples at different disciplines
4   to design an inquiry based teaching learning sequence
5   to implement and evaluate an inquiry based teaching learning sequence

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Conceptual framework of inquiry-based science education
2 Development of inquiry-based science education
3 Major inquiry-based science education projects and their effects
4 Components of inquiry-based teaching-learning framework
5 Inquiry-based teaching practices for 3-5 ages groups
6 Inquiry-based teaching practices for 5-8 ages groups
7 Inquiry-based teaching practices for 8-11 ages groups
8 Midterm exam
9 Inquiry-based teaching practices for 11-14 ages groups
10 Design an inquiry based teaching learning sequence for an age group -preparation
11 Design an inquiry based teaching learning sequence for an age group -development
12 Design an inquiry based teaching learning sequence for an age group -development
13 Design an inquiry based teaching learning sequence for an age group - implementation and evaluation
14 Design an inquiry based teaching learning sequence for an age group - implementation and evaluation
15 Project assessment and feedback

Recomended or Required Reading

National Research Council (NRC,1996): National Science Education Standards
National Science Foundation (NSF, 2000): Foundations: Inquiry: Thoughts,Views, and Strategies for the K-5 classroom http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2000/nsf99148/start.htm
National Research Council (NRC,2000): Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards: A Guide for Teaching and Learning
POLLEN: Designing and Implementing Inquiry-Based Science Units for Primary Education
http://www.fondationlamap.org/sites/default/files/upload/media/Guide_Designing%20and%20implementing%20IBSE_final_light.pdf
PRI-SCI-NET: http://prisci.net/ (This Project Pri-Sci-Net has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007 /13) under grant agreement No.266647)
TÜBA: Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Bilim Eğitimi Projesi http://www.tuba.gov.tr /tr/ akademik /akademi-projeleri/bilim-egitimi.html
FIBONACCI: Inquiry in Science Education http://www.fibonacci-project.eu/

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Inquiry - Based Science Teaching, Cooperative (active) learning, discussing, making projects

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FCG * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Analyzing an inquiry-based teaching- learning sequences example (50%), designing, implementation and evaluation for an inquiry-based teaching-learning sequences (50%)

Assessment Criteria

Analyzing an inquiry-based teaching- learning sequences example (50%), designing, implementation and evaluation for an inquiry-based teaching-learning sequences (50%)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to the course is important

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

kemal.yurumezoglu@deu.edu.tr
kemal.yurumezoglu@gmail.com

Office Hours

-

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 7 3 21
Tutorials 7 3 21
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Paper Preparation 7 2 14
Research Presentation 7 2 14
design an inquiry based teaching-learning sequences 2 14 28
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 118

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.11
LO.21
LO.312
LO.412
LO.512