COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SCIENCE CURRICULA

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FBE 2002 SCIENCE CURRICULA COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Science Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ALI GÜNAY BALIM

Offered to

Science Teacher Education

Course Objective

The course is aimed to introduce science curriculum, prensibles and basis of program development, main approaches for program development, elementary science course planning and programming, measurement and assessment techniques, teaching methods.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1 . To understand Science Curriculum
2   2 . To Program and plan science course
3   3 . To develop teaching methods related to science topics
4   4 . To measure and assess students
5   5 . To develop at least two course plan based on learning theories

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts of curriculum
2 Development of science curriculum from past to the present
3 The approaches, content, and skills aimed to develop of current science curriculum
4 Learning and sub-learning areas
5 Distribution and limits of gains according to classes
6 Relation with other courses
7 Relation to primary school and high school science curriculum
8 Course overview, evaluation, and midterm exam
9 Methods, techniques, tools and materials used
10 Measurement and evaluation approach
11 Teacher competences
12 Multiple Intelligence Theory and Course Planning
13 Constructivism Theory and Course Planning
14 Inquiry Based Learning and Course Planning
15 Final Examination

Recomended or Required Reading

Ergun, M. (2017) Fen Bilimleri Öğretiminde Yeni Yaklaşımlar, Nobel Yayınevi, Ankara.
Akçay, B. (2017) Fen Bilimleri Eğitimi Alanındaki Öğretme Ve Öğrenme Yaklaşımları
Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık
Fen ve Teknoloji Öğretim Programı. www.meb.gov.tr
Course web page: http://kisi.deu.edu.tr/bulent.cavas/ders/fttp.html
Demirel, Ö. Eğitimde Program Geliştirme, Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık
Küçükahmet, L. Program Geliştirme ve Öğretim, Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, presentation, demonstration, discussion, question-answer, case-study, cooperative learning techniques

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, project preparation and final exams are evaluated 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)

bulent.cavas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday, 13:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 2 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for final exam 1 1 1
Preparing presentations 2 13 26
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 76

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.135335355355555
LO.23555521335535
LO.335555314555
LO.455555234555
LO.535555113355