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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS FMB 5034 LABORATORY APPLICATIONS AND EXPERIMENT DESIGN IN BIOLOGY EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 2 0 9

Offered By

Biology Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Biology Teacher Education

Course Objective

To improve student teachers planning and implementing experiments in relation to the secondary biology curriculum.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explain the situation and importance of laboratory applications in biology teaching. 2   Explain the approaches using inlaboratory applications. 3   Select effective laboratory approaches according to the subject. 4   Plan and evaluate lab experiments activities according to the secondary biology curriculum.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Experimental teaching and learning 2 Experiment classes and scientific process skills 3 Schedulinf of experiment, experiments with simple and cheap materials 4 To effective use of demonstration and open ended experiments' 5 Experiment performance papers and experiment report 6 Laboratory approaches 7 Purpose of using laboratory 8 Mid-term exam 9 Peremptory rules at laboratory 10 Employed basic materials at laboratory 11 Employed testing reagents and stains at laboratory 12 Microscope and sections, preparing preparate 13 Solutions preperation and big scientific experiments to have found a place in history 14 Solutions preperation and big scientific experiments to have found a place in history 15 Collection and drying at plants 16 End-of-term exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Harre, R. 1999; Great Scientific Experiments, Çeviren: Kılıç, S. Büyük Bilimsel Deneyler. Tübitak Popüler Bilim Kitapları, Ankara. Şahin, B., Şahin, N.F., Özsevgeç, L.C., Saka, A. 2007; Temel Biyoloji Laboratuvar Kitabı, Ra Kitabevi, Trabzon.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion, individual work, question-answer

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

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Theoretical 13 2 26 Application 13 2 26 Pre Class Self Study 13 5 65 Midterm Preparation 1 15 15 Final Preparation 1 20 20 Paper Preparation 2 20 40 Research Presentation 2 20 40 Final Exam 1 1 1 Midterm Exam 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 234

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 LO.1 4 3 3 3 3 LO.2 4 3 3 3 3 LO.3 4 3 3 3 3 LO.4 4 3 3 3 3