COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RESEARCHES IN CHEMISTRY EDUCATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMK 5024 RESEARCHES IN CHEMISTRY EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Chemistry Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR YILDIZAY AYYILDIZ SELIMOĞLU

Offered to

Chemistry Teacher Education

Course Objective

This course aims to teach research methods and techniques used in chemistry education.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Identify term and concept along with research methods and techniques in chemistry education researches
2   Select suitable research type, design, methods and techniques by examining a research problem in chemistry education
3   Understand data collection tools and how to use them
4   Understand how to analyze collected data
5   Understand how to write research report taking into account research aim, questions and criteria for writing
6   Describe topic of validity, reliability and ethics in scientific research

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Importance of research in chemistry education
2 Defining problems and proposing hypothesis in chemistry education
3 Ethics in chemistry education research
4 Measurement and assessment methods in chemistry education research
5 Methods and strategies of collecting data in chemistry education research
6 Strategies of selecting population in chemistry education research
7 Strategies of selecting sample in chemistry education research
8 Validity and reliability of a research
9 Experimental, quasi experimental and non-experimental research in chemistry education
10 Data analysis in chemistry education
11 Writing a research report in chemistry education
12 Student Presentations
13 Student Presentations
14 Student Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

- Kumar, R. (2011). Research Methodology: A step-by-step approach, Singapore, SAGE Publ.
- Stern, J.E., Elliott D. (1997). The ethics of scientific research: A guidebook for course development. University Press of New England.
- Johnson, B., & Christensen, L. (2008). Educational research: Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed approaches. Singapore, SAGE Publ.
- Bogdan, R. C., Biklen, S. K. (1998). Qualitative Research for Education. Allyn Bacon Publ.
- Çepni, S. (2007). Araştırma ve Proje Çalışmalarına Giriş. Genişletilmiş 3. Baskı, Celepler Matbaacılık, Trabzon.
- Karasar, N. (1999). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemi, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, 9. Basım, Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion, Cooperative learning, Computer-based learning, Problem-based learning.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PRS PRESENTATION
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.50 + PRS * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Homework and presentation

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yildizay.ayyildiz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 11 3 33
Student Presentations 3 3 9
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Preparing presentations 2 25 50
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 164

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.15533
LO.25533
LO.35533
LO.4555533
LO.55533
LO.65533

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