COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SPECIAL TEACHING METHODS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ESC 5015 SPECIAL TEACHING METHODS COMPULSORY 3 2 0 5

Offered By

Geography Teacher Education Non-Thesis

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR RAZIYE ÇAKICIOĞLU OBAN

Offered to

Geography Teacher Education Non-Thesis

Course Objective

Geography information on instructional methods and skills ,necessary for effective new methods and techniques of teaching geography to be the size of the application achieve.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To reach the truth about based on the principles of the science of geography teaching
2   To provide geography teacher candidates' skills and concepts of geographic information in a broad and accurate used.
3   To provide apply appropriate and effective techniques to develop geographical skills during examinations (map skills, observation skills).
4   By the teaching of the course to create the right information and communication technologies in Geography
5   To create an understanding of assessment with space analysis between human relationship and natural environment.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Guiding principles and useful techniques and strategies for teaching geography.
2 New instructional approaches for teaching geography .
3 Laboratory studies in geography teaching.
4 Study visits and field studies in geography education.
5 Method and implementation of event histories in teaching geography.
6 Mind mapping, map reading skills and visualization
7 Geography education project.
8 Midterm exam
9 Teaching geography for spatial technologies (gis).
10 How to use what lessons geography information and communication technologies.
11 Internet use in teaching geography.
12 How should measurement and evaluation in teaching geography.
13 Critical thinking, social theory and geography education
14 Become a teacher and teacher stay in geography education.
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Akpınar, Y. (1999). Bilgisayar Destekli Öğretim ve Uygulamaları. Anı yayıncılık Ankara
Alkan, C. (1998). Eğitim Teknolojisi. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık
Atalay, I. ve Alkan, C. (1991), Coğrafya Öğretimi. Anadolu Üniversitesi Lisans Tamamlama Programı Eskişehir.
Atalay, I., Tolunay.I., Seyman B. (2006). Ortaöğretim Coğrafya Ders Kitabı 9 Farklı Yayıncılık Istanbul
Bitzer, D.L. (1973). The New Science of Information in Education. Theory into Practice, Vol. 12, No. 3, 173-178.
Chapman, C; Ramondt, L. Smiley, G. (2005). Strong Community, Deep Learning: Exploring The Link. Innovations In Education & Teaching International, 42(3), 217-230.
Demirel, Ö. (2003). Planlamadan Değerlendirmeye Öğretme Sanatı. Ankara: Pegem A Yayıncılık.
Erden, M ve Altun, M. (2006). Öğrenme Stilleri. Morpa Istanbul.
Karasar, N. (2002). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemi. Nobel Yayıncılık Ankara.
Ed.Özey, R-Demirci,A (2008. Coğrafya Öğretiminde Yöntem ve Yaklaşımlar

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Student-centered, active learning, constructivist learning based on multiple intelligence learning methods will be used.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.30 +ASG* 0.10 + FCG* 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + 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)

raziye.oban@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 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 117

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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