COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ACTION RESEARCH DESING AND APPLICATION IN PRIMARY SCHOOL

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ISÖ 6070 ACTION RESEARCH DESING AND APPLICATION IN PRIMARY SCHOOL ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Primary Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR TUNCAY CANBULAT

Offered to

Primary Teacher Education

Course Objective

Aims of this course is to make master student to design and implement an action research for a problem identified in primary school.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows the theoretical foundations of action research.
2   Understands the general characteristics and application process of action research.
3   Consider and apply ethical standards in action research.
4   Plans, implements and evaluates an action research Project.
5   Evaluates the action research Project.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Historical and theoretical foundations of action research.
2 Historical and theoretical foundations of action research.
3 The role of action research in the professional development of teachers.
4 Areas of action research other than professional development
5 Action research readings
6 Action research readings
7 Challenges for action researchers
8 MID-TERM EXAM
9 Validity and reliability in action research
10 Subjects suitable for action research in primary school
11 Subjects suitable for action research in primary school
12 Action research project design
13 Action research project implementation
14 Evaluation of action research project
15 FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

Kemmis, S. & McTaggart, R. (1982). The Action Research Planner. Victoria, Australia: Deakin University Press.
Johnson, A. P. (Çev. Edt: Uzuner ve M. Özten Anay). (2019). Eylem Araştırması El Kitabı, Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
Ocak, G. (2018). Eylem Araştırması ve Örnek Araştırmalar. Ankara: Pegem A Yayıncılık.
Edge, J. (2001). Action Research. Alexandria, Virginia: TESOL, Inc.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecturing-Homework
2. Project-Based Learning
3. Question Answer
4. Discussion
5. Presentation

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

1. Students learning level will be evaluated with mid-term and final examination.
2. The homeworks will be assessed by directly adding to the mid-term scores.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligated to continue to at least 70 % of lessons .
2. None ethical behaviours and studies will be finalized with disciplinary proceedings.
3. The instructor has right to make quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes will be directly added to mid-term and final examination scores.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

tuncaycanbulat@gmail.com

Office Hours

Friday between 11:00-12:00 a.m.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 13 1 13
Preparation for final exam 13 1 13
Preparing assignments 13 3 39
Preparing presentations 13 3 39
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 201

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.144
LO.244
LO.34454
LO.444454
LO.544454

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