COURSE UNIT TITLE

: OUTDOOR TEACHING IN SOCIAL STUDIES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SBÖ 6011 OUTDOOR TEACHING IN SOCIAL STUDIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Social Studies Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ASLI AVCI AKÇALI

Offered to

Social Studies Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to introduce the students the outdoor resources and environments that can be used in social studies teaching and to teach them the methods and approaches that can be used in the effective use of these resources and environments. The course is also aims to give them practical skills in outdoor social studies teaching.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to explain the basic concepts related to outdoor social studies teaching
2   To be able to define the outdoor resources and environments that can be used in social studies teaching.
3   To be able to explain outdoor teaching methods and techniques that can be used in social studies teaching
4   To be able to determine/select outdoor teaching methods and techniques appropriate to the topic
5   To be able to gain skills in preparing, performing and assessment of outdoor social studies teaching activities.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts related to outdoor social studies teaching
2 Scope and history of outdoor social studies teaching
3 Interdisciplinary dimensions of outdoor social studies teaching
4 Types of resources (places/environments) that can be used in outdoor social studies teaching.
5 Types of resources (people) that can be used in outdoor social studies teaching.
6 Methods and techniques that can be used in outdoor social studies teaching
7 Functions of outdoor teaching in social studies
8 Midterm exam
9 Issues to be considered when developing outdoor social studies teaching activities
10 Issues to be considered when performing outdoor social studies teaching activities
11 Alternative assessment methods for outdoor social studies teaching activities
12 The place of outdoor teaching in social studies curricula
13 Activity designing practices for outdoor social studies teaching
14 Activity designing practices for outdoor social studies teaching
15 Reflection

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Knapp, C. C. and Others (1986). Using the Outdoors to Teach Social Studies: Grades 3-10. Office of Educational Research and Improvement.
2. Akçalı, Avcı A. (2019). Sosyal Bilgilerde Okul Dışı Öğrenme Ortamları Türkiye'de Sosyal Bilgiler Araştırmaları El Kitabı içinde (453-472). Ismail H. Demircioğlu, Selahattin Kaymakçı, Ebru Demircioğlu (Ed). Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
3. Akçalı, Avcı A. (2019). "Sosyal Bilgilerde Sınıf Dışı Öğrenme". Yeni Program ve Ders Içeriklerine Göre Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretimi I içinde (247-269). Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
4. Akçalı, Avcı A. (2017). "Sınıf Dışı Tarih Öğretimi". Türkiye de Tarih Eğitimi Araştırmaları El Kitabı içinde (29-56). Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
5. Lai, K. C. (1999) Freedom to learn: A study of the experiences of secondary school teachers and students in a geography field trip. International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 8(3), 239 255.
6. Karakaş, Ö.; Şahin S. (2017). Sosyal bilgiler dersinde sınıf dışı etkinliklerin öğrenci başarısına etkisi. KEFAD,18(3).
7. Demircioğlu, I.H. (2007). Tarih öğretiminde öğrenci merkezli yaklaşımlar. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
8. Keskin, S. (Coşkun) & Kaplan, E. (2012). Sosyal bilgiler ve tarih eğitiminde okul dışı öğrenme ortamı olarak oyuncak müzeleri. Elektronik Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 11 (41), 95-11.
9. Safran, M. & Ata, B. (1998). Okul dışı tarih öğretimi. Gazi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 18(1), 87-94.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, question and answer, discussion, cooperative learning, inquiry-based learning

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Knapp, C. C. and Others (1986). Using the Outdoors to Teach Social Studies: Grades 3-10. Office of Educational Research and Improvement.
2. Akçalı, Avcı A. (2019). Sosyal Bilgilerde Okul Dışı Öğrenme Ortamları Türkiye'de Sosyal Bilgiler Araştırmaları El Kitabı içinde (453-472). Ismail H. Demircioğlu, Selahattin Kaymakçı, Ebru Demircioğlu (Ed). Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
3. Akçalı, Avcı A. (2019). "Sosyal Bilgilerde Sınıf Dışı Öğrenme". Yeni Program ve Ders Içeriklerine Göre Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretimi I içinde (247-269). Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
4. Akçalı, Avcı A. (2017). "Sınıf Dışı Tarih Öğretimi". Türkiye de Tarih Eğitimi Araştırmaları El Kitabı içinde (29-56). Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
5. Lai, K. C. (1999) Freedom to learn: A study of the experiences of secondary school teachers and students in a geography field trip. International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 8(3), 239 255.
6. Karakaş, Ö.; Şahin S. (2017). Sosyal bilgiler dersinde sınıf dışı etkinliklerin öğrenci başarısına etkisi. KEFAD,18(3).
7. Demircioğlu, I.H. (2007). Tarih öğretiminde öğrenci merkezli yaklaşımlar. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
8. Keskin, S. (Coşkun) & Kaplan, E. (2012). Sosyal bilgiler ve tarih eğitiminde okul dışı öğrenme ortamı olarak oyuncak müzeleri. Elektronik Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 11 (41), 95-11.
9. Safran, M. & Ata, B. (1998). Okul dışı tarih öğretimi. Gazi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 18(1), 87-94.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

asli.avci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 6 84
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 202

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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