COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LABORATORY PRACTICES IN BIOLOGY TEACHING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Biology Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ERKAN ÖZCAN

Offered to

Biology Teacher Education

Course Objective

To have knowledge of experimental techniques that will bring a step in the educational professional life as well as gain the ability to construct simple teaching tools in biology.
To increase self-confidence about laboratories in teacher candidates by developing mental and manual skills of laboratory work in biology education. At the same time to gain the habits of experimentation by providing visuals of the theoretical knowledge of laboratory applications.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to say the benefits of implementation with simple tools.
2   To be able to explain what tools are needed for making biology course tools.
3   To be able to tell what is required for car making.
4   To be able to make sample experiments for secondary school biology course with simple supplies to be provided.
5   To be able to design alternative experiments related to topics.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The importance of laboratories in biology education
2 The importance of scientific process skills in experiments
3 Experiment approaches
4 Experiment types
5 Safety precautions to be taken in biology laboratories
6 Recognition of laboratory equipments
7 The place and use of technology in laboratories
8 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
9 Planning different experiments in secondary education institutions programs
10 Planning different experiments in secondary education institutions programs
11 Planning different experiments in secondary education institutions programs
12 Alternative simple and cheap experiments planning
13 Alternative simple and cheap experiments planning
14 Preparation and evaluation of the test report
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Akgün, Ş., (2000). Construction of Simple Course Tools with Environmental Facilities.
Various field laboratory manuals.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, presentation, demonstration, discussion, experiment, observation techniques .

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Course topics according to learning outcomes will be assessed via midterm, homeworks, and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendence rule is 70% for the lectures and 80% for the laboratory section.
Attemps to cheat may result in disciplinary actions.
The instructor has right to make quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes may be added to midterm and final grades. Students will be informed at the beginning of the semester.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ridvan.kete@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday, 13:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Other activities within the scope of the atelier pratices 2 15 30
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 99

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.122243232
LO.222222222
LO.332233232
LO.412222222
LO.522222221

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