COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NON-SCHOOL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS 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 teach recognition of non-formal learning environments and their use in biology teaching; techniques of land study, materials to be collected, collection techniques.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   LO1. To be able to recognize the importance of non-academic learning environments and biology teaching.
2   LO2. To be able to learn the use of non-academic learning environments in biology teaching.
3   LO3. To be able to learn the techniques of field work and the materials that can be collected.
4   LO4. To be able to learn the techniques of collection techniques.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Extracurricular learning environments and biology education
2 The importance of out-of-school learning environments for biology teaching
3 Use of non-academic learning environments in biology teaching
4 Land study techniques, risks and precautions, collectable materials, collection techniques
5 Land study techniques, risks and precautions, collectable materials, collection techniques
6 Herbarium and Arboretums
7 Science and technology museums
8 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
9 Zoo
10 Botanical Gardens
11 Planetariums
12 Preparing, implementing and evaluating a sample lesson plan
13 Preparing, implementing and evaluating a sample lesson plan
14 Preparing, implementing and evaluating a sample lesson plan
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Şen, Bozdoğan, Yiğit, Kıyıcı, Uzun, Nuhoğlu, Ertaş, Keles, Non-School Learning Environments in Science Teaching, Ed: CL. Şimşek, Pegem Akademi Publishing, 2011
Broadcast Environment Foundation of Turkey, Turkey's Biodiversity, 1990

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, presentation, demonstration, discussion, question-answer, cooperative learning 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)

behlul.guler@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday, 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 5 5
Preparing assignments 2 10 20
Preparing presentations 1 13 13
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 97

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.155223553323
LO.255224444234
LO.355234443454
LO.453123452433

CONTACT INFORMATION
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