COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND TEACHING IN PHYSICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FZK 5008 FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND TEACHING IN PHYSICS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Physics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SERAP ÇALIŞKAN

Offered to

Physics Teacher Education

Course Objective

To make instruction in conceptual dimension the basic subjects of physics and do the work determination and elimination of concept misconceptions

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to define the basic concepts of physics
2   To be able to analyze the concepts of basic subjects related to physics in conceptual dimension
3   To be able to use methods of detecting and eliminating misconceptions
4   To be able to identify the misconceptions of concepts related to basic subjects about physics
5   To be able to remove the misconceptions of the concepts of basic subjects related to physics

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Concept instruction and approaches to determining misconception
2 Misconceptions and instruction in conceptual dimension of mechanics, Newton's Laws of Motion and linear motion
3 Misconceptions and instruction in conceptual dimension of momentum, energy and circular movement
4 Misconceptions and instruction in conceptual dimension of gravity and shooting movements
5 Misconceptions and instruction in conceptual dimension of atomic structure of matter, solids, liquids, gases
6 Misconceptions and instruction in conceptual dimension of heat-temperature and expansion, heat transfer, state change, thermodynamics
7 Misconceptions and instruction in conceptual dimension of vibrations and waves, sound, musical sounds
8 General Review, Course Evaluation, Mid-term Exam
9 Misconceptions and instruction in conceptual dimension of electrostatic, electric current
10 Misconceptions and instruction in conceptual dimension of magnetism, electromagnetic induction
11 Misconceptions and instruction in conceptual dimension of light properties, color, reflection and refraction, light waves, emission of light
12 Misconceptions and instruction in conceptual dimension of modern physics concepts, special relativity, general relativity
13 Misconceptions and instruction in conceptual dimension of atom and quantum, atomic core and radioactivity
14 Misconceptions and instruction in conceptual dimension of nuclear fission and fusion
15 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): : Ana kaynak: Güneş, B. (2017). Fizikte Kavram Yanılgıları, Palme Yayıncılık
Yardımcı kaynaklar: 1. Şen, A. I. ve Akdeniz, A. R. (2017). Fizik Öğretimi Kuramsal Bilgiler ve Örnek Etkinlik Uygulamaları, Pegem Akademi

Diğer ders materyalleri: Articles about concept teaching in physics, conceptual learning and misconceptions

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, presentations, group work

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE Midterm Exam
2 DTK Other Activity
3 FN Semester final exam
4 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.30 + Student examDTK * 0.10 + FN * 0.60
5 BUT Make- up note
6 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.30 +Student examDTK * 0.10 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Midterm, Homework / Presentations and Final exam determine student achievement grade. Classical exams, multiple choice test type exams, homework / presentation quality

Assessment Criteria

The ability to explain and analyze the concepts of basic subjects related to physics

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to the course is important

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

serap.caliskan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Weekdays between 09: 00-17: 00 and outside class hours

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 7 1 7
Preparation for final exam 13 1 13
Preparing assignments 13 2 26
Preparing presentations 13 2 26
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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