COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CHEMISTRY LEARNING AND TEACHING APPROACHES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KMY 2001 CHEMISTRY LEARNING AND TEACHING APPROACHES COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Chemistry Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MELIS ARZU UYULGAN

Offered to

Chemistry Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to gain different perspectives on basic concepts and approaches related to chemistry learning and teaching, to gain different perspectives on social, cultural and economical aspects, to learn the reflections of teaching and learning approaches on chemistry teaching and on basic chemistry teaching skills with components of effective chemistry teaching.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Be able to explain the meaning of concepts related to chemistry learning and teaching processes
2   2. Be able to explain the aim, basic principles and history of chemistry education
3   3. Be able to recognize the reflection of teaching and learning approaches to chemistry teaching in chemistry teaching
4   4. Assessing problems encountered in chemistry teaching
5   5. Be able to comprehend the components of an effective chemistry teaching

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Meaning of chemistry learning and teaching
2 Objectives and basic principles of chemistry teaching
3 History of chemistry teaching
4 Reflections of teaching and learning approaches to chemistry teaching
5 Reflections of teaching and learning approaches to chemistry teaching
6 Basic skills in chemistry teaching
7 Basic skills in chemistry teaching
8 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
9 Examples of in-class practices
10 Examples of in-class practices
11 Current trends and problems in chemistry teaching
12 Components of an effective chemistry teaching
13 Components of an effective chemistry teaching
14 A social, cultural and economic perspective on chemistry education
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Main source: Akçay, B. (2017). Fen Bilimleri Eğitimi Alanındaki Öğretme ve Öğrenme Yaklaşımları. Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık
Auxiliary sources : Ayas, A. ve Sözbilir, M. (Ed.) (2017). Kimya Öğretimi
Öğretmen Eğitimcileri, Öğretmenler ve Öğretmen Adayları Için Iyi Uygulama Örnekleri. Ankara: Pegem Akademi
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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Researching, methods based inquiry learning, brain storming, making presentations, assignment preparation.

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

None

Assessment Criteria

The research presentation and assignment report (10%), midterm exam (30%) and final exam (60%) determine the course success grade of the student.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nalan.akkuzu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday, between 1:00-3:00 p.m.

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 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 76

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18PO.19
LO.1532222
LO.2533322
LO.3525523
LO.45244254
LO.5524453

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