COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TEACHING OF BASIC BIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMB 5029 TEACHING OF BASIC BIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Biology Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Biology Teacher Education

Course Objective

To examine fundamental ideas of concept teaching To examine the ways of measurement understanding levelTo investigate level of understanding fundamental concepts in science education (physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics)

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   examine fundamental ideas of concept teaching.
2   examine the ways of measurement understanding level.
3   investigate level of understanding fundamental concepts in science education (physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics)

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is concept development The ways of measurement level of understanding Concept map Prediction- Observation-Explanation Interviews about instances and events Interviews about concepts Drawings Fortune lines Relational diagrams World association Question production, Validity and reliabilityConcepts, Concept developing processes
2 The classification of concepts and their hierarchic
3 The relationships between concepts and conceptual systems
4 Concept learninig
5 Semantic features analysis
6 Semantic networks
7 Concept map
8 Mid-term exam
9 Prediction- Observation-Explanation
10 Interviews about instances and events
11 Interviews about concepts
12 Drawings and fortune lines
13 Relational diagram
14 World association
15 Question production
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Osborne, R. And Others, 1985 Learning in Science: The implications of Children's Science.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion, individual work, question-answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FCG * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Application 0
Theoretical 13 3 39
Quiz Preparation 0
Pre Class Self Study 13 5 65
Midterm Preparation 1 10 10
Final Preparation 1 15 15
Paper Preparation 2 15 30
Research Presentation 2 15 30
Quizzes 0
Final Exam 1 1 1
Midterm Exam 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 191

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.14322
LO.24322
LO.34322