COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CRITICAL THINKING IN PHYSICS EDUCATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMF 5035 CRITICAL THINKING IN PHYSICS EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 10

Offered By

Physics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SERAP ÇALIŞKAN

Offered to

Physics Teacher Education

Course Objective

To understand critical thinking dispositions and skills, and measuring and applying of them

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To define the critical thinking terms and dimensions.
2   To understand importance of critical thinking in physics education.
3   To understand ways to gain critical thinking dispositions in physics education.
4   To gain critical thinking skills in physics education.
5   To develop different measurement and assessment tools for critical thinking and use of them.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is the critical thinking
2 What are the critical thinking dispositions and skills
3 What are the critical thinking dimensions
4 The place and importance of critical thinking in physics education
5 Review of the studies on critical thinking in physics education
6 Discussing different teaching methods and techniques which can have a role in development of critical thinking dispositions and skills in physics education
7 Midterm Exam
8 Designing a sample application course towards developing of critical thinking in class activities in physics
9 Designing a sample application course towards developing of critical thinking in problem solving activities in physics
10 Designing a sample application course towards developing of critical thinking in laboratory activities in physics
11 Designing a sample application course towards developing of critical thinking in secondary school class activities in physics
12 Measuring and evaluating of critical thinking dispositions and skills
13 Developing measurement and assessment tools about critical thinking dispositions and skills in physics
14 Developing measurement and assessment tools about critical thinking dispositions and skills in physics (continue)
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1) Eleştirel Düşünme Öğretimi Etkinlikleri
Planlama - Uygulama ve Değerlendirme, Dr. Ahmet Kurnaz, Eğitim Kitabevi
2) Eleştirel Düşünme, Orhan Özdemir, Kriter Basım Yayın Dağıtım.
3) Konu ile ilgili alanyazındaki tez ve makaleler

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation Technique, Argument Method

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FINS FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + FINS * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The quality of homework/presentation, midterm and final examination points determine the students achievement.

Assessment Criteria

The quality of homework/presentation (10%), midterm point (30%), final exam point(60%).

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

Outside of course hours on weekdays.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical 13 3 39
Pre Class Self Study 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 13 1 13
Preparation for final exam 13 1 13
Preparing assignments 13 6 78
Preparing presentations 13 4 52
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 249

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.1244
LO.2544
LO.354443
LO.45544343
LO.555443423