COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BIOLOGY LEARNING TEACHING APPROACHES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BYL 2003 BIOLOGY LEARNING TEACHING APPROACHES COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Biology Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ELIF GAMZE ÖZCAN

Offered to

Biology Teacher Education

Course Objective

To reveal the effects of past daily development of biology course teaching programs on human life and teaching systems.
The meaning of learning and teaching biology; The purpose and basic principles of biology teaching; biology history of teaching; reflections of learning and teaching approaches on biology teaching; biology basic skills in teaching; in-class application examples; Current trends in biology teaching and problems; Components of effective biology teaching; social, cultural and economic contributions to biology teaching
perspective.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to explain the vision and philosophy of the new biology teaching program
2   To be able to comprehend the principles of teaching appropriate to the vision of the new biology teaching program
3   To be able to explain the content framework of the new biology curriculum
4   To be able to practice methods and techniques used in biology teaching
5   To be able to understand the process and result measurement methods used in biology teaching

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts in teaching and learning approaches.
2 Examination of teaching and learning approaches
3 Determination of teaching methods and techniques that can be used in Biology Teaching
4 Investigation of research methods of teaching methods and techniques that can be used in Biology Teaching
5 Investigation of research methods of teaching methods and techniques that can be used in Biology Teaching
6 Meaning, purpose and basic principles of biology learning and teaching.
7 History of biology education
8 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
9 Current trends and problems in biology teaching.
10 A social, cultural and economic perspective on biology education.
11 Classroom practices in biology teaching
12 Classroom practices in biology teaching
13 Classroom practices in biology teaching
14 The importance of laboratory applications in biology teaching
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Aydın, S. and Yalmancı, S. (2014) Biology Education, Pegem Akademi Publications
Ün Açıkgöz, K. (2014). Aktif Öğrenme, Biliş Yayıncılık
Ministry of Education. (2024). Web site of secondary biology new biology course programs.

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 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

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)

elifgamze.ozcan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday, 10:30-12:00

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 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 79

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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