COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NEW APPROACHES IN BIOLOGY EDUCATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMB 5031 NEW APPROACHES IN BIOLOGY EDUCATION COMPULSORY 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 improve students' knowledge and abilities of applying formative assessment into practice effectivelly, using alternative assessment methods, giving feedback and including pupils in to the assessment process.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Know the difference between measurement and assessment culture.
2   Explain the relationship between assessment and learning
3   Know basic characteristics of formative assessment
4   Explain effective applications of formative assessment in the classroom
5   Develop tolls for alternative assessment.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction and basic concepts
2 Reasons behind the paradigm shift in assessment
3 Formative and summative forms of assessment
4 Relationship between assessment and learning
5 Feedback and effects on learning
6 Alternative assessment methods
7 Performance assessment
8 Mid-term exam
9 Performance tasks
10 Portfolio assessment
11 Self assessment
12 Rubrics
13 Use of assessment information
14 Validity and reliability in assessment
15 Factors affecting teachers'assessment practice
16 End-of-term exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Biggs, J.B. 1987; Student Approaches to Learning and Studying. Melbourne, Australia: Australian Council for Educational Research.
Black, P. and Wiliam, D. 1998; Assessment and classroom learning. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice, 5 (1):7- 74

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

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LO.3322242
LO.4322242
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