COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TEACHING NATURE OF SCIENCE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEN 4106 TEACHING NATURE OF SCIENCE COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Science Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SUAT TÜRKOGUZ

Offered to

Science Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to develop an awareness of the nature of science, to learn the stages involved in the construction of scientific knowledge, to gain an understanding of the historical relationship between science and technology, and to create an environment that fosters innovative thinking.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Discussing the purpose and characteristics of science.
2   Expressing basic discourses of important schools of philosophy of science.
3   Assessing the impact of science philosophical debates on the development of science.
4   Discussing the nature, structure and characteristics of scientific knowledge.
5   Discussing the nature of scientific methods.
6   Establishing the nature of science and the science-technology-society-environment relationship.
7   Designing activities in teaching nature.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction - rise of the science
2 What is science
3 Scientific content
4 Discussions on experimentation and methods in science
5 Paradigms in science
6 Nature of science: consensus view
7 The components of nature of science
8 General review, course evaluation, midterm exam
9 Discussions on nature of science
10 The science curriculums and nature of science
11 Teaching nature of science
12 Desiging learning environments for teaching nature of science
13 Students practices -1
14 Students practices -2
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Literature and related popular science books of TÜBITAK.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, presentation, discussion.

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

The homeworks will be assessed by directly adding to the mid-term scores. The exam dates will be indicated in the lesson plan. As the exam dates become definite, the previously announced dates may change.

Assessment Criteria

The assessment of students is carried out through midterm and final exams in line with the learning outcomes.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is obligated to continue to at least 70% of lessons.
Every trial to copying will be finalized with disciplinary proceedings.
The instructor has right to make quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes will be directly added to exam scores.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gul.unal@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Office hours will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

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 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparation for quiz etc. 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Quiz etc. 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 64

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.2553344
LO.3553344
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LO.5553344
LO.6553344
LO.7553344

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