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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
FEN 1108	SCIENTIFIC REASONING SKILLS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4

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 thinking skills in science education, and to acquire and apply the necessary skills for reasoning on scientific and societal issues.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Understanding the importance of scientific reasoning in science education and everyday life.
2	Using scientific reasoning in the teaching of science concepts.
3	Comprehending the relationship between the nature of science and scientific reasoning.
4	Using scientific reasoning skills in social issues.
5	Designing activities and lesson plans to improve scientific reasoning skills.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	The nature of scientific reasoning and Its relation to science achievement
2	Scientific reasoning and concept teaching -1
3	Scientific reasoning and concept teaching -2
4	Features of concrete operational stage
5	Identifying and controlling variables (dependent and independent variable, controlled variable, etc.)
6	Relational thinking
7	Combinational thinking
8	General review, course evaluation, midterm exam
9	Contingent thinking
10	Hypothetical thinking
11	Scientific reasoning with prediction-observation-explanation method
12	Activities to accelerate cognitive development through science education -1
13	Activities to accelerate cognitive development through science education -2
14	Activities to accelerate cognitive development through science education -3
15	Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Kuhn, D. (2010). What is scientific thinking and how does it develop In U. Goswami (Ed.), Handbook of childhood cognitive development (2nd ed.). Oxford: Blackwell.

Hunt, A. (Ed.). (2008). Science in society. London: Heinemann.

Paul, R., & Elder, L. (2008). Scientific thinking: For students and faculty (3rd ed.). Dillon Beach, CA: Foundation for Critical Thinking.

Giere, R. N. (Ed.). (1992). Cognitive models of science (Vol. 15). Minnesota studies in the philosophy of science. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, active learning, collaborative learning, homework

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

Students will be required to take a midterm and a final exam as part of the course. The format of these exams (e.g., written, multiple-choice) will be announced by the course instructor prior to the exam week.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It ıs obligated to continue to at least %70 of lessons
Every trial to copying will be finalized with disciplinary proceeding.
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	3	39
Preparation for midterm exam	1	8	8
Preparation for final exam	1	8	8
Final	1	6	6
Midterm	1	6	6
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			93

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.13	PO.14
LO.1	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	3	4	4
LO.2	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	4	4
LO.3	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	4	4
LO.4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	4	4
LO.5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	4	4

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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