COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FIELD SELECT.2 (21ST CENTURY SKILLS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION)

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEN 2117 FIELD SELECT.2 (21ST CENTURY SKILLS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION) ELECTIVE 2 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 enable pre-service teachers to learn what the 21st century skills are in science education and to associate these skills with the science curriculum.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Gaining knowledge of 21st century skills according to international frameworks.
2   Learning learning and innovation skills (creativity and innovation, critical thinking and problem solving, communication and collaboration),information, media and technology skills (information literacy, media literacy, information and communication technology literacy), life and career skills (resilience and adaptability, self-management, social and intercultural skills, productivity and responsibility, leadership).
3   Recognizing cognitive skills (problem solving, critical thinking, systems thinking), interpersonal skills (complex communication, social skills, teamwork, cultural sensitivity, coping with diversity, global awareness), personal/internal skills (metacognition, initiative and entrepreneurship, time management).
4   Examining the science curriculum in terms of 21st century skills.
5   Talking about gaining and applying 21st century skills in science lessons.
6   Making comments about the work done in this field.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to 21st century skills
2 21st century skills by international frameworks: learning and innovation skills (creativity and innovation, critical thinking and problem solving, communication and collaboration)
3 Information, media and technology skills (information literacy, media literacy, information and communication technology literacy)
4 Life and career skills (resilience and adaptability, self-management, social and intercultural skills, productivity and responsibility, leadership)
5 Cognitive skills (problem solving, critical thinking, systems thinking);Personal/internal skills (metacognition, taking initiative and entrepreneurship, time management)
6 Interpersonal skills (complex communication, social skills, teamwork, cultural sensitivity, diversity coping, global awareness)
7 Examining the science curriculum in terms of 21st century skills
8 General review, course evaluation, midterm exam
9 Gaining and applying 21st century skills in science courses
10 Making comments about studies in this field
11 Student presentations -1
12 Student presentations -2
13 Student presentations -3
14 Student presentations -4
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Kabataş Memiş, E. (2021). 21. Yüzyıl Becerileri Için Fen Eğitimi: Öğrenmeyi Derinleştirme. Pegem Akademi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Research-inquiry, group work, cooperative learning.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 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

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 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)

simge.koc@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
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 88

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1334434554445
LO.2334434554545
LO.3334434554345
LO.4354434554345
LO.5344434554345
LO.6334434554345

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