COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FIELD SELECT.2 (ARGUMENTATION IN SCIENCE EDUCATION)

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEN 2121 FIELD SELECT.2 (ARGUMENTATION 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 equip students with the theoretical foundations and practical skills necessary to understand and integrate scientific argumentation effectively into science teaching processes.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding the place and importance of argumentation in science education.
2   Identifying and analyzing scientific argumentation models.
3   Planning and implementing argumentation-based activities.
4   Applying methods to assess argumentation skills.
5   Managing evidence-based reasoning processes during classroom discussions.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Argumentation
2 Nature of Scientific Knowledge and Argumentation
3 Toulmin Modeli
4 Argumentation in Science Education
5 Classroom Discussions and Learning
6 Types of Scientific Discussions
7 Argumentation-based lesson design
8 Mid-term exam
9 Argumentation in laboratory
10 Argumentation in digital contexts
11 Assessment of student products
12 Teacher s role and class management
13 Sample lesson implementations
14 Sample lesson implementations
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Günel, M.,Kıngır, S. ve Geban, Ö. (2012). Argümantasyon tabanlı bilim öğrenme (ATBÖ) yaklaşımının kullanıldığı sınıflarda argümantasyon ve soru yapılarının incelenmesi. Eğitim ve Bilim, 37(164), 316-330.
Erduran, S.; Aleixandre, M. J. (2008) Argumentation in science education : perspectives from classroom-based research. Dordrecht, NL : Springer
Bell, P., & Linn, M. C. (2000). Scientific arguments as learning artifacts: Designing for learning from the web with KIE, International Journal of Science Education, 22, 797 817.
Driver, R., P. Newton, and J. Osborne. (2000). Establishing the norms of scientific argumentation in classrooms. Science Education 84 (3), 287 313.
Erduran, S. ; Simon, S and Osborne, J (2004). TAPping into Argumentation: developments in the application of Toulmin s Argument Pattern for studying science discourse, Science Education, 88 (6), 915-933.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentations, group discussions, brain storming, document analysis, case analysis.

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

In-class participation and written homework, midterm and final exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is obligated to continue to at least 70% of lessons .
Behaviours such as copying in exams, clashing and making intials in the publications will be concluded with the opening of a disciplinary investigation.
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 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 13 3 39
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 92

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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