COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FIELD SELECT.6 (MISCONCEPTIONS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION)

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEN 3022 FIELD SELECT.6 (MISCONCEPTIONS 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

Displaying the role of concept and teaching concept in science education, drawing attention about misconception, determining misconceptions towards some science concepts in science course and developing activities removing these misconceptions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Stating the definition of concept in science education, to use techniques about teaching concept and to explain the definition of misconception.
2   Examining studies towards methods and techniques removing misconceptions.
3   Comparing statistical data about misconceptions towards science education in Türkiye and all of the world.
4   Examining studies towards misconceptions about some science concepts in science course of primary school.
5   Developing activities removing misconceptions about some science concepts in science course of primary school.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to misconceptions, concepts and concept teaching
2 Researches and methods towards temoving of misconceptions in science education
3 Comparing studies about misconceptions in türkiye and the world
4 Determining students' misconceptions about atom, element, compound and molecule concepts and designing activities towards removing of these misconceptions
5 Determining students' misconceptions about physical-chemical changes and states of matter concepts and designing activities towards removing of these misconceptions
6 Determining students' misconceptions about solubility, melting, ıonic-covalent bonds, acid-base concepts and designing activities towards removing of
7 Determining students' misconceptions about heat-temperature and conductive-ınsulative concepts and designing activities towards removing of these misconceptions
8 General eview, course evaluation, midterm exam
9 Determining students' misconceptions about force-motion and simple machines concepts and designing activities towards removing of these misconceptions
10 Determining students' misconceptions about electricity and magnetism concepts and designing activities towards removing of these misconceptions
11 Determining students' misconceptions about light and sound concepts and designing activities towards removing of these misconceptions
12 Determining students' misconceptions about gene and heritage concepts and designing activities towards removing of these misconceptions etermining students' misconceptions about gene and heritage concepts and designing activities towards removing of these misconceptions
13 Determining students misconceptions about biological systems concepts and designing activities towards removing of these misconceptions
14 Determining students misconceptions about biological systems concepts and designing activities towards removing of these misconceptions
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Barke, H.D., Hazari, A. And Yitbarek, S. (2009). Misconceptions In Chemistry, Springer-Heidelberg, Germany.
Rhoton, J. And Shane, P. (2006). Teaching Science In The 21st Century, NSTA Press.
Sears, J. and Sorensen, P. (2000). Issues in Science Teaching, R. Falmer Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion, group work, lecture, question-answer, cooperative learning techniques.

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

Experiments, activities and applications related skills and knowledge will be assessed by students' presentation assignments, portfolios, experimental applications and projects.

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)

suat.turkoguz@gmail.com

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 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 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.15444545
LO.25444545
LO.35444545
LO.45444545
LO.55444545

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