COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FIELD ELECTIVE 2 (CURRENT APPROACHES IN PHYSICS EDUCATION)

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FIZ 2131 FIELD ELECTIVE 2 (CURRENT APPROACHES IN PHYSICS EDUCATION) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Physics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR RABIA TANEL

Offered to

Physics Teacher Education

Course Objective

To be aware of current educational practices and strategies at the undergraduate level

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to say current approaches in physics education
2   To be able to explain current approaches in physics education
3   To be able to give examples of applications of current approaches in physics education
4   To be able to conduct research on current approaches in physics education
5   To be able to design lessons using current approaches in physics education

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Problem Based Learning
2 Sample Applications of Problem Based Learning
3 Project Based Learning
4 Sample Applications of Project Based Learning
5 Interactive Learning
6 Sample Applications of Interactive Learning
7 Flipped Classroom
8 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
9 Sample Applications of Flipped Classroom
10 Virtual labs
11 Educational software
12 Mobile applications
13 Game Based Learning
14 Sample Applications
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

The Physics Education Journal
The Science Education Journal
Internet

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Discussion, Questioning

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

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students are required to attend class regularly, attend 70% of the classes, complete their weekly assigned readings on time, and participate in class discussions.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 3 3 9
Preparation for final exam 4 4 16
Preparing presentations 3 4 12
Web Search and Library Research 10 2 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 1 10
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 95

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55