COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FIELD ELECTIVE 3 (ANALYSIS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PHYSICS PROBLEMS)

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FIZ 2120 FIELD ELECTIVE 3 (ANALYSIS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PHYSICS PROBLEMS) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Physics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GAMZE SEZGIN SELÇUK

Offered to

Physics Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to enable students to understand the structure and properties of the problems in physics textbooks at secondary school level.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognize the methods of analyzing physics problems
2   Learns to examine physics problems according to their structure and properties
3   Defines methods of posing physics problems
4   Develops scales to evaluate physics problems
5   Gains the ability to write physics problems

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Problem and types of problems
2 The importance of problem and problem solving in physics
3 Problem posing, Physics problem posing methods
4 Problem solving strategies and methods
5 Problem analysis
6 Problem analysis methods
7 Developing problem analysis scales
8 An Overview, Course Evaluation, Mid-term Exam
9 Examining and analyzing problems in secondary school physics textbooks
10 Examining and analyzing problems in secondary school physics textbooks (continued)
11 Examining and analyzing problems in secondary school physics textbooks (continued)
12 Examining and analyzing problems in secondary school physics textbooks (continued)
13 Examining and analyzing problems in secondary school physics textbooks (continued)
14 Examining and analyzing problems in secondary school physics textbooks (continued)
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Articles and theses on Problem Solving in Physics Education
2. Çakmak, M., Tertemiz, N. I. (2005). Problem Çözme, Gündüz Eğitim ve Yayıncılık, Ankara.
3. Altun, M. (2001). Matematik Öğretimi, 9. Baskı, Alfa Yayıncılık

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation Technique, Homework Preparation, Presentation Preparation, Group Work

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

group work, homework, presentations, written exams

Assessment Criteria

Students' group work, presentations, midterm and final grades determine their success.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to course is important. Students are required to attend 70% of classes.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gamze.sezgin@deu.edu.tr
Office tel: 0 232 301 24 38

Office Hours

Between 09:00-17:00 on weekdays, outside of class hours

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
Preparing assignments 13 2 26
Preparing presentations 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 3 3
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 98

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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