COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SNE 1013 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Elementary Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR TOLGA GÖK

Offered to

Elementary Teacher Education

Course Objective

This course aims to equip pre-service teachers with sufficient knowledge and competence regarding environmental science, environmental issues, and environmental education; to enhance their environmental awareness and sensitivity; and to develop their environmental literacy.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Defines basic ecological concepts and principles.
2   Recognizes the importance of ecological balance for the environment and living beings.
3   Understands environmental issues.
4   Explains environmental pollution and its contributing factors.
5   Describes the consequences of environmental pollution.
6   Generates solution proposals to prevent environmental pollution.
7   Designs activities related to environmental education at the elementary school level.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 An Overview of Environmental Education and Fundamental Concepts
2 Historical Origins of Environmental Education
3 Natural Environmental Issues
4 Human-Induced Environmental Issues
5 Environmental Pollution
6 Environmental Education in Curricula
7 Approaches to Environmental Education I
8 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
9 Approaches to Environmental Education II
10 Environmental Education Literacy
11 Methods and Techniques in Environmental Education
12 Nature-Based Environmental Education
13 Effective Use of Materials in Environmental Education
14 Ethics and Values in Environmental Education
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Atasoy, E.(2017). Insan-Doğa Etkileşimi ve Çevre için Eğitim, Sentez Yayıncılık.
Aydoğdu, M. (2010). Çevre Bilim, Anı Yayıncılık.
Cansaran, A. (2008). Çevre Eğitimi, Pegem Akademi.
Sever, R., & Yalçınkaya, E. (2018). Çevre Eğitimi, Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, question and answer, problem solving, project-based learning, research, ınvestigation, ındividual study, group work

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

Written examinations (long-and short-answer), multiple-choice tests

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance is mandatory for 70% of the classes.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

tolga.gok@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 12:00-12:45

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 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 110

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18PO.19
LO.1323
LO.2434
LO.3333
LO.444
LO.54443
LO.6
LO.7

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