COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FIELD ELC. 7 (PRIMARY SCHOOL TEXTBOOK REVIEW)

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SNE 5005 FIELD ELC. 7 (PRIMARY SCHOOL TEXTBOOK REVIEW) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Elementary Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ILYAS YAZAR

Offered to

Elementary Teacher Education

Course Objective

To enable prospective teacher, who will do the instruction of the books concerning different courses prepared in accordance with the primary education curriculum, To identify and learn the text books they would use in the class and the topics in these books; to raise their awareness on the Student Study Books and Teacher Guideline Books, which came up with the new system, on the points of their purpose, content and effective use.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Grasping the relationship between textbooks and the curriculum.
2   Observing the positive and negative aspects of textbook usage.
3   Evaluating textbooks in terms of curriculum alignment, language and narration, scientific content, and visual design.
4   Explaining the role of teacher s guidebooks and student workbooks in textbook use and education.
5   Preparing a model textbook aligned with the curriculum and based on content knowledge.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course Book, Description, Purpose, Content
2 Features of textbooks
3 Features of textbooks
4 Relation of textbooks to curriculum
5 Relation of textbooks to curriculum
6 Principal principles in the selection and organization of primary school textbooks
7 An overview of textbooks in the field of Classroom Education
8 General review, course evaluation, midterm exam
9 Examination of textbooks used in practice in terms of curriculum
10 Examination of textbooks used in practice in terms of curriculum
11 Theories, approaches, philosophies and elements of the program (purpose, content, teaching-learning processes, evaluation)
12 Theories, approaches, philosophies and elements of the program (purpose, content, teaching-learning processes, evaluation)
13 Criteria for preparing the course book (scientific language, content and physical characteristics)
14 Criteria for preparing the course book (scientific language, content and physical characteristics)
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Ministry of Education (2004) Primary Life Science / Mathematics / Turkish Education Program, Ankara: Ministry of Education Publications
Elementary Social Studies / Science and Technology Instructor Training Program, Ankara: Ministry of Education Publications
Ministry of Education Textbook, Student Workbooks and Teacher's Books
Mesiha Tosunoglu-M. Text Arslan-Idris Karakus, Subject Matter Course Book Review
Özcan Demirel and November Kıroğlu (2006) Subject Matter Course Book Review, Ankara, PegemA Publications

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, presentation, demonstration, discussion, question-answer, case-study, cooperative learning techniques

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

Assessment of Students quiz and final exams are avaluated according to learning outcomes

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Its required to join to %70 of courses
The Instructor hides to get various exercises done via individual and cooperation in the planned education and training period

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

i.yazar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Every Monday 13.00-15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 89

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.13354434343344
LO.22244433344
LO.3454455344
LO.43244433344
LO.544555554445455

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