COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY TEACHING RESEARCH IN TURKEY AND THE WORLD

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SAT 6020 HISTORY TEACHING RESEARCH IN TURKEY AND THE WORLD ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

History Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ERDAL ASLAN

Offered to

History Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to analyze academic research in the field of history teaching in Turkey and around the world; to provide students with the ability to interpret and critically evaluate history education research by examining theoretical, methodological, and practical developments comparatively

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Explains the historical development of history teaching research in Turkey and globally
2   2. Analyzes national and international literature comparatively
3   3. Evaluates the application of different research methods in the field of history teaching
4   4. Examines academic publications with a critical perspective
5   5. Develops suggestions for future research areas

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to History Teaching Research
2 Development of History Education Research Worldwide
3 Development of History Education Research in Turkey
4 Theoretical Approaches: Historical Thinking, Memory, Identity
5 Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches
6 Research on History Curricula
7 Midterm Exam
8 Research on History Textbooks
9 Studies on Teacher Perspectives and Practices
10 Studies on Student Perspectives and Learning Processes
11 Studies on Historical Empathy and Thinking
12 Studies on Use of Technology and Digital Resources
13 Comparative Research in History Education
14 Critical Reading and Literature Reviews
15 Student Presentations: Review of a Selected Study
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Seixas, P., & Morton, T. (2013). The Big Six Historical Thinking Concepts. Nelson Education.
Haydn, T. (Ed.). (2012). Using New Technologies to Enhance Teaching and Learning in History. Routledge.
Barton, K. C., & Levstik, L. S. (2004). Teaching History for the Common Good. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Carretero, M., Berger, S., & Grever, M. (Eds.). (2017). Palgrave Handbook of Research in Historical Culture and Education. Palgrave Macmillan.
Harris, R., Burn, K., & Woolley, M. (2014). The Guided Reader to Teaching and Learning History. Routledge.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

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 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 2 30 60
Preparation for final exam 2 30 60
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 198

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4
LO.15555
LO.25555
LO.35555
LO.45555
LO.55555

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