COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CURRENT APPROACHES IN HISTORY EDUCATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SAT 6026 CURRENT APPROACHES IN HISTORY EDUCATION 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 current approaches emerging in the field of history education in Turkey and around the world, and to equip students with the ability to evaluate, compare, and integrate these approaches into their own teaching practices

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Identifies current trends in history education
2   2. Analyzes various theoretical and pedagogical approaches
3   3. Evaluates the practical effects of current approaches
4   4. Discusses the impact of educational policies on history teaching
5   5. Develops a personal approach to history teaching

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Current Trends in History Education
2 Constructivism and History Teaching
3 Historical Thinking Skills and Applications
4 Interdisciplinary Approaches
5 Critical Thinking and History Teaching
6 Multiculturalism and History Education
7 Midterm Exam
8 Digital Storytelling and Technology Integration
9 Gamification and Simulations in History Teaching
10 Historical Empathy and Theory of Mind
11 Student-Centered Methods in History Teaching
12 Working with Historical Sources: Document-Based Teaching
13 Social Justice, Memory Politics, and History Education
14 21st Century Skills and History Education
15 Student Presentations: Evaluation of a Current Approach
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Seixas, P., & Morton, T. (2013). The Big Six Historical Thinking Concepts. Nelson Education.
Barton, K. C., & Levstik, L. S. (2004). Teaching History for the Common Good. Lawrence Erlbaum.
Harris, R., Burn, K., & Woolley, M. (2014). The Guided Reader to Teaching and Learning History. Routledge.
VanSledright, B. (2011). The Challenge of Rethinking History Education. Routledge.
Carretero, M., Berger, S., & Grever, M. (Eds.). (2017). Palgrave Handbook of Research in Historical Culture and Education. Palgrave Macmillan.

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

CONTACT INFORMATION
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