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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
S301BScience and Technology Education ICompulsory355
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to enable students to identify the purpose of science and technology education, characteristics of elementary science and technology programme, and teaching-learning process and measurement and assessment techniques..
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Bilge ÖZTÜRK
Learning Outcomes
1Distinguish science, pseudoscience concepts and describe nature of science and scientific methods
2Describe historical development of science education in Turkey and the world
3Recognize elementary science and technology programme and be able to tell the characteristics of this programme
4Describe science-technology-society relationship and scientific literacy and describe and determine scientific process skills
5Recognize learning theories and their place in science teaching
6Explain importance of laboratory studies in science teaching and apply experiment techniques and types
7Explain methods, techniques and models provide active learning
8Recognize and apply measurement and assessment techniques can be applied in science education
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
In this course, concepts related with science, nature of science, metacognition, historical development of science education in Turkey and the world, conitive development and science education,science-technology-society relationship and scientific literacy, scientific process skills, teaching and learning process in science education, measurement and assessment techniques in science education are studied.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Science and pseudoscience concepts
2Nature of science, metacognition, scientific methods
3Science-technology-society realtionship and scientific literacy and its dimensions
4Historical development of science education in Turkey and the world
5Recognizing elementary science and technology program
6Scientific process skills
7Constructivist learning model and applications in science education
8Mid-term exam
9Multiple intelligence theory and characteristics of this theory
10Collaborative learning and applications in science education
11Project based learning and applications in science education
12Problem based learning and sampling applications in science education
13Laboratory studies in science education
14Experiments, types of experiments and applications of experiments in science education
15Measurement and assessment of techniques and sampling applications of these techniqu
16Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Bahar, M. (2006) Fen Teknoloji Öğretimi. PegemA Yayıncılık, 1. Baskı, Ankara 2. Çepni, S.(2007) Kuramdan Uygulamaya Fen ve Teknoloji Öğretimi. Ankara: PegemA Yayıncılık, 6. Baskı 3. Bahar, M., Aydın, F., Polat, M., Bertiz, H. (2008). Fen ve Teknoloji Laboratuvar Uygulamaları. Ankara: PegemA Yayıncılık, 1. Baskı 4.Taşkın,Ö.(2008) Fen ve Teknoloji Öğretiminde Yeni Yaklaşımlar, PegemA Yayıncılık, 1. Baskı, Ankara 5.Aydoğdu,M. ve Kesercioğlu,T. (2005) İlköğretimde Fen ve Teknoloji Öğretimi,Anı yayıncılık,Ankara
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination122
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14342
Observation14228
Individual Study for Mid term Examination133
Individual Study for Final Examination133
Reading20360
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)140
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High