GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
OUT OF SCHOOL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS/EBS118
Course Title: OUT OF SCHOOL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
Credits 2 ECTS 4
Course Semester 3 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Explain the importance of out-of-school learning environments in education / training
Explain the differences between out-of-school learning environments and formal education
Understands how to use out-of-school learning environments.
Develop appropriate educational materials to create effective out-of-school teaching and learning processes.
Create a plan for the use of out-of-school environments for learning / teaching purposes, manage the implementation process and foresee advantages and disadvantages.
Compares the out-of-school learning environment of different countries
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Course introduction
2. Week  Introduction of formal and informal learning environments.
3. Week  Use of out-of-school learning environments in education
4. Week  Importance and use of science and natural history museums in education
5. Week  Importance and use of out-of-school environments such as Science Center, zoo, library, botanical garden in education
6. Week  Creating a plan for the use of out-of-school settings for learning and teaching.
7. Week  Midterm Exam
8. Week  Planning activities and methods for using out-of-school environments for learning and teaching purposes.
9. Week  Discussing the advantages and disadvantages of out-of-school settings.
10. Week  Developing appropriate educational materials to build out-of-school teaching and learning processes.
11. Week  Out-of-school environments for learning purposes and evaluation of the implementation process management
12. Week  Developing appropriate educational materials to create effective out-of-school teaching and learning processes.
13. Week  Field trips, exhibitions and so on. layouts.
14. Week  Comparison of different countries' out-of-school learning environments and usage examples.
15. Week  Comparison of different countries' out-of-school learning environments and usage examples.
16. Week  Final exam
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
20
 Assignment
1
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
40
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
2
28
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
0
0
 Reading Tasks
2
2
4
 Searching in Internet and Library
2
2
4
 Material Design and Implementation
0
0
0
 Report Preparing
2
3
6
 Preparing a Presentation
1
2
2
 Presentation
1
1
1
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
7
3
21
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
14
3
42
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
108
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4.32
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Explain the physics concepts, laws and theories by considering relationships between them.X
2Establish relationships between physics, philosophy, mathematics and other branches of science.X
3Design appropriate experiments and use laboratory materials in an effective manner.X
4Use scientific methods when solving physics problems.X
5Know the learning-teaching and the assessment-evaluation approaches.X
6Consider emerging needs of students depending on their individual differences to ensure active participation.X
7Develop appropriate strategies to reduce students’ learning difficulties and misconceptions.X
8Value continuity in personal and professional development and lifelong learning.X
9Develop a positive attitude and value towards his/her profession and environment.X
10Be sensitive towards national and universal significances given in the Basic Law of National Education.X
11Use appropriate technological learning environments and products at learning environment.X
12Use different, valid and reliable information sources in order to achieve scientific knowledge.X
13Analyze the relationships between physics, environment, society and technology.X
14Analyze the working principle of technological tools which are working according to the principles of the laws of physics.X
15Know how to use the different physics and physics education software and simulation programs.X
16Use information and communication skills effectively in the teaching process.X
17Be able to develop materials related to physics or use available materials by selecting the most appropriate ones.X
18Use appropriate teaching-learning and measurement-evaluation approaches at physical education.X
19Use laboratory approaches effectively and safely.X
20Follow secondary school physics curriculum effectively.X
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