GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

A. ELECTIVE-2(OUT OF SCHOOL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN PHYSICS TEACHING )/FZÖ214

Course Title:	A. ELECTIVE-2(OUT OF SCHOOL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN PHYSICS TEACHING )
Credits	2	ECTS	4
Course Semester	4	Type of The Course	Elective

COURSE INFORMATION

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-- (TEXTBOOK)

-- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)

-- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- COURSE OBJECTIVES

-- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students will be able to define out of school learning.
Students will be able to determine out of school instutions so as to utilize in teaching science and technology.
Students will be able to describe how to benefit from out of school instutions in order to teach science and technology.
Students will be able to exemplify out of school environments that can be utilized to teach science and technology.
Students will be able to improve activity planning for out of school instutions.
Students will be able to design a lesson plan that can be used outside of school learning environment.
Students will be able to design an observation form for an activity outside of school environment.
Students will be able to design an evaluation form for out of school activities

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face

--WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week	Learning & Teaching Strategies
2. Week	Out-of-school learning environments
3. Week	Out-of-School learning environments that can be used in science and technology teaching
4. Week	The importance of non-school learning environments
5. Week	Use of non-school settings in terms of science and technology teaching
6. Week	Out-of-School learning environments (Museums) MTA Museums Trip
7. Week	Homevork
8. Week	Out-of-School learning environments (Science Centers) Feza Gürsey Science Centers Trip
9. Week	Out-of-School learning environments: zoo gardens, botanical gardens
10. Week	Lesson plan for non-school environments ODTU Science Centers Trip
11. Week	Preparing a trip plan for non-school environments Polatlı Science Centers Trip
12. Week	Preparing evaluation form for non-school environment
13. Week	Acitivities in out-of-school environments-1
14. Week	Acitivities in out-of-school environments-2
15. Week	Acitivities in out-of-school environments-3
16. Week

-- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS

-- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

	Quantity	Total Weighting (%)
Midterm Exams	0	0
Assignment	1	30
Application	1	30
Projects	1	30
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0

Percent of In-term Studies		90
Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score		10

-- WORKLOAD

Activity	Total Number of Weeks	Duration (weekly hour)	Total Period Work Load
Weekly Theoretical Course Hours	14	2	28
Weekly Tutorial Hours			0
Reading Tasks			0
Searching in Internet and Library	14	2	28
Material Design and Implementation	14	2	28
Report Preparing	14	1	14
Preparing a Presentation			0
Presentation			0
Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam			0
Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam	1	2	2
Other (should be emphasized)			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			100
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			4
Course Credit (ECTS):			4

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	Explain the physics concepts, laws and theories by considering relationships between them.			X
2	Establish relationships between physics, philosophy, mathematics and other branches of science.			X
3	Design appropriate experiments and use laboratory materials in an effective manner.		X
4	Use scientific methods when solving physics problems.			X
5	Know the learning-teaching and the assessment-evaluation approaches.					X
6	Consider emerging needs of students depending on their individual differences to ensure active participation.					X
7	Develop appropriate strategies to reduce students’ learning difficulties and misconceptions.			X
8	Value continuity in personal and professional development and lifelong learning.					X
9	Develop a positive attitude and value towards his/her profession and environment.					X
10	Be sensitive towards national and universal significances given in the Basic Law of National Education.				X
11	Use appropriate technological learning environments and products at learning environment.			X
12	Use different, valid and reliable information sources in order to achieve scientific knowledge.				X
13	Analyze the relationships between physics, environment, society and technology.				X
14	Analyze the working principle of technological tools which are working according to the principles of the laws of physics.			X
15	Know how to use the different physics and physics education software and simulation programs.		X
16	Use information and communication skills effectively in the teaching process.					X
17	Be able to develop materials related to physics or use available materials by selecting the most appropriate ones.			X
18	Use appropriate teaching-learning and measurement-evaluation approaches at physical education.					X
19	Use laboratory approaches effectively and safely.			X
20	Follow secondary school physics curriculum effectively.			X

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