GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ELECTIVE (TEACHING OF BASIC CONCEPTS IN PHYSICS EDUCATION)/FIZ517M
Course Title: ELECTIVE (TEACHING OF BASIC CONCEPTS IN PHYSICS EDUCATION)
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Semester 9 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   Prof.Mustafa TAN, Prof. Musa SARI
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/mtan, http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/msari
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  mtan@gazi.edu.tr, msari@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Know the characteristics of the concepts.
Learn the conditions for conceptualization.
Know materials to be used for teaching concepts in physics education(Meaning analysis tables, Concept network, Concept maps, etc.)
Detect concepts that are difficult to students in physics subjects.
Learn how to teach concepts that are difficult to students in physics subjects.




 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  All courses in the program are associated with this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Concept and learning conditions of concept
2. Week  Concept and learning conditions of concept
3. Week  Materials to be used for teaching concepts in physics education(Meaning analysis tables, Concept network, Concept maps, etc.)
4. Week  Materials to be used for teaching concepts in physics education(Meaning analysis tables, Concept network, Concept maps, etc.)
5. Week  Identifing the physics topics that students have difficulty in understanding to them.
6. Week  Identifing the physics topics in difficult topics that students have difficulty in understanding to them.
7. Week  Identifing the physics topics in difficult topics that students have difficulty in understanding to them.
8. Week  Midterm exam
9. Week  Classification of selected concepts.
10. Week  Revealing the scientific basis of the selected concepts.
11. Week  Revealing the scientific basis of the selected concepts.
12. Week  Determining the learning and teaching conditions of the selected concepts.
13. Week  Determining the learning and teaching conditions of the selected concepts.
14. Week  Determining the learning and teaching conditions of the selected concepts.
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Serway, Çeviri Editörü: K, Çolakoğlu, Fen ve Mühendislik için Fizik 1,Palme Yayıncılık, 2002. Serway, Çeviri Editörü: K, Çolakoğlu, Fen ve Mühendislik için Fizik 2,Palme Yayıncılık, 2002. Serway, Çeviri Editörü: K, Çolakoğlu, Fen ve Mühendislik için Fizik 3,Palme Yayıncılık, 2002. Physics instruction program, and various physics text-books
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer,Research
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  No.
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
10
 Assignment
2
20
 Exercises
1
10
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
6
2
12
 Reading
1
1
1
 Searching in Internet and Library
2
2
4
 Designing and Applying Materials
2
2
4
 Preparing Reports
2
2
4
 Preparing Presentation
2
1
2
 Presentation
2
2
4
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
4
2
8
 Final and Studying for Final
4
2
8
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
75
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3
 ECTS: 
3
 -- 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.
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.
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.
15Know how to use the different physics and physics education software and simulation programs.
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.
20Follow secondary school physics curriculum effectively.X