GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

LEARNING, TEACHING THEORIES AND APPROACHES/KİM304M

Course Title:	LEARNING, TEACHING THEORIES AND APPROACHES
Credits	3	ECTS	3
Semester	6	Compulsory/Elective	Compulsory

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Ass. Prof. Sevil FİLİZ

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/sevilb

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

sevilb@gazi.edu.tr

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

Defines the basic concepts about learning – teaching theory and approaches.
Explains factors that affect the learning
Classifies the learning theories according to their features
Explains the learning theories and their difference
Explains the learning strategies
Classifies the learning strategies according to their features
Explains the learning and teaching styles

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

Lectures in class.

-- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES

None

-- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS

None

--COURSE CONTENT
1. Week	The basic concepts about teaching and learning, the factors that affects learning
2. Week	Learning theories, behavioral learning theories I (Classical conditioning)
3. Week	Behavioral learning theoriesII
4. Week	Behavioral learning theories III
5. Week	Social cognition theory
6. Week	Gestalt theory, information processing theory, neurophysiological theory
7. Week	Learning – teaching models
8. Week	Mid term
9. Week	Learning – teaching models
10. Week	Teaching strategies
11. Week	Effective teaching model, learning styles, style focused teaching design
12. Week	The strategy examples for using at obtaining active teaching service
13. Week	Actual approaches at teaching I
14. Week	Actual approaches at teaching II
15. Week
16. Week

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

Kaya Alim ve diğerleri (2009). Eğitim Psikolojisi, Pegem A Yayınları, Ankara Morgan, Cliford T. Psikolojiye Giriş. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları Atkinson, Rita L. Psikolojiye Giriş. Arkadaş Yayınları, Ankara Senemoğlu, Nuray (2006). Gelişim Öğrenme ve Öğretim – Kuramdan Uygulamaya, Gazi Kitabevi Yayınları Ulusoy, Ayten vd. Gelişim ve Öğrenme, Anı Yayıncılık Yeşilyaprak, Binnur (Ed) (2011). Gelişim ve Öğrenme Psikolojisi. Pegem A Yayınları Schunf, H. Dale (2010). Çev. Muzaffer Şahin, Öğrenme Teorileri Eğitimsel Bir Bakışla, Nobel Yayıncılık, Philips, D.C. ve Soltis C.F. (2005). Öğrenme: Perspektifler, Nobel Yayıncılık, Ankara.

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture, Q&A, case study.

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

None

-- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	1	40
Assignment	0	0
Exercises	0	0
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	3	42
Practising Hours of Course Per Week			0
Reading	8	2	16
Searching in Internet and Library	8	2	16
Designing and Applying Materials			0
Preparing Reports			0
Preparing Presentation			0
Presentation			0
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	1	4	4
Final and Studying for Final	1	7	7
Other			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			85
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			3.4
ECTS:			3

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	Perceives the structure, features, classification and the changes of the matter and explains the related concepts, models, principles, theories and laws used.	X
2	Explains the working principles of the methods or the devices used the analysis or the syntheses of substances.
3	Establishes the link between the philosophy, sociology, psychology and history and the science of chemistry and explains the importance of scientific knowledge.		X
4	Relates between knowledge in chemistry and other disciplines.		X
5	Describes teaching techniques and strategies such as inquiry , concept maps, meaning analyzing tables, argumentation and guess-observe –explain techniques by the use of relevant examples from chemical science topics to 9-12 year students.			X
6	Perceives the behavioral, descriptive , socio-cognitive and neuropsychological learning concepts and their limitations and explains their reflections to the chemistry teaching and learning process.				X
7	Investigates the contribution of the national and international cultures upon the various branches of science and especially chemistry and explains the viewpoints of these cultures on the current disputable social science subjects.			X
8	Realizes the problems related to the chemistry and chemical education, analyses them and develops solution by the use of scientific research techniques.			X
9	Analyses the pre-knowledge of and the learning difficulties of the students related to chemistry and applies to relevant teaching techniques and methods according to the capacity and the skills of the students.	X
10	Prepares models, games , experimental set ups and visual lecture notes related to chemistry for the contribution of the cognitive, descriptive and psychomotor skills of the students	X
11	Develops and applies alternative and authentic techniques such as open ended, multiple choice , fill the gaps , descriptive, branched tree and constructed grid questions for the evaluation of the learning outcomes of the various subjects of chemistry	X
12	Designs and implements an individual research for the solution of the any problem in teaching any chemistry concepts and carries out mutual projects in close coordination with his/her counterparts to contribute the chemistry and chemistry education	X
13	Defines the metacognitive activities such as self-regulation and self-evaluation to evaluate the knowledge in chemistry and chemistry education			X
14	Adapts the motto of lifelong learning as his/her lifestyle and effectively utilizes the internet systems to follow the new developments related to the chemistry and chemistry education	X
15	Follows and effectively uses the latest developments in the information technology related to the solutions of the problems encountered in chemistry and chemistry education	X
16	Follows and uses the latest developments related to the teaching profession and knows a foreign language enough to correspond with his/her counterparts		X
17	Realizes and uses the basic principles, values and virtues upon which the Turkish Education system is founded		X
18	Uses new knowledge and information in order to improve him/herself and develop his/her institution		X
19	Acts in accordance with the ethical and cultural values of the democratic and scientific society in all the applications related to chemistry and its education		X
20	Has a sufficient knowledge to protect the health and life of his/her students and staff working in his/her institution and takes necessary precautions in the laboraties.			X

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