GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

SPECIAL TEACHING METHODS -I/KİM401M

Course Title:	SPECIAL TEACHING METHODS -I
Credits	3	ECTS	4
Semester	7	Compulsory/Elective	Compulsory

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Asist.Prof.Hüseyin AKKUŞ

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

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

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

akkus@gazi.edu.tr

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

Know the philosophical foundations of modern teaching approach and discuss their place in chemistry teaching.
comprehend the teaching methods and techniques that are quite effective in science and especially chemistry education
Prepare instructional materials and activities to be used in chemistry teaching.
Know which instructional techniques to use according to students' levels and the subject.
Know assessment techniques to be used in teaching chemistry and measure students' gains multidirectionally.
Describe the characteristics of science literacy and evaluate himself/herself in terms of the characteristics that should have science literacy.
Explain the purpose and importance of chemistry education.
Become aware of teaching methods and techniques that can be used for chemistry education.
Comprehend the nature of pedagogical content knowledge.

-- 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

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

--COURSE CONTENT
1. Week	Comparing and discussing of constructivist and behaviorist learning theories in terms of their arguments upon learning.
2. Week	Introducing the basic component of pedagogical content knowledge, that a chemistry teacher should have knowledge of, and examining them seperately.
3. Week	What is the concept? Applying various concept map techniques in the class and discussing them upon effectiveness the learning.
4. Week	Introducing pedagogical content knowledge and its components.
5. Week	Learning cycles;applying 5E model based activity in the classroom and discussing the activity.
6. Week	Applying inquiry based lesson plan in the classroom, discussing the inquiry teaching method and presenting the theoretical framework of method.
7. Week	Midterm
8. Week	Applying cooperative, competitive and the individual learning methods with activities in the classroom and comparison of methods with each other.
9. Week	Scientific process skills and their place in training programs, Laboratory based chemistry teaching
10. Week	Analogies, Teaching model with analogies
11. Week	Multiple intelligence theory
12. Week	Conceptual change texts
13. Week	Problem-based learning, project-based learning
14. Week	Assessment in chemistry education, the use of alternative assessment techniques and different types of questions, the cognitive level of questions
15. Week
16. Week

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

1. Understanding and Developing Science Teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge, John Loughran, Amanda Berry, Pamela Mulhall, 2. Fen Eğitiminde Özel Öğretim Yöntemleri I-II, O. Karamustafaoğlu, S. Yaman, 3. Kuramdan Uygulamaya Fen ve Teknoloji Öğretimi, S. Çepni, 3. Fen ve Teknoloji Öğretimi, M. Bahar, 4. Fen Öğretimi ve Öğrenimi, B. Atasoy

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecturer, Question&Answer, Drill - Practise,Brain storming, Predict-Observation-Explain, Concept map

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

yok

-- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	1	10
Assignment	6	20
Exercises	4	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	14	2	28
Reading			0
Searching in Internet and Library	5	2	10
Designing and Applying Materials	3	2	6
Preparing Reports	6	2	12
Preparing Presentation	3	3	9
Presentation	3	1	3
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	1	4	4
Final and Studying for Final	1	5	5
Other			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			105
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			4.2
ECTS:			4

-- 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.	X
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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