GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
RESEARCH IN TEACHING/7110204
Course Title: RESEARCH IN TEACHING
Credits 3 ECTS 8
Course Semester 1 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
Recognize research methods and approaches used in teaching research.
Review teaching research in the aspect of their subject and objective.
Review teaching research in the aspect of their context.
Analyze teaching research in terms of their methodological construct.
Evaluate teaching research with regard to their results and recommendations.
Make a meta-analysis research on an issue in the context of teaching research.
Design a research on any issue regarding with teaching.

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
   The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week   Common research methods used in education (for example, case study)
2. Week   Analysis of research on instruction in terms of content
3. Week  Analysis of research on instruction in terms of method
4. Week   Analysis of research on instruction in terms of results and suggestions
5. Week   Comparative analysis of instructional research conducted in different educational systems.
6. Week   Reviewing a meta-analysis study based on a certain theme on instruction.
7. Week  MIDTERM EXAM
8. Week   Development of a research design on instruction
9. Week  Discussion about research design
10. Week   Presentation of research studies.
11. Week   Presentation of research studies.
12. Week   Presentation of research studies.
13. Week  An evaluation of projects.
14. Week   Evaluation and discussion.
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
40
 Assignment
2
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
1
40
 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
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
10
4
40
 Searching in Internet and Library
5
4
20
 Material Design and Implementation
2
4
8
 Report Preparing
2
10
20
 Preparing a Presentation
2
10
20
 Presentation
2
4
8
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
10
10
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
20
20
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
188
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.52
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
8
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1-Defines basic concepts related to curriculum development in education.X
2-Correlates theoretical foundations (philosophical, social, economic etc.) of curriculum development in education.
3-Recognizes basic components that are composed of objectives, content, learning-teaching process and their features.X
4-Compares curriculum development and evaluation models.
5-Prepares an instructional design based on need analysis by utilizing modals and approaches to curriculum development.X
6-Determines problems related to the field of curriculum and instruction.X
7-Utilizes theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the field professionally in the studies within the scope of curriculum development in education.X
8-Follows national/international scientific and current developments in the field and reflects them on studies and research in the field.X
9-Uses theoretical/practical knowledge and skills of the field in personal and team studies.X
10-Evaluates national and international curriculum by considering learning teaching theories, approaches and principals in the field.X
11Takes responsibility in curriculum development studies in education.X
12Uses a foreign language effectively in scientific level studies and research.X
13Integrates knowledge of different disciplines with the knowledge acquired in the field by relating education that is a dynamic field to the basic disciplines that influence it.X
14Uses information and communication technologies in theoretical and applied studies in an advanced level.X
15Considers national and international scientific ethical rules for the studies in the field.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Melek ÇAKMAK)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   ( http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/melek)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (melek@gazi.edu.tr)