GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
DEVELOPMENT OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN ELEMENTARY SCIENCE TEACHING/1310127
Course Title: DEVELOPMENT OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN ELEMENTARY SCIENCE TEACHING
Credits 3 ECTS 6
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
By the end of this module students will be able to: Know the characteristics of various instructional technologies, the place and use of technologies
Have the knowledge and skills to use effectively instructional technologies in science and technology course.
Have the skills to develop instructional materials that can be used in science and technology course.
Evaluate instructional materials considering material design principles and visual elements.

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Some concepts related to instructional materials.
2. Week  The importance of instructional materials.
3. Week  The purposes of instructional materials.
4. Week  Properties of different instructional materials.,
5. Week  Place of instructional materials. in teaching process and their usage,
6. Week  Designing materials by using instructional technologies,
7. Week  Designing materials by using instructional technologies,
8. Week  Midterm Exam
9. Week  The development of teaching tools
10. Week  Evaluation of teaching tools with different quality,
11. Week  Principle of visual design
12. Week  Principle of visual design
13. Week  Investigation of activities of teaching materials
14. Week  Investigation of activities of teaching materials
15. Week  Final exam
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 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
1
5
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
10
5
50
 Presentation
4
2
8
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
2
2
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
3
3
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
150
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
6
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
6
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Improves, deepens and uses knowledge in the field of education with science-related theories, laws, cases, models and concepts.X
2integrates the knowledge about science and science education with the information coming from different disciplines functionally.X
3exposes a problem situation in the field of science education, develops solutions by using quantitative and qualitative research methods, collects data for it, analyzes and reports data by using appropriate techniques.X
4follows the literature related to science and science education, the current debates, projects and developments critically, and applies a lifelong learning policy to real life.X
5shares the findings of studies in the field of science education at the national and international level in an oral and written way.X
6uses computer software, information and communication technologies at advanced level in order to get and share knowledge about his/her area.X
7interprets national strategies, policies and implementation plans about science education and evaluates the results obtained.X
8conducts research considering social, scientific and ethical values.X
9uses a foreign language to follow the international literature, to share and report oral and written information about his/her area.X
10conducts studies related to science education as an individual or takes responsibility in a team work.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Dr. Alev Doğan)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/alevd)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (alevd@gazi.edu.tr)