GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
NEW APPROACHES IN SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHING/1320009
Course Title: NEW APPROACHES IN SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHING
Credits 3 ECTS 8
Course Semester 2 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
The definition of social studies education
contributions to other sciences, social sciences
product of social studies teaching
theory is based on the teaching of social studies and guidelines
in social studies teaching and learning strategies
learning styles in social studies lessons
The methods and techniques used in social studies teaching
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Course objectives, content, basic resources and evaluation system.
2. Week  Dominant Approaches in Social Studies."What Brings New Social Studies Curriculum" Read the article
3. Week  Versatility Review: "History Teaching in Versatility" Examination of the head guide
4. Week  Oral History Reading: "... The Role and Importance of Oral History" reading of the article
5. Week  Time and Chronology of Historical Detection Skills /// Empathy "Time and Chronology Detection" with an article titled "History and Social Studies E
6. Week  Museum Education and Field Studies Teaching Biography /// "Museums and Education" and "Social Science Biography Teaching in Education" article
7. Week  Interim Evaluation of the Course
8. Week  Map Skills /// spatial cognition "Pedagogical Skills A Look at the map" to read the article
9. Week  Disaster Education /// Environmental Education "Elementary Social Studies Assessment of Earthquake Education Course" reading of the article
10. Week  Media Literacy Education Teaching Reading /// Current Events: "Media Literacy Social Studies Teachers' Perspective" reading of the article
11. Week  Methods and Techniques Related to the Use of Visual Materials Reading: "Visual Tools in Social Studies" reading of the article
12. Week  Democracy Education. "Human Rights and Democracy Methods in Education" reading of the article
13. Week  Technology Education and Digital Citizenship
14. Week  Overview of the course
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
20
 Assignment
1
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
1
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
2
0
0
 Reading Tasks
8
5
40
 Searching in Internet and Library
8
5
40
 Material Design and Implementation
6
4
24
 Report Preparing
3
4
12
 Preparing a Presentation
3
3
9
 Presentation
3
2
6
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
6
6
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
10
10
 Other (should be emphasized)
3
3
9
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
198
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.92
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
8
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Graduates do descriptive and applied original studies by determining a special field that belongs to Social Studies (History, Geography, Civics etc.) which is an interdisciplinary field.X
2Graduates can integrate the discipline that he chosen with Social Studies.X
3Graduates research the appropriate literature and create the research design.X
4Graduates determine the method of research.X
5Graduates test the hypotheses in accordance with qualitative or quantitative research methods for the pattern.X
6Graduates report the results of research.X
7Graduates use research techniques in accordance with the research field about a subject that is related to social studies education.X
8Graduates have developed themselves on the knowledge, skill and value dimensions in accordance with the interdisciplinary structure of the field.X
9Masters degree students who have completed education and training can present their studies in a scientific environment (symposium, conferences, congresses etc.).X
10Graduates gain an academic perspective related to Social Studies curriculum.X
11Graduates gain ability doing more advanced academic (doctorate) researches.X
12Graduates who complete the program will receive the title of Social Studies Professionals.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   ( Prof. Dr. Cengiz DÖNMEZ)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (cdonmez@gazi.edu.tr)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (cdonmez@gazi.edu.tr)