GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN SCIENCE EDUCATION/4310014
Course Title: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN SCIENCE EDUCATION
Credits 3 ECTS 7
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
Classify current studies in science education based on different contexts
Analysis and report at least two studies about science education
Propose two problems and method for its solution about science education
Reach original conclusions and comments by integrating his well constructed science education knowledge with knowledge about related disciplines.

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Syllabus
2. Week  Qualified individuals and science education
3. Week  Qualified individuals and science education
4. Week  Science achievement
5. Week  Attitudes toward science
6. Week  Science teachers’ teaching abilities
7. Week  Science teachers’ teaching abilities
8. Week  Nature of science
9. Week  Types of science knowledge
10. Week  Science teaching and learning
11. Week  Science teaching and learning
12. Week  Assessment and evaluation
13. Week  Assessment and evaluation
14. Week  Future science education
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
1
60
 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
3
3
9
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
28
4
112
 Searching in Internet and Library
28
1
28
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
5
4
20
 Preparing a Presentation
1
1
1
 Presentation
1
1
1
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
5
5
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
10
10
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
186
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.44
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
7
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X
11X
12X
13X
14X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Dr. Salih ATES)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/s.ates)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (s.ates@gazi.edu.tr)