GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

THEORETICAL APPROACHES ABOUT CONCEPTUAL CHANGE AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS/4310018

Course Title:	THEORETICAL APPROACHES ABOUT CONCEPTUAL CHANGE AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS
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

Students who successfully passed this course are able to compare various theoretical frameworks about conceptual change,
make a connection among different approaches of conceptual change and science education.
design learning environment and teaching materials based on theoretical approaches about conceptual change.
develop diagnostic instruments to identify students misconceptions

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face

--WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week	Introduction to the course content. What is alternative conception?
2. Week	Conceptual change model
3. Week	Responses of students to ideas that are different from their existing ideas
4. Week	Framework theories and profile change
5. Week	Ontological change
6. Week	Knowledge in Pieces (P-prims)
7. Week	Mid-term week
8. Week	Intentional conceptual change
9. Week	Intentional conceptual change
10. Week	The role of learners’ characteristics in conceptual change process
11. Week	The role of metacognition in conceptual change
12. Week	Epistemological beliefs and conceptual change
13. Week	Teaching practices based on conceptual change approaches
14. Week	Teaching practices based on conceptual change approaches
15. Week
16. Week

-- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS

-- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

	Quantity	Total Weighting (%)
Midterm Exams	1	40
Assignment	0	0
Application	0	0
Projects	1	60
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	14	4	56
Searching in Internet and Library	12	3	36
Material Design and Implementation			0
Report Preparing	1	20	20
Preparing a Presentation			0
Presentation			0
Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam	1	10	10
Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam	1	12	12
Other (should be emphasized)			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			176
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.04
Course Credit (ECTS):			7

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

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-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

(Prof.Dr. Nejla yürük)

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

(http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/nejlayuruk)

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(nejlayuruk@gazi.edu.tr)

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