GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Models and Modelling in Science Education/4310023
Course Title: Models and Modelling 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
Gives general information about models and modelling.
Gives information modeling in science education.
Introduces kinds of the models.
Produces various models.
Makes analogies related with models used in science teaching.
Provides information about common misconceptions caused by failed modeling.

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Introduction to Course, Informing Students’ About Course Content.
2. Week  Introduction to Modelling. What is the model and modelling?
3. Week  Functions of Models.
4. Week  Functions of Models.
5. Week  Classification of models.
6. Week  Classification of models.
7. Week  Model and Reality.
8. Week  Midterm examination.
9. Week  Types and examples of models.
10. Week  Modelling process.
11. Week  Modelling process.
12. Week  Students and models.
13. Week  Students and models.
14. Week  Science teaching by modelling and models.
15. Week  Some results related with models and modelling in science education.
16. Week  Final Examination.
 -- 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
12
4
48
 Searching in Internet and Library
8
2
16
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
4
4
16
 Preparing a Presentation
3
3
9
 Presentation
1
2
2
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
7
2
14
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
14
2
28
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
175
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7
 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. Ergin Hamzaoğlu)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/erginhamzaoglu)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (erginhamzaoglu@gazi.edu.tr)