GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Motivating Learning Environments and Teaching in Science Education/4310029
Course Title: Motivating Learning Environments and Teaching 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
Learns the motivation, the learning environments in science on theoretical and conceptual level
Investigates the motivating learning environments and practices in the field of science nationally and internationally and learns their contribution t
Investigates the factors affecting the motivation and applications in science education
Investigates the motivating strategies and practices in science education
Gains theoretical and practical information about the inputs and outputs of the studies on different learning levels about the motivation

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face.
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Informing about the context of the course. A general overview on affective skills
2. Week  Definition of the motivation. Motivating learning environments investigated under constructivism
3. Week  Problem-and project-based learning and motivating learning environments (in science education)
4. Week  Inquiry-based learning and motivating learning environments (in science education)
5. Week  Cooperative learning and motivating learning environments (in science education)
6. Week  Factors affecting the motivation and evaluation of the results of study in science education
7. Week  Mid-term exam week
8. Week  Motivating learning strategies and evaluation of the results of study in science education
9. Week  Kinds of motivation and evaluation of study results in science education
10. Week  Relationship of the motivation with the cognitive and affective skills and evaluation of the results of study in science education
11. Week  The importance of motivation in primary education and evaluation of the results of study in science education
12. Week  The role and importance of teaching in motivating learning environments
13. Week  Gaining information in theory and application through the investigation of the studies about the importance of motivation internationally
14. Week  Gaining information in theory and application through the investigation of the studies about the importance of motivation nationally
15. Week  Final exam week
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
0
0
 Assignment
1
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
2
20
 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
11
3
33
 Searching in Internet and Library
11
3
33
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
4
3
12
 Preparing a Presentation
5
3
15
 Presentation
14
3
42
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
1
1
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
2
2
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
180
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.2
 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)
   (Associate Professor Doctor. Ayşe SERT ÇIBIK)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   ( http://w3.gazi.edu.tr/web/sertay)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (sertay@gazi.edu.tr)