GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ARGUMENTATION AND DIALOGUE IN SCIENCE TEACHING/4430025
Course Title: ARGUMENTATION AND DIALOGUE IN SCIENCE TEACHING
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
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

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  What is the argumentation? How do scientists argue with each other in the production of the scientific knowledge?
2. Week  Investigating the argumentation processes of scientists through examples from history of science.
3. Week  Why is argumentation important in science education?
4. Week  Toulmin's Argument Model; considering concepts such as claim, data, warrant, rebuttal
5. Week  Examining examples of argumentation-based science lessons
6. Week  The argument frameworks that can be helpful in using argumentation in teaching
7. Week  Examining argument frameworks such as competing theories, concept cartoons, interpretation of data and graphics
8. Week  Midterm exam
9. Week  The role of teacher in argumentation-based teaching
10. Week  Effective small-group discussions in argumentation-based teaching
11. Week  Evaluating arguments; weak and strong arguments
12. Week  Applying and evaluating argumentation-based lesson plans
13. Week  Applying and evaluating argumentation-based lesson plans
14. Week  Final exam
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
30
 Assignment
2
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
50
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
0
0
 Reading Tasks
14
3
42
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
3
42
 Material Design and Implementation
3
5
15
 Report Preparing
8
3
24
 Preparing a Presentation
3
3
9
 Presentation
3
2
6
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
5
5
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
5
5
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
190
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.6
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
7.5
 -- 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
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Assoc.Prof. Halil TÜMAY)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/tumay)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (tumay@gazi.edu.tr)