GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Elective Course-4 (Outdoor Learning Enviroments in Mathematics Education)/İMÖ308
Course Title: Elective Course-4 (Outdoor Learning Enviroments in Mathematics Education)
Credits 2 ECTS 4
Course Semester 6 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
Explain the concepts of out-of-school learning and out-of-school learning environments.
Identifies different out-of-school environments.
Knows out-of-school learning environments that can be used in secondary education lessons.
Knows the appropriate approaches, methods and techniques that can be used in different out-of-school settings.
Designs activities related to out-of-school learning environments.
Develop a lesson plan related to the out of school learning environments
Use measurement and evaluation techniques for out of school learning environments.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Out of school learning and out of school learning environments
2. Week  Out of school learning environments that might be used in secondary school courses
3. Week  Research centers as an out of school learning environment
4. Week  Museums as an out of school learning environment
5. Week  Zoos as an out of school learning environment
6. Week  Midterm I
7. Week  Developing a lesson plan for out of school learning environment
8. Week  Developing a lesson plan for out of school learning environment
9. Week  Preparing materials for out of school learning environment
10. Week  Preparing an evaluation form for out of school learning environment
11. Week  Midterm II
12. Week  Developing sample activities for out of school settings
13. Week  Developing sample activities for out of school settings
14. Week  Evaluating activities for out of school settings
15. Week  Evaluating activities for out of school settings
16. Week  Final exam
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
30
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
1
50
 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
2
28
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
0
0
 Reading Tasks
10
2
20
 Searching in Internet and Library
12
2
24
 Material Design and Implementation
1
10
10
 Report Preparing
0
0
0
 Preparing a Presentation
0
0
0
 Presentation
0
0
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
12
12
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
16
16
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
0
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
110
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4.4
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Acquire of scientific thinking skills.X
2Make research and investigation independently.X
3Acquire of carefully observing and analytically thinking skills.X
4Acquire of learning and teaching mathematics problems.X
5Comprehend, apply and explain the importance of mathematical concepts.X
6Develop the thinking, producing, argumenting and probing abilities.X
7Have the algorithm and sotftware writing abilities for solving computer supported problems.X
8Develop the ability of reaching information, evaluating and presenting information.X
9Improve yourself parallel to the developing technology.X
10They apply the most available teaching strategies, methods, and techniques considering the development characteristics of the middle school students, their individual differences, the approach and content of the elementary mathematics teaching program, and use the most effective measurement and evaluation techniques.X
11Relate the mathematical knowledge to the daily life and the other disciplines, and solve the problems that they meet through reasoning, esthetically, clearly and practically.X
12Prove a mathematical knowledge after the logical questioning process instead of accepting it directly.X
13Use the mathematical language and terminology correctly and effectively.X
14Have knowledge about the general structure of Turkish National Education System, the process of middle schools, and their duty at the administration and teaching mathematics.X
15Share their suggestions about the solution of the problems on the social and mathematical education with the concerned people.X
16Use the experience, knowledge and skills that they have had in the environment of school under the attributes that their profession requires.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
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