Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 4 / Spring Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | 1st Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Optional | ||||
| Department | ELEMENTARY SCIENCE TEACHING | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | DAVUT SARITAŞ (davutsaritas@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
| Name of Lecturer(s) | |||||
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| The aim of this course is to inform students about the rationale for including the nature of science instruction in science education, the ways of communicating the nature of science and assessment of nature of science learning. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Can explain the major philosophies regarding the nature of scientific inquiry and main concepts |
PO-1 Having the knowledge of teaching programs, teaching strategies, measurement and assessment methods related to the field. PO-2 Having the knowledge about the nature, source, limit, accuracy, validity and reliability of knowledge PO-3 Having the sufficient level of knowledge about Science and Technology Teaching in order to meet the needs of students PO-13 Using the effective ways of attaining knowledge. |
Examination |
| LO-2 | Can assess understandings about the nature of science |
PO-3 Having the sufficient level of knowledge about Science and Technology Teaching in order to meet the needs of students PO-4 Conceptualization of events and facts about the area, using scientific methods and techniques to solve problems. PO-13 Using the effective ways of attaining knowledge. PO-16 Ability to use information and communication technologies in science teaching. |
Examination |
| LO-3 | Can develop an understanding about effective strategies in teaching the nature of science |
PO-3 Having the sufficient level of knowledge about Science and Technology Teaching in order to meet the needs of students PO-4 Conceptualization of events and facts about the area, using scientific methods and techniques to solve problems. PO-10 Taking responsibility for individual and group tasks and efficiently fulfill the task. PO-13 Using the effective ways of attaining knowledge. PO-16 Ability to use information and communication technologies in science teaching. |
Examination |
| LO-4 | Can predict common misconceptions about the nature of science. |
PO-3 Having the sufficient level of knowledge about Science and Technology Teaching in order to meet the needs of students PO-4 Conceptualization of events and facts about the area, using scientific methods and techniques to solve problems. PO-13 Using the effective ways of attaining knowledge. PO-16 Ability to use information and communication technologies in science teaching. |
Examination |
| LO-5 | Can give an example of the steps of a scientific study. |
PO-3 Having the sufficient level of knowledge about Science and Technology Teaching in order to meet the needs of students PO-4 Conceptualization of events and facts about the area, using scientific methods and techniques to solve problems. PO-13 Using the effective ways of attaining knowledge. PO-16 Ability to use information and communication technologies in science teaching. |
Examination |
| LO-6 | Be able to demonstrate philosophical approaches on scientific knowledge, scientific thought and scientific method |
PO-2 Having the knowledge about the nature, source, limit, accuracy, validity and reliability of knowledge PO-11 Recognizing himself as an individual, using creative and strengths features and improving weaknesses PO-13 Using the effective ways of attaining knowledge. |
Examination |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Approaches that can be used in teaching the nature of science, the studies on evaluation of the nature of science education. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | The principal features of the nature of science | Lecture, discussion, question-and-answer |
| 2 | The role and importance of the nature of science in science education | Lecture, question-and-answer |
| 3 | The subject of science in international and national documents | Lecture, question-and-answer |
| 4 | Activities that promote understandings of the nature of science | Lecture, question-and-answer |
| 5 | İnvestigation of students' conceptions of science | Lecture, question-and-answer |
| 6 | The use of history of science at teaching nature of science | Lecture, question-and-answer |
| 7 | Teaching directly of the issue of the nature of science | Lecture, question-and-answer |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Teaching implicitly of the issue of the nature of science | Lecture, question-and-answer |
| 10 | Scientific literacy | Lecture, question-and-answer |
| 11 | Critical approaches to the teaching of the nature of science | Lecture, question-and-answer |
| 12 | Different approaches in the literature about the nature of science | Lecture, question-and-answer |
| 13 | Historical overview of the subject of the nature of science | Lecture, question-and-answer |
| 14 | Philosophical overview of the subject of the nature of science | Lecture, question-and-answer |
| 15 | Term evaluation | Lecture, question-and-answer |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | The Nature of Science in science Education: Rationales and Strategies, W. McComas (Ed), Kluwer Academic Publishers: Netherlands, 1998 | |
| 2 | Micheael R.Matthews, Fen Öğretiminde Bilim Tarihi ve Felsefesinin Katkısı,2017,Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınları | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Textbook, Workbooks | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 8 | 1 | 40 |
| Other assessment methods | |||
| 1.Oral Examination | |||
| 2.Quiz | |||
| 3.Laboratory exam | |||
| 4.Presentation | |||
| 5.Report | |||
| 6.Workshop | |||
| 7.Performance Project | |||
| 8.Term Paper | |||
| 9.Project | |||
| final exam | 16 | 1 | 60 |
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| c) Performance Project | 0 | ||
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 0 | ||
| e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
| Oral Examination | 0 | ||
| Quiz | 0 | ||
| Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
| Own study for mid-term exam | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Own study for final exam | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 120 | ||