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 | Compulsory | ||||
| 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; to comprehend the nature of science as an activity and product, to gain knowledge and skills for teaching the nature of science. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Can explain the relationship between the philosophy of science and the nature of science. |
PO-2 Having the knowledge about the nature, source, limit, accuracy, validity and reliability of knowledge PO-12 Ability to evaluate critically the acquired knowledge and skills. |
Examination Presentation Performance Project |
| LO-2 | Can evaluate the production, development and communication of scientific knowledge. |
PO-2 Having the knowledge about the nature, source, limit, accuracy, validity and reliability of knowledge PO-12 Ability to evaluate critically the acquired knowledge and skills. PO-13 Using the effective ways of attaining knowledge. |
Examination Presentation Performance Project |
| LO-3 | Can explain the theoretical approaches that define the nature of science. |
PO-2 Having the knowledge about the nature, source, limit, accuracy, validity and reliability of knowledge PO-12 Ability to evaluate critically the acquired knowledge and skills. PO-13 Using the effective ways of attaining knowledge. |
Examination Presentation Performance Project |
| LO-4 | Can use strategies, methods and techniques for teaching the nature of science. |
PO-2 Having the knowledge about the nature, source, limit, accuracy, validity and reliability of knowledge PO-6 Recognizing Science Program prepared by Ministry of Education and ability to implement this program. PO-7 Ability to develop appropriate materials to the subject area and needs of students. PO-8 Ability to assess student achievements using different techniques and methods. |
Examination Presentation Performance Project |
| LO-5 | Can plan teaching processes that integrate the nature of science with the content of science courses. |
PO-2 Having the knowledge about the nature, source, limit, accuracy, validity and reliability of knowledge PO-5 Applying the appropriate teaching strategies, methods and techniques, taking into account the characteristics of the subject area, developmental properties and learning patterns of students who are at the second grade of elementary education. PO-6 Recognizing Science Program prepared by Ministry of Education and ability to implement this program. PO-7 Ability to develop appropriate materials to the subject area and needs of students. PO-8 Ability to assess student achievements using different techniques and methods. PO-10 Taking responsibility for individual and group tasks and efficiently fulfill the task. PO-16 Ability to use information and communication technologies in science teaching. PO-17 evaluates knowledge and skills acquired in the disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Education critically and uses them in solving problems. |
Examination Presentation Performance Project |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Philosophy of science (meaning and interest, paradigms, philosophical movements and its impact on the development of science); nature of knowledge (ontology, epistemology, nature of scientific concepts, scientific knowledge and its properties); concepts and teaching approaches related to the nature of science (science, scientific knowledge and its characteristics, scientific literacy and the nature of science, the place of nature of science in science curriculum, teaching the nature of science); classroom activities in teaching the nature of science; nature of science and the relationship between science, technology, society and environment. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Science, technology and philosophy concepts | Lecture, Argumentation, Socratic method, Cooperative Learning, Article criticism |
| 2 | Understanding the philosophy of science and the nature of science | Lecture, Argumentation, Socratic method, Cooperative Learning, Article criticism |
| 3 | Classification of sciences and sciences | Lecture, Argumentation, Socratic method, Cooperative Learning, Article criticism |
| 4 | Scientific knowledge, production and communication | Lecture, Argumentation, Socratic method, Cooperative Learning, Article criticism |
| 5 | Types of scientific knowledge; laws, hypotheses, and theories (models) | Lecture, Argumentation, Socratic method, Cooperative Learning, Article criticism |
| 6 | Types of scientific knowledge; laws, hypotheses, and theories (models) | Lecture, Argumentation, Socratic method, Cooperative Learning, Article criticism |
| 7 | Science literacy and the nature of science | Lecture, Argumentation, Socratic method, Cooperative Learning, Article criticism |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Theoretical models of the nature of science; Consensual aspects theory | Lecture, Argumentation, Socratic method, Cooperative Learning, Article criticism |
| 10 | Theoretical models of the nature of science; family resemblance theory | Lecture, Argumentation, Socratic method, Cooperative Learning, Article criticism |
| 11 | Methodical approaches to teaching the nature of science; historical approach | Lecture, Argumentation, Socratic method, Cooperative Learning, Article criticism |
| 12 | Methodical approaches to teaching the nature of science; explicit-reflective approach | Lecture, Argumentation, Socratic method, Cooperative Learning, Article criticism |
| 13 | Methodical approaches to teaching the nature of science; implicitive approach | Lecture, Argumentation, Socratic method, Cooperative Learning, Article criticism |
| 14 | The nature of science in planning science teaching | Lecture, Argumentation, Socratic method, Cooperative Learning, Article criticism |
| 15 | In the nature of science; technology-society-environment relationship | Lecture, Argumentation, Socratic method, Cooperative Learning, Article criticism |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Matthews, M.R. (2019). Fen öğretimi; Bilim tarihinin ve felsefesinin katkısı. İstanbul: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınevi | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Projector, Textbooks, Lecture Notes | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 8 | 1 | 20 |
| Other assessment methods | |||
| 1.Oral Examination | |||
| 2.Quiz | |||
| 3.Laboratory exam | |||
| 4.Presentation | 9-14 | 1 | 10 |
| 5.Report | |||
| 6.Workshop | |||
| 7.Performance Project | 14 | 1 | 30 |
| 8.Term Paper | |||
| 9.Project | |||
| final exam | 16 | 1 | 40 |
| 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 | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 0 | ||
| c) Performance Project | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
| Oral Examination | 0 | ||
| Quiz | 0 | ||
| Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
| Own study for mid-term exam | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Own study for final exam | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 90 | ||