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Course Description Course Name : Methods of Teaching Science I Course Code : MB 305 Course Type : Compulsory Level of Course : First Cycle Year of Study : 3 Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks) ECTS : 5 Name of Lecturer(s) : Asst.Prof.Dr. HABİBE ALDAĞ Learning Outcomes of the Course : Presents instructional applications of flexibly connected strategies, methods and techniques Presents adaptive instructional applications of strategies, methods and techniques based on instructional design models, educational philosophies and content structures connects computer based, computer supported, distance education, written materials etc. instructional environments with instructional strategies, methods and techniques flexibly Evaluates written or multimedia resources based on instructional strategies, methods and techniques use Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : 26790 Content and Learning Management Systems Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : To apply various strategies, methods and technicques forr effective and efficient learning. Designing instruction for micro-teaching practices. Planning and developing instructional materials. These materials should apply programmed instruction, computer assisted instruction, computer supported instruction, online communities etc. applications. Presentations is evaluated based on instructional criterions. Course Contents : The main instructional strategies and instructional technology applications, CBI, CSCL etc. Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Classroom   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 Review of basic design and instructional technology base and establishing groups Review Question-answer. Presentation date, contents may be changed basd on proposal of groups or the conditions such as available labs. 2 Working on the groups´ proposals, review for instructional technologies applications Writing proposals for micro-teaching and applications of instructional technology Guidance for micro-teaching applications, socratic questioning, discussions 3 question and answer, educational games Preparing for presentations Lecture, micro-teaching, peer evaluation, guidance for applications. 4 Observation trips, guest speaker, six hats Preparing for presentations Lecture, micro-teaching, peer evaluation, guidance for applications. 5 Argumentation etc. Preparing for presentations Lecture, micro-teaching, peer evaluation, guidance for applications. 6 Research-observation, experiments, court techniques Preparing for presentations Lecture, micro-teaching, peer evaluation, guidance for applications. 7 Presentation, demonstration, hands-on studies Preparing for presentations Lecture, micro-teaching, peer evaluation, guidance for applications. 8 Collaborative studies, jigsaw Preparing for presentations Lecture, micro-teaching, peer evaluation, guidance for applications. 9 Mid-term exam Micro-teaching applications and verbal exam 10 Peer teaching, plays and games, bloom´s learning theory Preparing for presentations Lecture, micro-teaching, peer evaluation, guidance for applications. 11 Drama, case studies,brain storming Preparing for presentations Lecture, micro-teaching, peer evaluation, guidance for applications. 12 Inquiry, simulations Preparing for presentations Lecture, micro-teaching, peer evaluation, guidance for applications. 13 Station techniques, brain storming Preparing for presentations Lecture, micro-teaching, peer evaluation, guidance for applications. 14 exhibition, learning styles and strategies Preparing for presentations Lecture, micro-teaching, peer evaluation, guidance for applications. 15 Review, discussions, evaluations Review, discussions, evaluations Review, discussions, evaluations 16/17 FINAL EXAM essay, multiple choice etc. exam   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  Doğanay, Ahmet (Editör) (2007). Öğretim ilke ve yöntemleri. Ankara: Pegem A Yayıncılık  emirel Özcan (2005) Eğitimde program geliştirme. Ankara: Pegem A Yayıncılık   Sönmez, Veysel (2007). Öğretim ilke ve yöntemleri. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık Required Course Material(s)   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60     Homeworks/Projects/Others 5 40 Total 100 Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40   Final Assessments 100 Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60 Total 100   Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes # Key Learning Outcome Contribution* 1 Utilize concepts and applications of scientific research and basic statistics, which are the basis of scientific thinking, for the conditions in the scope of the field and related fields. 1 2 Explain sub-fields of instructional technologies and integral structure of its process and also its relation to the other fields. 3 3 Put forward the complex structure of the problems related to learning and teaching for the given situations based on the knowledge of instructional technologies and related fields. 3 4 Develop a plan, apply the plan and assess the results based on scientific view for the solution of the problems presented in the scope of the field or related fields. 3 5 Put forward new products or processes on the basis of components of instructional technologies, computer science, for the related situations. 3 6 Develop a personal proposal, a product or a group of processes for the solution of a problem related to the field as an indicator of the skills of working independently and taking responsibility. 3 7 Take responsibility of an individual or group projects and accomplishing his/her undertaken missions. 4 8 Follow current problems and applications and determining information and skills to undertake learning missions for the following stage. 5 9 Explain the integral structure of instructional technologies and information technologies or computer science applications. 3 10 Explain concepts that constitutes the basis for scientific thinking in the scope of the field and the related fields. 3 11 Apply the processes of analysis, design, development, and evaluation on the basis of knowledge of instructional technologies. 4 12 Utilize information technologies and computer science applications in order to create an effective and productive learning environment. 3 13 Apply the solution for the problem on the basis of scientific and ethical values when she/he confronts a learning problem. 4 14 Build a healthy communication with students, teachers, school administration, and the individuals in the study group. 3 15 Comprehend a foreign language in order to follow the international resources that can be utilized for the solution of problems related to the field. 5 16 Take responsibilities for the distribution and dissemination of the developments in the field on local or national range. 1 17 Act on the basis of scientific and ethical values in her/his works and also support preservation and learning of these values. 3 18 Develop and evaluate strategic views on topic related to the future of the field. 3 19 Transfer related progresses in other related fields to the field of instructional technologies. 2 20 Create and maintain a cooperative and productive working environment by developing an insight related to the behaviors of the shareholders. 2 * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).   Student Workload - ECTS Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour) Course Related Works     Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 13 3 39     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 13 3 39 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 5 7 35     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 2 2     Final Exam 1 2 2 Total Workload: 117 Total Workload / 25 (h): 4.68 ECTS Credit: 5