Science Curriculum & Planning 

İsmet ŞAHİN

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Science and Technology Program and Planning course is one of the Science Teaching courses.

The aim of this course is to provide students with awareness of the vision, general objectives, achievements, learning areas, learning outcomes, etc. of Science Education Curriculum, and to gain knowledge and experience in preparing lesson plans in line with the understanding envisaged in this curriculum.

Finally, this course will focus on the measurement and evaluation tools and methods proposed by the curriculum.

GOAL

The aim of this course is to make students aware of all aspects of Science Curriculum.

It is aimed to provide the experience of preparing lesson plans that can realize the objectives in line with the basic vision and understanding of science curriculum.

In order to prepare effective and functional lesson plans, knowledge and skills of using activity-centered and active teaching techniques will be developed.

METHOD

Science and Technology Program and Planning course will be mostly student centered, activity and problem centered.

 PLACE AND TIME

Science and Technology Program and Planning course will be held at the place and time indicated in the department timetable.

 CREDIT

Principles and Methods of Planning and Evaluation in Teaching is a 3-credit course. ECTS is 5.

EVALUATION

In the evaluation, an interim evaluation activity based on the performance and practice as 50% and the final evaluation activity 50% will be calculated.  In this course, attendance is the main criterion of success rather than midterm or final evaluation.

ATTENDANCE AND ABSENCE

Attendance is the main criterion. Regulations apply.

RESOURCE

Science Curriculum, 2018, MEB.

Week 1 - Meeting and Introduction to Course Curriculum 

Week 2 - Introduction to the “Curriculum” concept- Basic Concepts

Historical approach to science course programs.

Week 3 - Basic structure of Science and Technology Curriculum

Preparing and presenting different elements of the program as a group work with students

Week 4 - “Learning outcome” concept and determination of learning outcomes in line with objectives

To provide awareness about the process of creating curriculum and the importance and invariance of the learning outcomes

Week 5 - Planning of Teaching Activities Step 1 Enter and Engage of 5E- Team work

Week 6 - Planning of Teaching Activities Step 2 Teaching Activities Explore, Explain and Expand of 5E - Group Work

Week 7 - School of Life Movie- Contemporary and traditional teachers through the example of a science teacher

Week 8 MID TERM ASSESSMENT

Week 9 - Planning of teaching activities - Examples of active teaching techniques

Week 10 - Micro teaching- Student Presentations

Week 11 - Planning of teaching activities - Examples of active teaching techniques 2

Week 12 - Micro teaching- Student Presentations 2

Week 13 - Planning of Teaching Activities - Examples of active teaching techniques 3

Week 14 - Measurement and evaluation in science teaching