To enable students to gain the knowledge of the place and the importance of the teaching and learning approaches which can be used in meaningful learning and constructivism theory, cognitive learning, concept learning and concept teaching and to gain experience through sample applications in these settings.

Theories of meaningful learning and constructivism in science teaching, cognitive learning and concept learning; basic concepts and misconceptions in science teaching; learning and teaching approaches that can be used in concept teaching, concept maps, conceptual cartoons, analogies, conceptual change texts; evaluation of conceptual learning process in science teaching; the reasons and solutions of the misconceptions in science teaching.