Information Package / Course Catalogue
Experiment in Science Education
Course Code: İSÖ576
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The importance of laboratory experiments, how effective use of laboratory.

Course Content

Types of experiments and applications and relationship with science process skills and types of experiments.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.The importance and requirement of laboratuary experiments
2.Recognition approaches for the use of laboratory
3.To know the types of experiments
4.Depending on the approach to design laboratory experiments
5.To know the safety precautions in the use of laboratory
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Constructivism in Science Education, M.R. Matthews, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1998, Netherlands.
2.The Content of Science – A Constructivist Approach to Its Teaching and Learning, P. J. Fensham, R.F. Gunstone, R.T. White,-Falmer Press, 1995, London.
3.Constructing Science in Middle and Secondary School Classrooms, D.R. Baker, M.D. Piburn, Allyn & Bacon, 1997, USA.
4.Kuramdan uygulamaya deney Yoluyla fen Öğretimi, Ergin, Ö., Şahin-Pekmez, E. Ve Öngel-Erdal, S. (2005). İzmir: Dinazor yayınları
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The importance of laboratuary experiments
Week 2 - Theoretical
The importance of laboratuary experiments- literature review
Week 3 - Theoretical
Laboratory Approaches
Week 4 - Theoretical
Laboratory Approaches - literature review
Week 5 - Theoretical
Laboratory Approaches - literature review
Week 6 - Theoretical
Types of experiments and science process skills
Week 7 - Theoretical
Types of experiments and science process skills- literature review
Week 8 - Theoretical
The process of experimental design(Mid-term exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Experimental design based on the laboratory approach
Week 10 - Theoretical
Experimental design based on the laboratory approach
Week 11 - Theoretical
Computer supported laboratory application
Week 12 - Theoretical
Computer supported laboratory application
Week 13 - Theoretical
Measurement and evaluation in laboratory application
Week 14 - Theoretical
Measurement and evaluation in laboratory application
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment312242
Reading140228
Midterm Examination1415
Final Examination1628
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
OÇ-1
4
4
OÇ-2
4
5
OÇ-3
4
4
OÇ-4
4
4
OÇ-5
4
3
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