Information Package / Course Catalogue
Curriculum Development in Science Education
Course Code: İFB559
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

Development of curriculum development process skills and basic contexts of curriculum development

Course Content

The basic concepts of curriculum development; historical, philosophical, and social bases of curriculum development, curriculum development approaches and models, need assesment and evaluation in education, planning curriculum development, the processes of curriculum design, applying the curriculum, continuing the curriculum, new approaches in curriculum development and the effects of new trends to the process, reviewing curriculum researches, to prepare and to evaluate a curriculum design sample.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to acquire the basic concepts of curriculum development.
2.To be able to acquire curriculum development approaches and models.
3.To be able to develop a curriculum and test its effectiveness
4.To be able to explain the relationship between curriculum development and the other sciences
5.To be able to explain the relation among curriculum components
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Demirel, Ö. (2005). Eğitimde Program Geliştirme. Pegema Yayıncılık :Ankara
2.Erden, M. (1998). Eğitimde Program Değerlendirme. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık
3.Worthen, B.R., Sanders, J. R. (2000). Educational Evaluation: Theory and Practice
4.Sönmez, V. (2004). Program Geliştirmede Öğretmen El Kitabı. Anı Yayıncılık: Ankara.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Meeting, introduction to the course
Week 2 - Theoretical
basic concepts in curriculum development
Week 3 - Theoretical
curriculum, teaching programme, closed programme
Week 4 - Theoretical
the history of curriculum development, philosophical, psychological and social foundations
Week 5 - Theoretical
curriculum design
Week 6 - Theoretical
basic elements of curriculum
Week 7 - Theoretical
curriculum development approaches and models
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm
Week 9 - Theoretical
the comparison of countries’ science education systems
Week 10 - Theoretical
preparing science education curriculum development study plan
Week 11 - Theoretical
needs analysis, the processes of program design
Week 12 - Theoretical
Taxonomies and writing objectives
Week 13 - Theoretical
organizing content, preparing educational statuses
Week 14 - Theoretical
developing testing statuses
Week 15 - Theoretical
piloting the curriculum
Week 16 - Final Exam
final
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Reading54020
Midterm Examination110212
Final Examination120323
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
OÇ-1
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
OÇ-2
5
5
5
5
5
4
OÇ-3
5
4
5
5
5
4
OÇ-4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
OÇ-5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026