Ordu University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
FBE629-14	CURRENT RESEARCH IN SCIENCE EDUCATION	Compulsory	1	1	6

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle

Objectives of the Course

With this courses candidates to be intended to be able to perform a literature review on research already carried out the scope of primary school science and technology education (curriculum, teaching and learning environment and design, measurement and assessment practices, learning difficulties, the nature of science, science learning and textbooks); analyzing in the framework of a variety of purposes scientific studies to assess their reach and to develop research skills on the field.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof .Dr. Cengiz ÖZYÜREK

Learning Outcomes

1	1. Reaching complated research on primary science and tecnology education area and published in a foreign language and/ or Turkish scientific publications
2	2. Analysing complated research on primary science and tecnology education area and published in a foreign language and/ or Turkish scientific publications
3	3. Improving the reseach ability concerning science and tecnology education

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

• Elementary science and technology education curriculum • Elementary science and technology scientific publications in the Turkish and foreign language courses have been carried out regarding the (papers, theses, articles, reports ...) • Science and technology education research skills • The nature of Science • Mental skills

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Theories and approaches that are effective in science and technology education.
2	Access to scientific study published in Turkish and foreign language in the field of science and technology education
3	Access to be realized scientific study related to “approach” in science and technology teaching and evaluate the study in accordance with determinated aims.
4	Access to be realized scientific study related to “the nature of science” in science and technology teaching and evaluate the study in accordance with determinated aims.
5	Access to be realized scientific study related to “curriculum” in science and technology teaching and evaluate the study in accordance with determinated aims.
6	Access to be realized scientific study related to “process of learning science” in science and technology teaching and evaluate the study in accordance with determinated aims.
7	Access to realized scientific study related to “conceopt teaching”, Primary science and technology, student difficulties and assessment applicaiton” and evaluate the study in accordance with determinated aims.
8	Access to realized scientific study related to “knowledge”, Primary science and technology, student difficulties and assessment applicaiton” and evaluate the study in accordance with determinated aims.
9	Access to realized scientific study related to “science process skills”, Primary science and technology, student difficulties and assessment applicaiton” and evaluate the study in accordance with determinated aims.
10	Access to realized scientific study related to “attitudes and values”, Primary science and technology, student difficulties and assessment applicaiton” and evaluate the study in accordance with determinated aims.
11	Access to realized scientific study related to “science, technology, society and the environment”, Primary science and technology, student difficulties and assessment applicaiton” and evaluate the study in accordance with determinated aims.
12	Access to realized scientific study related to “textbooks, teacher manuals, student workbooks”, Primary science and technology, student difficulties and assessment applicaiton” and evaluate the study in accordance with determinated aims.
13	Access to realized scientific study related to “textbooks, teacher manuals, student workbooks”, Primary science and technology, student difficulties and assessment applicaiton” and evaluate the study in accordance with determinated aims.
14	Reviewing on literature intended scientific research realized to Turkish or foreign languages related to a topic that you want to work in the field of education primary school science and technology
15	Reporting the scientific research related to searching subject in Turkish or foreign language Present realized the report related to searching those in the field by written, oral and visual
16	Final