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Program of Primary School- Classroom Teaching

SNE303

LIFE STUDIES EDUCATION

Course Code
SNE303
Semester
Fifth Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
4
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study3
SemesterFifth Term (Fall)
ECTS4
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Adds the basic concepts of the Life Science course to the terminology.
  2. Compares the courses in which the objectives the Life Science are achieved in the world and Turkey.
  3. Analyzes the curriculum of Life Science course.
  4. Understands the specific objectives of the Life Science curriculum.
  5. Prepares a lesson plan for the Life Science course.
  6. Implements teaching methods and techniques used in Life Science cource.
  7. Implements measurement and evaluation approaches and methods used in the Life Science course.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsThere is no recommended optional program component for this course.
Course DescriptionAt the end of the course, students are expected to plan and implement Life Studies. The content of this course consists of: definitions of the concept of life studies, purpose and scope of life studies education, historical development of life studies education in Turkey and life studies education in other countries, analysis of life studies curricula in terms of objectives, skills, concepts, and learning domains; suggested instructional methods/techniques and their applications in teaching life studies, suggested instructional materials in teaching life studies; democracy and values education in teaching life studies, exemplary activities and practices in life studies curricula, assessment and evaluation in life studies education.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction: The objectives and the content of the course
2nd Week Basic Concepts; the course Life Science
3rd Week The course Life Science in Turkey and the world
4th Week Life Science course curriculum
5th Week Instructional Planning of the course Life Science (Planning)
6th Week Instructional Planning of the course Life Science (Implementation)
7th Week Instructional Planning of the course Life Science (Evaluation)
8th Week Midterm
9th Week Implementations of the course Life Science
10th Week Implementations of the course Life Science
11th Week Implementations of the course Life Science
12th Week Implementations of the course Life Science
13th Week Implementations of the course Life Science
14th Week Implementations of the course Life Science
Recommended or Required ReadingMEB. İlköğretim Hayat Bilgisi Dersi Öğretim Programı ve Kılavuzu (1-3 Sınıflar), Ankara, 2005
MEB onaylı Hayat Bilgisi Ders Kitabı seti (Öğretmen Kılavuzu, Ders Kitabı, Öğrenci Çalışma Kitabı)
Öztürk, C. Hayat Bilgisi ve Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretimi, Ankara: Pegem A Yayıncılık, 2005
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Project
  • Other
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Practice 1 20
Project 1 40
Total(%) 100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 13 3 39
Preparation for Final exam 1 15 15
Course hours 13 3 39
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 15 15
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework
Lesson Plan Development 1 10 10
Total Work Load120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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