Nature of Science and Its Teaching
Science Teachig
Faculty of Education
First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
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| Nature of Science and Its Teaching | FBO476 | Compulsory | Bachelor's degree | 4 | Fall | 2 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Esma BULUŞ KIRIKKAYA
Prof. Dr. Fikriye POLAT
Associate Prof. Dr. Ömer ACAR
Associate Prof. Dr. Canan DİLEK EREN
Associate Prof. Dr. Derya KALTAKÇI GÜREL
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Understands the philosophical paradigms and their principlines which affected science.
2) Explains the concepts such as epistemology, sociology of science, and science ethics.
3) Know and explain the contemporary understanding of nature of science and its components.
4) Give examples of nature of science components from history of science.
5) Distinguishes scientific information from nonscientific information .
6) Investigates academic studies regarding nature of science in science education.
7) Plans and presents a lesson which is about nature of science.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ||
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| 1 | Middle | Low | No relation | Low | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | Low | No relation | No relation | High | Low | Low | Middle | Low | Low | Low | |
| 2 | Middle | Low | No relation | Low | No relation | Low | Low | No relation | No relation | Low | Low | Low | No relation | High | Middle | Middle | Low | Low | Low | Low | |
| 3 | Middle | Low | No relation | Low | Low | Low | No relation | Low | No relation | Low | Low | Low | Middle | High | Low | Middle | Low | No relation | Low | Low | |
| 4 | Middle | Low | No relation | Low | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | Low | Low | No relation | Low | Low | |
| 5 | Middle | Low | No relation | Low | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | Low | Low | No relation | Low | Low | |
| 6 | Low | Middle | No relation | Middle | Middle | Low | Low | Low | No relation | Middle | Low | Low | No relation | Low | Low | Low | Low | Middle | Low | Low | |
| 7 | Low | High | Low | Middle | High | High | High | High | No relation | High | Low | Low | No relation | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | Middle | Low | Low | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not Required
Course Contents
The definition of science: objectives, characteristics, development and its phases. History of science: the philosophy of science, philosophical approaches their effect on the development of science, the history of invention. Epistemology, ontology: the nature of scientific concepts, how knowledge is constructed, scientific knowledge and its properties. The concept of presence. Scientific method: scientific thinking, scientific inquiry. Science and society: the sociology and anthropology of science, science ethics.
Weekly Schedule
1) Information and the nature of science2) The definition of science: objectives, characteristics, development and its phases.
3) The definition of science: objectives, characteristics, development and its phases.
4) History of science: the philosophy of science
5) Philosophical approaches their effect on the development of science
6) The history of invention
7) Epistemology, ontology
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) the nature of scientific concepts, how knowledge is constructed, scientific knowledge and its properties
10) the nature of scientific concepts, how knowledge is constructed, scientific knowledge and its properties
11) The concept of presence.
12) Scientific method: scientific thinking
13) Scientific method: scientific thinking, scientific inquiry.
14) Science and society: the sociology and anthropology of science
15) Science ethics
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Fen Bilimleri Öğretiminde Bilimin Doğası. Murat Demirbaş (Editör). Pegem Akademi.
2- Bilimin Doğası ve Öğretimi. Nihal Doğan. Pegem Akademi.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Group Study
5) Project Based Learning
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
60% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
40% |
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Total | 100% | |||||||||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required