Biological Basis of Learning
Primary School Science Education
Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences
Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biological Basis of Learning | FBO111 | Elective | Master's degree | 1 | Fall | 8 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Ayla KARATAŞ
Prof. Dr. Fikriye POLAT
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) At the end of the course, student have an idea about that learning is a physiological event and the other elements related with learning
2) Learn about the brain's learning-related structures.
3) Students learns nerve cells transmit
4) Students learns the workings of the nervous cells, the concept of plasticity.
5) Student understands that learning is a physiological and physical change in nerve cells.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | |
| 2 | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | |
| 3 | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | |
| 4 | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | |
| 5 | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not Required
Course Contents
Ability learning and aducational potential of individual, intelligence, genes and environment, hereditary and conditioned knowledge, development of nervous system and brain, central and peripheral nervous system, relation between memory and undividend nerve cell, relation between translation and memory, biologycal mechanism of learning, synaptic plasticity, relation between strees/love and translation.
Weekly Schedule
1) Teaching methods2) Cell
3) Mitosis
4) Mitosis
5) Meiosis
6) Photosynthesis
7) The cell respiration
8) Exam
9) Cell transmission
10) Brain and nerve system
11) Ecosystem
12) Organic matters
13) Environmental pollution
14) Biyodiversity
15) Developmental biology
16) Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Campbell Biyoloji / Campbell – Reece, 2006, Palme Yayınevi, Ankara
2- Genel Biyoloji 1ve 2. Cilt - Keeton/Gould, 1999, Palme Yayınevi, Ankara
3- Genetik Kavramlar, 2009, William Klug, Michael Cummings, Palme Yayınevi, Ankara
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Demonstration
5) Group Study
6) Self Study
7) Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
40% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
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Total | 100% | |||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required