SSME655 AFFECTIVE VARIABLES IN SCIENCE&MATH. EDUC.
| Course Code: | 4200655 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Secondary Science and Mathematics Educ. |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. ESEN KONDAKÇI |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the student will learn:
- the concepts of key affective variables and their relationship to one another
- approaches to measure affective variables
- methods to modify affect in science/mathematics education
Course Content
Theories of the affective variables including motivation, attitude, anxiety, self-concepts about the subject itself, beliefs about nature, teaching and learning of mathematics/science, self-regulation; investigation of research studies on affective variables in mathematics /scienceeducation; evaluation techniques of these variables; modelling of affective variables.
Course Learning Outcomes
Student, who passed the course satisfactorily will be able to:
- explain the structure of key affective variables which play role in science/mathematics teaching and learning.
- explain theories related to key affective variables