MSE326 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND INSTRUCTION IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
| Course Code: | 4600326 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | Mathematics and Science Education |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
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| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of the course students will be able to;
- Learn basic definitions, concepts, and processes of curriculum development in physics education.
Course Content
Basic definitions, concepts, and processes of curriculum development in science or mathematics education. Philosophical and social aspects of different curriculum patterns. Basis of curriculum and basic curriculum patterns as applied to science or mathematics education. Taxonomies of educational objectives. Principles of instruction, planning and the importance of planning in educational practices, course curriculum. Development of yearly, unit, and daily plans for secondary science or mathematics. Strategies in content selection and organization. Teaching methods and strategies in science or mathematics education. Basic characteristics and selection of instructional materials. New approaches in teaching and learning science or mathematics such as lifelong learning, constructivism, and content specific instructional strategies. The responsibilities of teachers on improving the quality of science or mathematics education.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to;
- Explain basic definitions, concepts, and processes of curriculum development in physics education.
- Understand the relation of elements of the curriculum.
- Explain philosophical and social aspects of different curriculum patterns.
- Explain principles of instruction, planning and the importance of planning in educational practices.
- Be familiar with strategies in content selection and organization.
- Comprehend taxonomies of educational objective.
- Develop unit, weekly, and daily plans for physics course.
- Explain the structure of the Turkish national physics curriculum.
- Outline the sequence of the topics in Turkish high school physics curriculum.
- Explain the historical background of physics curriculum developments in Turkey.
- Compare high school physics curriculum with a contemporary physics curriculum.
- Evaluate a physics curriculum in terms of the elements of a curriculum.