MSE434 ANALYSIS OF CHEMISTRY TEXTBOOKS
| Course Code: | 4600434 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Mathematics and Science Education |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. YEZDAN BOZ |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, the students will be able to
- determine the criteria to be considered when evaluating chemistry textbooks.
- evaluate a chemistry textbook
- determine the problems that exist in chemistry textbooks
Course Content
Standards that a textbook should have regarding physical, educational, visual design and language characteristics; appropriateness of the content of textbooks with the chemistry program of instruction; evaluation of some current textbooks in terms of their content, use of language, appropriateness to the student level, format, visual design, contribution to the meaningful learning, ease to use and etc.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course the students will be able to
- evaluate a chemistry textbook in terms of its content
- evaluate a chemistry textbook in terms of its readability
- evaluate a chemistry textbook in terms of its instructional approach
- evaluate a chemistry textbook in terms of its illustrations
- evaluate a chemistry textbook in terms of its organization
- discuss the properties of an effective chemistry textbook in terms of its content
- discuss the properties of an effective chemistry textbook in terms of its readability
- discuss the properties of an effective chemistry textbook in terms of its instructional approach
- discuss the properties of an effective chemistry textbook in terms of its illustrations
- discuss the properties of an effective chemistry textbook in terms of its organization