MSE443 HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS CURRICULUM REVIEW I
| Course Code: | 4600443 |
| 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: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of the course students will be able to;
- Learn characteristics of university entrance exam questions in physics.
- Learn misconceptions and learning difficulties students face in learning physics.
Course Content
Analysis of all topics in Turkish ninth and tenth grade physics curricula in detail; review of the physics concepts emphasizing the common misconceptions and learning difficulties related to these concepts in literature; the strategies in order to handle the misconceptions; examination of ÖSS and ÖYS questions and measuring tools to assess the misconceptions, achievement, skills and attitude; familiarizing students to the corresponding Turkish terms of the physics concepts in English.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to;
- Relate, apply and extend their knowledge of physics to the Turkish high school curriculum and the prior knowledge of high school students
- Explain the structure of the Turkish national physics curriculum
- Solve advanced level physics test questions
- Explain misconceptions and learning difficulties students face in learning physics and develop methods to handle them
- Use a variety of physics text books and supplementary books (in Turkish and English and especially those used in Turkish schools) to study physics concepts and solve related questions
- Tell the corresponding Turkish of the physics concepts in English
- Outline the sequence of the topics in Turkish high school physic curriculum