Education Information System

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
-	FBÖ402	8. Semester	2 + 0	2.0	4.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery	face to face
Course Coordinator	Prof. Dr. Murat GENÇ
Instructor(s)	Azize DİGİLLİ BARAN
Assistants
Goals	To make students aware of the place and importance of out-of-school learning environments in science education and teaching and to gain experience through sample applications in these environments. To increase the knowledge and skills of students about out-of-school learning environments and opportunities and to provide students with the positive and negative effects of these environments and opportunities on achieving the learning outcomes in the curriculum.
Course Content	The scope of out-of-school learning, science teaching in out-of-school environments; teaching methods and techniques (project-based learning, station technique, etc.) and materials suitable for out-of-school learning environments; out-of-school learning environments (museums, science centers, zoos, botanical gardens, planetariums, industrial organizations, national parks, science festivals, science camps, natural environments, etc.); planning, implementation and evaluation of out-of-school learning activities.
Learning Outcomes	- Understands and discusses the concepts of formal, nonformal and informal learning and the contents of these concepts. - Understands the aims and philosophy of out-of-school learning environments. - Explains the relationship between out-of-school learning environments and science curriculum.

Week	Topics	Learning Methods
1. Week	Out-of-school learning environments, science teaching in out-of-school learning environments, procedures to be applied in out-of-school learning environments.	Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Other Activities
2. Week	Science centers and sample plan preparation	Verbal Expression Other Activities Visual Presentation
3. Week	Preparing sample plans with museums and virtual museums	Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
4. Week	Botanical garden and sample plan preparation	Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
5. Week	Zoo and sample plan preparation	Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
6. Week	National parks and sample plan preparation Platenarium and sample plan preparation	Visual Presentation Other Activities Verbal Expression
7. Week	Nature schools and preparing a sample plan	Verbal Expression Other Activities Visual Presentation
8. Week	Midterm Exam 1	Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Other Activities
9. Week	Aquariums and sample plan preparation	Other Activities Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
10. Week	Science cafes and preparing a sample plan	Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
11. Week	Industrial institutions and organizations and sample plan preparation	Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
12. Week	Botanical garden visit and science cafe activity	Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
13. Week	Science center and platenarium visit	Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Other Activities
14. Week	Final	Visual Presentation Other Activities Verbal Expression

- Laçin Şimşek, C. (2011). Out-of-School Learning Environments and Science Education. In C. Laçin Şimşek (Editor), Out-of-School Learning Environments in Science Education (1st Edition), pp. 1-23. Ankara: Pegem Akademi.

Program Requirements	Contribution Level	DK1	DK2	DK3	Measurement Method
PY5	4	3	4	5	-

*DK = Course's Contrubution.

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Course's Level of contribution	None	Very Low	Low	Fair	High	Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation		Written exam	Oral Exams	Assignment/Project	Laboratory work	Presentation/Seminar

Event	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Homework 1	1	24	24
Homework 2	1	23	23
Final	1	1.5	1.5
Classroom Activities	14	2	28
Total Workload			76.5
ECTS Credit of the Course			25.5 4.0