Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF EDUCATION / SOS 403 - SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHING

Code: SOS 403 Course Title: SOC?AL STUD?ES TEXTBOOK EVALUAT?ON Theoretical+Practice: 2+2 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 4 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHING
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer BARIŞ ÇİFTÇİ (barisciftci@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To introduce social studies course books accepted by Ministry of National Education, to examine social studies curricula from a critical perspective, to examine appropriateness of social studies course books and textbooks with student's properties.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 PO-3 To satisfy the needs of students ability to recognise concepts and relationship between concepts related to the field.
PO-4 Ability to explain aims, principles, vision, mission, structure and functioning of Turkish education system, classroom management approaches and concepts related to education.
PO-9 Ability to evaluate students’ achievements using different methods.
PO-10 Knows ways to access information.
PO-13 Being capable of using different evaluation and assessment techniques.
Examination
Performance Project
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Examining teacher's and student's textbooks in the social studies.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 The place of textbooks in education idea development
2 Preparation of textbooks and submission Students will do pre study idea development
3 The relevance of textbooks with curriculum Students will examine the relevance idea development
4 Scientific content in textbooks Students will examine scientific content of the textbooks idea development
5 Language and expression in textbooks Students will examine language and expression in textbooks idea development
6 Designing textbooks Students will examine design of textbooks idea development
7 Visuality in textbooks Students will examine visuality in textbooks idea development
8 mid-term exam
9 Structure and sections in textbooks Students will examine structure and sections of textbooks idea development
10 Supporting materials to textbooks Students will examine supporting materials idea development
11 Evaluation methods of textbooks Students will examine evaluation methods of textbooks idea development
12 Teachers resource books for Social Studies Education Students will examine Teachers resource books for Social Studies Education idea development
13 Teachers resource books for Social Studies Education Students will examine Teachers resource books for Social Studies Education idea development
14 Students activity books for Social Studies Education Students will examine students activity books for Social Studies Education idea development
15 Students activity books for Social Studies Education Students will examine students activity books for Social Studies Education idea development
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
Required Course instruments and materials
K?l?ç, Abdurrahman ve Seven, Serdal (2002). Konu Alan? Ders Kitab? ?ncelemesi, PegemA Yay. Ankara

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 4 14 56
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 14 28
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 14 28
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 0
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 0
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 114