TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	3
SEMESTER	Fifth Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Adds the basic concepts of the Life Science course to the terminology. 2) Compares the courses in which the objectives the Life Science are achieved in the world and Turkey. 3) Analyzes the curriculum of Life Science course. 4) Understands the specific objectives of the Life Science curriculum. 5) Prepares a lesson plan for the Life Science course. 6) Implements teaching methods and techniques used in Life Science cource. 7) Implements measurement and evaluation approaches and methods used in the Life Science course.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	There is no recommended optional program component for this course.
COURSE DEFINITION	At the end of the course, students are expected to plan and implement Life Studies. The content of this course consists of: definitions of the concept of life studies, purpose and scope of life studies education, historical development of life studies education in Turkey and life studies education in other countries, analysis of life studies curricula in terms of objectives, skills, concepts, and learning domains; suggested instructional methods/techniques and their applications in teaching life studies, suggested instructional materials in teaching life studies; democracy and values education in teaching life studies, exemplary activities and practices in life studies curricula, assessment and evaluation in life studies education.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction: The objectives and the content of the course 2nd Week Basic Concepts; the course Life Science 3rd Week The course Life Science in Turkey and the world 4th Week Life Science course curriculum 5th Week Instructional Planning of the course Life Science (Planning) 6th Week Instructional Planning of the course Life Science (Implementation) 7th Week Instructional Planning of the course Life Science (Evaluation) 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Implementations of the course Life Science 10th Week Implementations of the course Life Science 11th Week Implementations of the course Life Science 12th Week Implementations of the course Life Science 13th Week Implementations of the course Life Science 14th Week Summary
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	MEB. İlköğretim Hayat Bilgisi Dersi Öğretim Programı ve Kılavuzu (1-3 Sınıflar), Ankara, 2005 MEB onaylı Hayat Bilgisi Ders Kitabı seti (Öğretmen Kılavuzu, Ders Kitabı, Öğrenci Çalışma Kitabı) Öztürk, C. Hayat Bilgisi ve Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretimi, Ankara: Pegem A Yayıncılık, 2005
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Project,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Practice 1 20 Project 1 40 Total(%) 100 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 10 3 30 Preparation for Final exam Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 12 12 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam Homework Lesson Plan Development 3 6 18 Total Workload 103 Total Workload / 30 3,43 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No