COURSE SYLLABUS

CONCEPT TEACHING IN HISTORY COURSES

1	Course Title:	CONCEPT TEACHING IN HISTORY COURSES
2	Course Code:	SOS5111
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi ERKAN ŞENŞEKERCİ
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Assist.Prof.Dr. Erkan SENSEKERCI Faculty of Education A Block Office No: 212 Phone: +90-224-2942236
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The purpose of this course is to enable prospective teachers to understand the objectives and contents of contemporary history education, to critically understand the current problems of history education, to deeply comprehend concepts of fact, concept and generalization, to conceive the importance and dimensions of conceptual teaching, to understand the ways of identifying and resolving the misconceptions, to explain the methods that can be used in conceptual teaching, to develop a material to be used in conceptual teaching, and to review the relevant literature.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	This course contributes directly to the academic identity of the student.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Describes the importance of history education and its curriculum features;
2	Gain awareness of the problems of history education and the suggested solutions;
3	Defines case, concept and generalization, establishes a chain between them;
4	Explains structure and properties of concept;
5	Concept teaching strategies, methods and techniques;
6	Explain the main problems and limitations in conceptual teaching;
7	Explain concept misconceptions and their remedies;
8	Design and develop a material that can be used in conceptual teaching;
9	Plans and runs sample lessons for concept teaching;
10	Analyze and evaluate academic literature in conceptual teaching;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The concept of history, historical sciences and concept of past times
2	Curriculum development in history education
3	Information structures, human memory and thinking
4	The importance of conceptual teaching
5	Determination of concepts
6	Problems in conceptual teaching
7	Limitations of conceptual teaching
8	Misconceptions and their remedies
9	Methods used in conceptual teaching
10	Materials used in conceptual teaching
11	Concepts used in history lessons
12	Concepts used in social studies' history units and subjects
13	Examination of the literature on conceptual teaching
14	Teacher and student views according to conceptual teaching's literature

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	• Beydoğan, H.Ö., Çocuklarda Kavram Öğrenme ve Kavram Öğretme, İstanbul: Nadir Kitap. • Candan, A. Sait, Kavramlara Dayalı Tarih Öğretimi, Gazi Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü (Yayınlanmamıs Yüksek Lisans Tezi), Ankara, 1998 • Ciritçi, H. M., Sosyal Bilgiler Programında Yer Alan Kavramların 6. Ve 7. Sınıf Sosyal Bilgiler Ders Kitaplarındaki Metinlerde Kullanılma Sıklıkları İle Giriş, Geliştirme Ve Pekiştirme Düzeyleri Açısından Değerlendirilmesi (Yayınlanmamış yüksek lisans tezi). Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Manisa, 2012. • Coşkun, M.K., Kavram öğretimi. Adana: Karahan Kitapevi Yay. • Çeliköz, N., Kavram Öğrenme ve Öğretme İlkeleri, Türkiye Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi, Y.2, S.2, s.69-76. • Doğanay, A., Öğretimde Kavram ve Genellemelerin Geliştirilmesi. İçinde C. Öztürk ve D. Dilek (Eds) Hayat Bilgisi ve Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretimi. Ankara: Pegem Akademik Yay. • Eroğlu, C., İlköğretim Sosyal Bilgiler Dersinde Geçen Kavramların İçerik Düzenleme Stratejileri Açısından Değerlendirilmesi (Yayınlanmamış yüksek lisans tezi). Çukurova Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Adana, 2008. • Glaser, R., Concept Learning And Concept Teaching. İçinde R. M. Gagne, & W. J. Gepharts (Eds.), Learning Research and School Subjects (s. 1-38). Itasca, IL: Peacock Publishers. • Kılınç, E., Conceptual Learning İn Social Studies Classroom: An Analysis Of Texas Assessment Of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) social studies questions with and without concept (Doctoral dissertation, Texas A&M University). • Martorella, P. H., Concept Learning İn The Social Studies: Models For Structuring Curriculum. Scranton, PA: Intext Educational Publishers. • Sallı, D., Sanat Etkinlikleri ile Kavram Eğitimi, Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yay. • Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretimi, Editör: C. Dönmez, K. Yazıcı, Ankara: Pegem Akademik Yay. • Tatlı, Z., Kavram Öğretiminde Web 2.0, Ankara: Pegem Akademik Yay. • Tokcan, H., Sosyal Bilgilerde Kavram Öğretimi, Ankara: Pegem Akademik Yay. • Tuğba, S.Ş. (vdr.), Etkinliklerle Kavram Öğretimi, Ankara: Eğiten Kitap Yay. • Tuncer, T. ve Altunay, B., Doğrudan Öğretim Modeli'nde Kavram Öğretimi, Ankara: Kök Yay. • Ülgen, G., Kavram geliştirme: Kuramlar ve uygulamalar. Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	20
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	20
Final Exam	1	60
Total	3	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Measurement and evaluation is carried out according to the priciples of Bursa Uludag University Graduate Education Regulation.
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	2	28
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	2	28
Homeworks, Performances	1	10	10
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	6	6
Others	1	10	10
Final Exams	1	8	8
Total WorkLoad			90
Total workload/ 30 hr			3
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ1	PQ2	PQ3	PQ4	PQ5	PQ6	PQ7	PQ8	PQ9
LO1	1	3	3	1	4	1	3	1	2
LO2	1	3	2	2	3	2	1	2	1
LO3	2	2	4	2	2	1	3	2	3
LO4	4	3	4	2	4	3	2	2	3
LO5	2	2	3	1	4	4	5	1	4
LO6	1	4	1	4	1	3	2	3	4
LO7	3	2	5	1	3	2	2	4	3
LO8	2	1	3	4	1	3	1	1	2
LO9	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3
LO10	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High