1. SECOND CYCLE - MASTER'S DEGREE
  3. MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHING DEPARTMENT
  4. 1521 Science Education
Course Information Course Learning Outcomes Course's Contribution To Program ECTS Workload Course Details
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COURSE INFORMATION
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourSemesterECTS
FBE 529SOCIOSCIENTIFIC ISSUES IN SCIENCE EDUCATION3 + 02nd Semester7,5

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Level Master's Degree
Course Type Elective
Course Objective Teaching of socioscientific issues (SSI) was included in the science course curriculum in 2013 in our country as a concept for the first time. One of the items included in the main objectives of the program was stated as "Developing scientific thinking habits by using socioscientific issues" (MEB, 2013: 2). In the science course curriculum renewed in 2018, the necessity and importance of teaching socioscientific issues was clearly stated with the statement "To develop reasoning ability, scientific thinking habits and decision-making skills using socioscientific issues" (MEB, 2018: 9). The issues that do not have a single solution and in which many different dimensions such as legal, ethical and moral are involved in the solution are called “socioscientific issues” (Sadler 2004; Sadler & Zeidler, 2005). Students' education on SSI issues as scientifically literate and active role-takers in the decision-making process about the future by using their critical thinking skills is extremely important in the social dimension. With this course, it is aimed to help science teachers how to teach SBK subjects with students and how to structure their lessons.
Course Content When the literature review both in Turkey and abroad, many research focused on teachers and SSI was performed. In these studies, the results revealing the knowledge of teachers about SBK, the limitations of applying SSI in their classes and the competencies they need in applications were obtained. In the studies, it has been determined that teachers do not have enough information about SSIs and lack of knowledge about how to carry them to the classroom environment. Therefore, the course will include sample activities that teachers, who are the implementers of the curriculum, can use in their lessons about SSIs, and a content has been created on how to be a mentor in carrying SSIs to the classroom environment.
Prerequisites No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1Socioscientific issues and science-attitude relationship,
2The nature of socioscientific issues and their place in science education,
3Socioscientific topic selection and current dilemma examples,
4Socioscientific issues and teaching strategies,
5Socioscientific issues and argumentation,
6Sep-sep model in teaching socioscientific issues,
7Reasoning in socioscientific issues,
8Evaluation of socioscientific reasoning,
9Socioscientific issues and question-generating reasoning
10Ethics in socioscientific issues
11Socioscientific issues and out-of-school learning environments
12Epistemological beliefs and socioscientific issues
13Teacher roles and mentoring in teaching socioscientific issues
14Socioscientific issues and mentoring

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
PO 01PO 02PO 03PO 04PO 05PO 06PO 07PO 08PO 09PO 10PO 11PO 12
LO 001222222  22  
LO 002222222  2244
LO 003222222  2244
LO 004222425  2244
LO 005222425  2244
LO 006222425  2244
LO 007222424  2244
LO 008222425  2244
LO 009242535   222
LO 010222245  2244
LO 011222535  2444
LO 012222535  2444
LO 013222535  2444
LO 014222535  2444
Sub Total283028533560  26365050
Contribution222434002344

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
ActivitiesQuantityDuration (Hour)Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)14342
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)15460
Assignments41248
Final examination13030
Midterm11515
Total Work Load

ECTS Credit of the Course





195

7,5
COURSE DETAILS
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 Course TermNoInstructors
Details 2023-2024 Spring1ESRA UÇAK
Details 2022-2023 Spring1ESRA UÇAK
Details 2021-2022 Spring1ESRA UÇAK


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Course Details
Course Code Course Title L+P Hour Course Code Language Of Instruction Course Semester
FBE 529 SOCIOSCIENTIFIC ISSUES IN SCIENCE EDUCATION 3 + 0 1 Turkish 2023-2024 Spring
Course Coordinator  E-Mail  Phone Number  Course Location Attendance
Assoc. Prof. Dr. ESRA UÇAK eucak@pau.edu.tr EGT A0115 %
Goals Teaching of socioscientific issues (SSI) was included in the science course curriculum in 2013 in our country as a concept for the first time. One of the items included in the main objectives of the program was stated as "Developing scientific thinking habits by using socioscientific issues" (MEB, 2013: 2). In the science course curriculum renewed in 2018, the necessity and importance of teaching socioscientific issues was clearly stated with the statement "To develop reasoning ability, scientific thinking habits and decision-making skills using socioscientific issues" (MEB, 2018: 9). The issues that do not have a single solution and in which many different dimensions such as legal, ethical and moral are involved in the solution are called “socioscientific issues” (Sadler 2004; Sadler & Zeidler, 2005). Students' education on SSI issues as scientifically literate and active role-takers in the decision-making process about the future by using their critical thinking skills is extremely important in the social dimension. With this course, it is aimed to help science teachers how to teach SBK subjects with students and how to structure their lessons.
Content When the literature review both in Turkey and abroad, many research focused on teachers and SSI was performed. In these studies, the results revealing the knowledge of teachers about SBK, the limitations of applying SSI in their classes and the competencies they need in applications were obtained. In the studies, it has been determined that teachers do not have enough information about SSIs and lack of knowledge about how to carry them to the classroom environment. Therefore, the course will include sample activities that teachers, who are the implementers of the curriculum, can use in their lessons about SSIs, and a content has been created on how to be a mentor in carrying SSIs to the classroom environment.
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Course Assessment
Assesment MethodsPercentage (%)Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam50Final Exam
Midterm Exam50Midterm Exam
L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes