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COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
FBO 4002	OUT-OF-SCHOOL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION	2 + 0	8th Semester	3

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Bachelor's Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Course Objective	Obtaining that students are aware of the importance of out-of-school learning environments in science education and instruction, and gain experience through sample applications in this settings. While increasing students’ knowledge and skills about facilities of out of school environments,
Course Content	Content of out-of-school learning, science instruction in out-of-school environments; instructional methods and techniques and materials for out of school learning environments; learning environments such as museums, science centres, zoos, botanical gardens, planetariums, industrial organisations, national parks, science festivals and fairs, science camps, natural settings, etc.); planning applying and evaluating of out-of-school learning activities.
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Understands the concepts of formal, non-formal and informal learning and discuss the content of this concepts.
2	Understands the aim and philosophy of out of school environments.
3	Explains the relationship between out of school learning environment and science curriculum.
4	Understands and explains the content and types of field trips.
5	Designs a field trip sample and plans its organisation.
6	Understands the importance of instructional use of botanical gardens and zoos.
7	Gives examples for out of school learning environments.
8	Discuss the applications of teacher- and student-centred instructional strategies for out of school learning environments.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

	PO 01	PO 02	PO 03	PO 04	PO 05	PO 06	PO 07	PO 08	PO 09	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13
LO 001		4	3	4		4		3	4	4		3
LO 002			4		3			3	4	3
LO 003	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO 004				3	2	3		3
LO 005		4		4		4		3	2	3
LO 006		3	2		3	3		3	4
LO 007					3			3
LO 008	4	3	3	4	3	3	4		4		3	3	4
Sub Total	8	18	16	19	18	21	8	22	22	14	7	10	8
Contribution	1	2	2	2	2	3	1	3	3	2	1	1	1

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	14	2	28
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	2	28
Mid-terms	1	11	11
Final examination	1	11	11
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			78 3

COURSE DETAILS

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Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester
FBO 4002	OUT-OF-SCHOOL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION	2 + 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 A0132-09	%70

Goals		Obtaining that students are aware of the importance of out-of-school learning environments in science education and instruction, and gain experience through sample applications in this settings. While increasing students’ knowledge and skills about facilities of out of school environments,
Content		Content of out-of-school learning, science instruction in out-of-school environments; instructional methods and techniques and materials for out of school learning environments; learning environments such as museums, science centres, zoos, botanical gardens, planetariums, industrial organisations, national parks, science festivals and fairs, science camps, natural settings, etc.); planning applying and evaluating of out-of-school learning activities.

Topics

Weeks	Topics
1	Out-of-school learning environments, teaching science in out-of-school learning environments, procedures to be applied in out-of-school learning environments.
2	Science centers and sample plan preparation
3	Preparing sample plans for museums and virtual museums
4	Botanical garden and sample plan preparation
5	Zoo and sample plan preparation
6	National parks and sample plan preparation Platenarium and sample plan preparation
7	Midterm week
8	Nature schools and sample plan preparation
9	Aquariums and sample plan preparation
10	Science cafes and sample plan preparation
11	Industrial institutions and sample plan preparation
12	Botanical garden tour and science cafe activity
13	Science center and platenarium tour
14	Finals week

Materials

Materials are not specified.

Resources

Course Assessment

Assesment Methods	Percentage (%)	Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam	60	Final Exam
Midterm Exam	40	Midterm Exam

L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes

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