Fen Bilgisi Öğretmenliği Lisans Diploması

ISCO 08

ISCO 08

• This program provides basic knowledge, skills, and competencies in the field of science. It aims to train teachers with pedagogical skills for teaching science. It also aims to train Science Teachers who are aware of lifelong learning and sensitive to people, society, and nature by helping students develop scientific thinking, problem-solving, critical thinking, and research skills. In addition, it aims to increase the self-confidence and self-efficacy of teacher candidates and provide them with the necessary equipment for their career development in the field of science.
• The education and training activities of the Department of Science Teaching are carried out in the classrooms and lecture halls in the A Block, B Block, and C Block buildings on the Faculty of Education Campus. There is also a seminar hall and a graduate classroom belonging to the department. In order to contribute to the professional development of teacher candidates, there are science/biology, physics and chemistry laboratories equipped with teaching materials and technological facilities. Projectors, smart boards, etc. in classrooms. There are technological tools such as internet connection. There are computer laboratories, a mathematics classroom, a reading room and a library within the faculty, which students of the department can benefit from. Students who are successful in the Science Teaching undergraduate program have the opportunity to do a Double Major and/or Minor in the undergraduate programs (Primary Mathematics Teaching and Classroom Teaching) if they apply and according to the quota. Master's and doctoral programs are available for undergraduate graduates to continue their careers. There are 12 academic staff in the Department of Science Education, including 3 professors, 4 associate professors, 3 doctoral faculty members, and 2 research assistants.

• Education and training are formal, open, or distance education. In addition, practical training is carried out in laboratories and workshops under the higher education rules regime or as internships or workplace training in industry, the healthcare sector, and workplaces.

• Basic and up-to-date knowledge in the field of Science and the knowledge to evaluate this information's accuracy, validity, and reliability.
• Have the necessary professional field knowledge regarding science teaching.
• Have sufficient knowledge about the purpose, structure, laws, regulations, and legislation of the Turkish Education System and the philosophy of science teaching at national and international levels within the framework of its historical development.
• Recognizes scientists who have contributed to the field of Science, expresses their contributions to the history of Science, and explains the nature of Science.
• Have scientific and analytical thinking skills in teaching science and base scientific research methods and techniques on classroom practices.
• Acquire basic skills in the field of Science and transfer what they have learned to daily life.
• It selects designs by identifying and analyzing problems in Science. It applies the most appropriate teaching methods and measurement techniques, considering the students' developmental characteristics, individual differences, and learning difficulties.
• Uses the laboratory safely in science classes.
• Communicates with colleagues by democratic and professional ethical values, shares their thoughts, cooperates, and sets an example in transferring the values they have acquired to students.
• It develops the teaching materials necessary to ensure that the knowledge gained in science teaching is permanent and can be used to solve problems encountered in daily life.
• It creates suitable learning environments for developing students' critical, constructive, and creative thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Examines events and facts related to the field using scientific methods and techniques and interprets the data.
• By effectively using information resources, he follows developments in science and technology and activities in Science, art, and culture, integrating his achievements with his courses.
• Is aware of the interactions between Science, technology, society, and the environment.

Possesses the key competencies listed below at an advanced level.

• Reading and writing competence
• Multilingual competence
• Mathematical competence and competence in science, technology, and engineering
• Digital competence
• Personal, social, and learning to learn competence
• Civic competence
• Entrepreneurial competence
• Cultural awareness and expression competence

• Accordingly, students are subject to at least one midterm and final exam for each course. The contribution of midterm exams to the success grade is 40%, and the contribution of the final exam is 60%. All exams are evaluated over 100 points. Students who receive one of the letter grades (AA), (BA), (BB), (CB), and (CC) from a course are considered to have succeeded in that course. (DC) and (DD) grades are conditionally successful grades. For the student to be successful in a course in which he received a DC or DD grade, his GPA must be at least 2.0. To complete the program, students must receive at least 240 ECTS credits and have a GPA of 2.00 out of 4.00.

To monitor the quality of higher education programs,

• YÖK is responsible for planning, organizing, managing, and supervising higher education institutions' education, training, and other activities.

• "University Monitoring and Evaluation Reports" of higher education institutions, prepared within the framework of the criteria determined by YÖK, are published annually. Reports prepared according to these reports, containing quantitative and qualitative evaluations for higher education institutions, are shared with the public by YÖK.

• The "Foundation Higher Education Institutions Report," which includes academic, administrative, and financial data of foundation higher education institutions, is published annually by YÖK. These reports, which include quantitative and qualitative evaluations of foundation higher education institutions, are shared with the public by YÖK.

Quality assurance of undergraduate programs in higher education is provided according to the "Procedures and Principles for Providing Quality Assurance of Higher Education Diploma Programs":

1. Creation and Approval of Curriculum: YÖK determines the minimum standards and criteria required to open undergraduate departments and programs in higher education institutions.

1.1. The curriculum of undergraduate programs in higher education institutions and the learning outcomes that each program will bring to the student are determined by the senates of higher education institutions by the fundamental principles defined by YÖK on these issues.

1.2. Higher education institutions implement the curriculum of National Core Education Programs with the approval of YÖK after being accepted by the relevant Deans Council.

2. Measurement-Evaluation: How to measure and evaluate the learning outcomes that each undergraduate program will provide to the student is carried out by the teaching and examination regulations prepared by higher education institutions by the fundamental principles determined by YÖK on these issues.

3. Certification: Students enrolled in undergraduate programs receive a bachelor's degree if they complete the course credits and other obligations determined by higher education institutions.

4. Self-Evaluation-External Evaluation: In continuous monitoring, higher education institutions enter the "Institution Internal Evaluation Reports" of the previous year into the Information System prepared by the Higher Education Quality Board (YÖKAK) at the beginning of each year. The "Institutional Feedback Report" prepared by YÖKAK regarding the external evaluation of higher education institutions is shared with the public.

In addition, accreditation decisions made by accreditation bodies authorized or recognized by YÖKAK also show that the quality assurance of the programs' qualifications is ensured. It conducts regular review activities regarding the qualifications determined by the YÖKAK legislation.

• Students who have a high school or equivalent school diploma and who are successful in the Higher Education Entrance Exam (YGS) conducted by the Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM) are accepted to the Department of Science Teaching.

• Science Teaching graduates can teach in public and private schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education and work as instructors in other private educational institutions/courses. Additionally, if they meet the relevant conditions, they can continue their academic careers in the master's and then doctoral programs of the same program. They can also be employed as academic staff in relevant departments of universities.

1. Higher Education Law No. 2547

1.1. Regulation on the Principles of Transfer Between Associate and Undergraduate Programs in Higher Education Institutions, Double Major, Minor and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfer

1.2. Regulation on the Continuation of Undergraduate Education for Graduates of Vocational Schools and Open Education Associate Degree Programs

2. Higher Education Law No. 2547 (Additional Article-35)

2.1.Higher Education Quality Assurance and Higher Education Quality Board Regulation

The qualification is valid at all times.