| Course Name | Code | Semester | T+U Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fostering Critical and Creative Thinking Skills In Science Instruction | ILF 538 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Precondition Courses | |
| Recommended Optional Courses | |
| Course Language | Turkish |
| Course Level | YUKSEK_LISANS |
| Course Type | Optional |
| Course Coordinator | Doç.Dr. EDA DEMİRHAN |
| Course Lecturers | Doç.Dr. EDA DEMİRHAN, |
| Course Assistants | Research Assistant Ahmet Burak ŞENÖZ |
| Course Category | Teaching Suitable For Field |
| Course Objective | Critical and creative thinking skills that are among the basic skills that are desired to be developed in students are among the higher-order thinking skills. These skills come to the fore among the human qualities that are desired to be raised in the 21st century. Also, it can be said that the teachers who will make a difference in the future will be those who have these skills and aim to teach their students these skills. Hence, the aim of the course is to teach the definitions, components, and applications of related skills in science lessons. |
| Course Content | Thought and knowledge, the basis of critical thinking, assesment of critical thinking, definition of creativity, divergent and convergent thinking, problem solving and creativity, theories of creativity, biological basis of creativity, fostering creative thinking skills, assesment of creativity |
| # | Course Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A graduate of the course knows how to inquiry the biological basis of thinking and memory. | Self Study, Discussion, | Homework, Portfolio, |
| 2 | A graduate of the course knows how to evaluates the critical thinking process. | Discussion, Lecture, Self Study, | Homework, Portfolio, |
| 3 | A graduate of the course knows how to evaluates the creative thinking process.urse knows how to evaluates the critical thinking process. | Discussion, Lecture, Self Study, | Portfolio, Homework, |
| 4 | A graduate of the course knows how to compare the critical and creative thinking process.urse knows how to evaluates the creative thinking process. | Group Study, Discussion, | Portfolio, Homework, |
| 5 | A graduate of the course knows how to designs activities to develop critical thinking skills. | Drilland Practice, Discussion, Self Study, | Performance Task, Project / Design, |
| 6 | A graduate of the course knows how to designs activities to develop creative thinking skills | Drilland Practice, Discussion, Self Study, | Performance Task, Project / Design, |
| Week | Course Topics | Preliminary Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thinking, knowledge and memory | Writing reflective reports by reading relevant sources |
| 2 | Fundamentals of critical thinking | Creating a refWriting reflective reports by reading relevant sourceslective report by reading relevant sources |
| 3 | Strategies to develop critical thinking | Writing reflective reports by reading relevant sources |
| 4 | Applications of critical thinking in science | Application |
| 5 | Evaluation of critical thinking | Writing reflective reports by reading relevant sources |
| 6 | Definitions and theories of creativity | Writing reflective reports by reading relevant sources |
| 7 | Divergent and convergent thinking | Writing reflective reports by reading relevant sources |
| 8 | Biological basis of creativity | Writing reflective reports by reading relevant sources |
| 9 | Problem solving and creativity | Writing reflective reports by reading relevant sources |
| 10 | Creativity and intelligence | Writing reflective reports by reading relevant sources |
| 11 | Strategies to develop creative thinking | Writing reflective reports by reading relevant sources |
| 12 | Implementation of creative thinking strategies in science | Application |
| 13 | Implementation of creative thinking strategies in science | Application |
| 14 | Evaluation of creativity | Writing reflective reports by reading relevant sources |
| Resources | |
|---|---|
| Course Notes | |
| Course Resources | Kaufman, J. C., & Sternberg, R. J. (2020). The Cambridge handbook of creativity. Cambridge University Press. Sternberg, R. J., & Halpern, D. F. (2020). Critical thinking in psychology. Cambridge University Press. Halpern, D. F. (2014). Thought and knowledge (5th edition). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Butterworth, J., & Thwaites, G. (2013). Thinking skills: Critical thinking and problem-solving. Cambridge University Press. Weisberg, R. W., & Reeves, L. M. (2013). Cognition: from memory to creativity. John Wiley & Sons. |
| Evaluation System | |
|---|---|
| Semester Studies | Contribution Rate |
| Total | 0 |
| Total | 0 |
| ECTS - Workload Activity | Quantity | Time (Hours) | Total Workload (Hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Assignment | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Performance Task (Seminar) | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Final examination | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 156 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (Hours) | 6.24 | ||
| dersAKTSKredisi | 6 | ||