Academic Catalog

SSME445 HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY CURRICULUM REVIEW

Course Code: 4200445
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 6.0
Department: Secondary Science And Mathematics Educ.
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
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Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.

Course Content

Reviewing the topics in high school chemistry curriculum in detail; exploring common misconceptions related to chemistry concepts reported in the literature; discussing assessment techniques to identify misconceptions; discussing conceptual change strategies on how to eliminate the misconceptions; examining the questions in University Entrance Examination considering the misconceptions; introducing Turkish terms for the corresponding chemistry concepts.