Academic Catalog

SSME711 READING FROM PHYSICS EDUCATION LITERATURE

Course Code:	4200711
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(3-0)
ECTS Credit:	8.0
Department:	Secondary Science And Mathematics Educ.
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Graduate
Course Coordinator:	Prof.Dr. ALÝ ERYILMAZ
Offered Semester:	Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Reading from the physics education research literature; main trends and issues of physics education research; factors affecting students´ achievement in physics; how to improve students´ achievement in physics based on experiences of the physics teachers and physics education researchers; students´ learning difficulties and misconceptions in different physics topics.