MATHEMATICS | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
EAP5105 | World Educational Systems | Spring Fall |
3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
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Language of instruction: | Turkish |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Assoc. Prof. SEDA SARAÇ |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Assoc. Prof. SEDA SARAÇ Dr. BETÜL TARHAN ALKAN Dr. Öğr. Üyesi SABİHA DULAY |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | The purpose of the course is to give an overview of educational systems of Turkish and EU countries through a comparative method. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Evaluating Turkish Educational System from different perspectives 2. Explaining different dimensions of European Education 3. Comparing Turkish and European Educational Systems 4. Developing recommendations for Turkish Educational System |
Week 1. Course description and introduction to Turkish educational system Week 2. Turkish educational system: Purpose, structure and problems Week 3. Turkish educational system: Problems and Statistics Week 4. Analyzing Statistics Week 5. Quiz Week 6. Comparing educational systems: Luxemburg and Finland Week 7. Comparing educational systems: Germany and France Week 8. Comparing educational systems: England and Italy Week 9. Quiz Week 10. Comparing educational systems: USA and Canada Week 11. Comparing educational systems: Japan and South Korea Week 12. Mid Term Week 13. Teacher Training in Turkey and EU Countries Week 14. Educational Finance in Turkey and EU Countries |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Course description and introduction to Turkish educational system | |
2) | Turkish educational system: Purpose, structure and problems | |
3) | Turkish educational system: Problems and Statistics | |
4) | Analyzing Statistics (Countries and OECD) | |
5) | Quiz 1 | |
6) | Comparing educational systems: Luxemburg and Finland | |
7) | Comparing educational systems: Germany and France | |
8) | Comparing educational systems: England and Italy | |
9) | Quiz 2 | |
10) | Comparing educational systems: USA and Canada | |
11) | Comparing educational systems: Japan and South Korea | |
12) | Mid Term | |
13) | Teacher Training in Turkey and EU Countries | |
14) | Educational Finance in Turkey and EU Countries |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Balcı, A. (2007). Karşılaştırmalı eğitim sistemleri. Ankara: Pegem A. Erginer, A. (2006). Avrupa Birliği eğitim sistemleri. Ankara: Pegem A. |
References: | EURYDICE (2009). Education in europe network web site. http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/index_en.php EURYBASE (2009). The database on education systems in Europe. http:// earged.meb.gov.tr/urn/tr/pdf/ilkogretim.pdf EURYDICE (2011). National Education System and Policies http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/eurybase_en.php#turkey EURYDICE (2010). Türk Eğitim Sisteminin Örgütlenmesi 2009/2010. http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/documents/eurybase/eurybase_full_reports/TR_TR.pdf EURYDICE (2010). Avrupa'da Eğitim ve Öğretim Sistemlerinin Yapısı: Türkiye. http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/documents/eurybase/structures/041_TR_TR.pdf MEB (2008). MEB Dış İlişkiler Dairesi Belgeleri . http://digm.meb.gov.tr/Belgeler.html MEB (2008). Milli Eğitim İstatistikleri 2006-2007. http://sgb.meb.gov.tr/istatistik/meb_istatistikleri_orgun_egitim_2006_2007.pdf. MEB (2008). Milli Eğitim İstatistikleri 2007-2008. http://sgb.meb.gov.tr/istatistik/meb_istatistikleri_orgun_egitim_2007_2008.pdf MEB (2009). Milli Eğitim İstatistikleri 2009-2010. http://sgb.meb.gov.tr/istatistik/ meb_istatistikleri_orgun_egitim_2009_2010.pdf OECD (2008). Education at a Glance 2008. www.oecd.org/publishing/corrigenda. YÖK (Yükseköğretim Kurulu) (2007). Öğretmen yetiştirme ve eğitim fakülteleri raporu, Ankara:YÖK. UNESCO (2001). The Turkish Education System and Developments in Education. http://www.ibe.unesco.org/International/ICE/natrap/Turkey.pdf |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
Quizzes | 2 | % 15 |
Homework Assignments | 2 | % 10 |
Presentation | 1 | % 10 |
Project | 1 | % 20 |
Midterms | 1 | % 15 |
Final | 1 | % 20 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | To have a grasp of basic mathematics, applied mathematics and theories and applications in Mathematics | |
2) | To be able to understand and assess mathematical proofs and construct appropriate proofs of their own and also define and analyze problems and to find solutions based on scientific methods, | |
3) | To be able to apply mathematics in real life with interdisciplinary approach and to discover their potentials, | |
4) | To be able to acquire necessary information and to make modeling in any field that mathematics is used and to improve herself/himself, | 4 |
5) | To be able to tell theoretical and technical information easily to both experts in detail and non-experts in basic and comprehensible way, | |
6) | To be familiar with computer programs used in the fields of mathematics and to be able to use at least one of them effectively at the European Computer Driving Licence Advanced Level, | |
7) | To be able to behave in accordance with social, scientific and ethical values in each step of the projects involved and to be able to introduce and apply projects in terms of civic engagement, | |
8) | To be able to evaluate all processes effectively and to have enough awareness about quality management by being conscious and having intellectual background in the universal sense, | 4 |
9) | By having a way of abstract thinking, to be able to connect concrete events and to transfer solutions, to be able to design experiments, collect data, and analyze results by scientific methods and to interfere, | |
10) | To be able to continue lifelong learning by renewing the knowledge, the abilities and the competencies which have been developed during the program, and being conscious about lifelong learning, | |
11) | To be able to adapt and transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of mathematics ; such as algebra, analysis, number theory, mathematical logic, geometry and topology to the level of secondary school, | |
12) | To be able to conduct a research either as an individual or as a team member, and to be effective in each related step of the project, to take role in the decision process, to plan and manage the project by using time effectively. |