Erciyes University - Info Package

Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
ACTION RESEARCH IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT TEACHING	First cycle	AE 403		7	4.00	4.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	None
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Behzat TURAN
Lecturer(s)	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Behzat TURAN
Teaching assitant(s)	None
Mode of delivery	Face to face - distance education
Course objective	General characteristics and theoretical foundations of action research, the place and importance of action research in physical education, the place of action research in the professional development of teachers, the planning process in action research, the application process in action research, the reflection process in action research, the preparation of an action research plan by pre-service teachers.
Course description	Action research knowledge and application in physical education and sports teaching

Course contents

1	General characteristics of action research
2	Theoretical foundations of action research
3	The place and importance of action research in physical education
4	The place and importance of action research in the professional development of teachers
5	The planning process in action research
6	Implementation process in action research
7	The reflection process in action research
8	Preparing an action research plan by pre-service teachers I
9	Preparing an action research plan by pre-service teachers II
10	The process of applying the action research plans prepared by the pre-service teacher''s I
11	The process of applying the action research plans prepared by the pre-service teacher''s II
12	The process of applying the action research plans prepared by the pre-service teacher''s III
13	The process of applying the action research plans prepared by the pre-service teacher''s IV
14	Evaluation of the implementation process of the action research plans prepared by the teacher candidates
15	Final Exam
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	Explain the general features and theoretical foundations of action research.
2	Comprehends the place and importance of action research in physical education.
3	Comprehends the place of action research in the professional development of teachers.
4	Performs the planning and implementation process in action research.
5	Pre-service teachers implement an action research plan.
6	Pre-service teachers evaluate an action research.
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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load

	Quantity	Time (hour)	Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching)	14	2	28
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	2	5	10
Homework	0	0	0
Presentation / seminar	2	10	20
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	1	5	5
Midterm exams	1	2	2
Project (term paper)	1	10	10
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	1	5	5
Final exam	1	2	2
Research	4	5	20
Total work load			102
ECTS			4.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homework	0	0
Semester total		40
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		40
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		60
General total		100

Recommended and required reading

Textbook	Andrew P. Johnson, Eylem Araştırması El Kitabı
Additional references

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