Science Education - Department Information   
Language Turkish
Program Time (Year) 4
Max.Program Time (Year) 6
Program Quota
Internships Status Absent
About Programme
Science Education Department has been providing Master's and Doctorate education under the Institute of Educational Sciences of our university since 29.12.1997. Our undergraduate graduates can also receive postgraduate education for undergraduate graduates and research assistants from different universities outside our university. 
The Main Branch of Science
Prof.Dr. Ergin Hamzaoğlu
History
Teacher Training in Sciences programme was founded in the Department of Mathematics and Science Education at the Gazi Faculty of Education to meet the need of Ministry of National Education for science teachers and 40 students were enrolled in the programme in academic year of 1992-1993. Teacher Training in Sciences programme was changed to Department of Teacher Training in Sciences in 1994 by the regulation of The Council of Higher Education.
Departments and programs of education faculties were reconstructed in the academic year of 2016-2017 and Teacher Training in Sciences branch was started education in the Department of Mathematics and Science Education.The language of instruction is Turkish and it takes 4 years to complete undergraduate education in the programme. Programme has currently 11 professors, 7 associated professors, 3 assistant professors, 1 lecturer doctors, 2 research assistant doctors and 3 research assistants at different fields of expertise. Undergraduate programme consist of courses about science, including physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics; courses about pedagogical content knowledge; pedagogy and general knowledge. Additionally, students take on-field school experience and teaching practicum courses in order to take first steps towards becoming a science teacher.
Qualification Awarded
PhD
Admission Requirements
Minimum criteria for application;
1. To have graduate programs, graduate diploma or a master's degree equivalence / school recognition certificate by the Council of Higher Education.
2. Having at least 70 points from ALES exam.
3. To have at least 55 points from the Foreign Language exam.
Applicants are ranked according to their scores (50% of ALES, 50% of AGNO is taken).
Written and / or interview scientific evaluation exam is held. Three times as many candidates as the announced quota are taken to the evaluation exam.
After the assessment exam, candidates are ranked according to the criteria of other criteria. (50% of ALES, 25% of AGNO, 25% of the result of written and / or interview scientific evaluation exam)
Higher Grade Transition
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Graduation Requirements
The relevant conditions in Gazi University Postgraduate Education and Examination Regulations must be met.
In the first semester of the program, 1 compulsory course (Education Course) and 4 Elective courses are taken, with a total of not less than 30 ECTS. In the second semester of the program, not less than 30 ECTS in total, 1 Compulsory Department Course (Advanced Chemistry in Science Education), 2 Elective courses, 1 Seminar course and 1 PhD Thesis Preparation course are taken. In the third semester of the program, a Proficiency Period and Doctoral Thesis Preparation course is selected on the condition that a total of 30 ECTS. Doctoral Thesis Work is continued in the third, fourth and fifth semesters of the program, with a total of 30 ECTS. To complete the program, a minimum of 240 ECTS is required.
In order for the thesis defense jury to be established, the student has documented that he / she has fulfilled one of the conditions of preparing a scientific article, patent or utility model that has been prepared for publication / published in at least one national or international refereed journal with his / her advisor on the thesis subject and obtain the approval of his / her advisor. applies to the institute through the department of science
Occupational Profiles of Graduates
Our graduates have the opportunity to work for the Ministry of National Education and private educational institutions as science and technology teachers and as academicians.
Assessment and Grading
Measurement and Evaluation
(1) Students take the final exam and/or the final project in addition to the mid-term exams and/or mid-term studies. Examination calendar is published on the website of the related academic department.
(2) The success of the students is evaluated with the methods and criteria which are stated on the course description forms that are declared at the beginning of semester.
(3) Students are obliged to succeed in must courses. They can reselect a failed elective course or select another elective instead.
(4) Mid-term exams and/or mid-term studies and final exam and/or the final project are evaluated over 100 raw points. Letter success grades over 100 raw points are given for seminars, thesis studies, term project courses and proficiency exams. To succeed in courses, the minimum letter success grades must be CC for master?s degree and CB for doctorate and integrated (post bachelor) doctorate.
(5) A student whose raw point is under 25 fails the course by receiving an (FF) grade directly. The success grade of a student whose raw point is 25 or above is evaluated with the grades of which coefficients and definitions are stated below considering the general status of the class, average points and statistical range. After this evaluation, it is possible for the letter success grade equivalents of raw points that are 25 and above to be (FF).
(6) Coefficients and letter success grades are evaluated as shown below:
a)
Coefficients Letter Success Grades
4.00 AA
3.50 BA
3.00 BB
2.50 CB
2.00 CC
1.50 DC
1.00 DD
0.50 FD
0.00 FF

b) The letter grades other than the ones in the clause ?a? are:
1) D: Absent 2) G: Not attended 3) E: Incomplete (The E grades which are not corrected until after 3 weeks from the finalization of letter success grades are converted to FF) (7) The CumGPA is calculated via dividing the final grades of all of the courses throughout a student?s study period by the total number of credits. The obtained CumGPA is shown with two decimals after the point. (8) While calculating both the GPAs of semesters/years and the CumGPA, the letters grades from AA to FF are based on. G and D grades are processed as FF. (9) All grades are included in the transcripts of students. (10) For graduation, the CumGPA must be 2,50/4,00 minimum for master?s degree with or without thesis; 3,00/4,00 minimum for doctorate or integrated (post bachelor) doctorate programmes. Despite completing all the credits, students who cannot provide the graduation conditions take new courses to do so. (11) Students who do not provide the attendance conditions or other course requirements cannot take the final exam of the course and are regarded as absent (D).



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