History
Since its foundation, our school has
been “Primary Teacher School (1964), Teacher High School (1974), Teacher High
School and Institute of Education (1975), Institute of Education (1981), on
July 20, 1982, with the decree law numbered 41 and later with the law numbered
2809, it changed its name as ‘School of Education’ affiliated to Dokuz Eylul
University, Buca Faculty of Education, Teacher Training Center (1982-1983),
School of Education Bachelor's degree (1989), in 1992, education and training
activities continued under the name of Celal Bayar University Faculty of
Education.
Science Education trained teachers
under the name of "Science Education Department" between 1992-1997,
and later under the name of "Science Education Department" under the
Department of Mathematics and Science Education. In the 2016-2017 academic
year, the departments and departments were restructured and with the new
arrangement, it was named Science Education Department within the Department of
Mathematics and Science Education of the Faculty of Education.
About Us
In the Science Teaching Program,
education, training and research activities are carried out at the
undergraduate level in accordance with contemporary national and international
science education standards. The main purpose of the Science Teaching
Undergraduate Program is; The aim is to provide basic knowledge and skills of
subject matter knowledge, field education and teaching formation to teacher
candidates who will work at the secondary school level.
Undergraduate education in the Science Teaching Program includes field
education courses focusing on subject matter knowledge and skills such as
physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics and their teaching, as well as
general pedagogy courses and general culture courses related to teaching
profession knowledge. In addition, prospective science teachers do internships
in secondary schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education within
the scope of Teaching Practice I and II courses. There are a total of five
laboratories in the Science Teaching program, including fully equipped Physics,
Chemistry, Biology, Science Teaching Laboratories for subject matter and field
education courses, and 3D Printer Laboratory for an operational professional
practies. The language of education in the Department of Science Education is
Turkish and the duration of education is 4 years. Students who successfully
complete undergraduate education receive a Science Teaching Bachelor's degree.
Our graduates can teach in public and private schools affiliated with the
Ministry of National Education, as well as continue their academic education at
master's and doctoral levels. In our program, those who have expertise in
science education branches and are competent in their field; There is one
professor, one associate professor, five doctoral faculty members and two
research assistant doctors, one lecturer and one research assistant.
Mission
and Vision
Mission: The mission of the Science
Education Program is to train teachers who have scientific thinking skills, can
think critically and creatively, can effectively use contemporary teaching
methods, are committed to ethical values and have a high sense of social
responsibility. Our program aims to contribute to the field of education by
training individuals who are researcher and innovative, equipped with
theoretical and practical knowledge regarding science education.
Vision: To be a pioneering and
innovative teacher training program in the field of science education at
national and international levels; to position our graduates among the teachers
who will shape the education system of the future by equipping them with
scientific literacy, use of technology and sustainable education approaches.