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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2024/2025

COURSE SYNOPSIS PIX2001 EDUCATIONAL
PSYCHOLOGY
Note: The synopses for the major
program courses can be found This course aims to provide
under respective departments’ knowledge to students on
sections. theories of development and
factors affecting the learning
process. This will cover topics
PIX1002 BASIC OF PHYSICAL such as the process of
EDUCATION, HEALTH AND development, intelligence,
CO-CURRICULUM individual differences, self-
concepts, and motivation. The
This course gives an exposure course will also highlight theories
for students to basic anatomy, of learning and basic teaching
human physiology, exercise (or strategies including classroom
practice) principle and some management.
concepts in motor learning and
biomechanics sports. Among the Assessment Methods:
topics being discussed including Continuous assessment: 40%
philosophy, concept, and Final examination: 60%
exercise (or practice) in Sports
Education, Health, and Co-
curriculum especially in contexts SIP1001 INTEGRATING STEM
of education. Other areas such IN SCIENCE AND
as administration, management, MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
accomplishment of Sports
Education and Co-curriculum in Teaching the 21 century learner
st
secondary schools are also being to think from multiple
highlighted. Besides that, the perspectives integrating STEM in
type of disease, healthy (or Science and Mathematics
balanced) diet, particular dietary, Education. Students will be
sport activities and appropriate exposed to the concept and
co-curriculum and modification in underpinning theories in STEM
approaches and teaching education. They will learn
materials to those who are in instructional strategies in
special needs are also discussed. integrating STEM into science
and mathematics curriculum.
Assessment Methods: The students will learn to apply
Continuous assessment: 50% their strategies in STEM
Final examination: 50% education that they can use to
foster critical thinking and
problem-solving skills in their
class using real-world, place-
based problems. This
interdisciplinary approach blurs
the boundaries across content
areas which is critical to fostering
innovative and creative thinking

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