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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2024/2025

innovative use of instructional Continuous assessment: 100%
aids.

Assessment Methods: SIP3002 TEACHING OF
Continuous assessment: 70% GEOMETRY
Final examination: 30%
The course offers the opportunity
for students to be exposed to the
important concepts in Euclidean
SIP3001 TEACHING geometry. In addition, the focus
PRACTICE I will be on the common errors and
learning difficulties faced in the
This is the second practical learning of geometry. The
component in the professional experience will be used as the
education of teachers that is foundation to discuss the
conducted in 8 weeks in the assessment and problem solving
Special Semester of the Third in geometry. Teaching and
Year of the program. The learning techniques in teaching
purpose for this component is to geometry at secondary and pre-
provide student teachers university will be covered and the
opportunities to observe two design of tasks that involve
Cooperating Teachers teach and students using digital technology
to reflect on the roles, will be discussed.
responsibilities, and challenges of
a classroom teacher. During this Assessment Methods:
period, student teachers will be Continuous assessment: 40%
provided opportunities to work Final examination: 60%
with their Cooperating Teachers
in planning lessons, preparing
resources, managing students
and to co-teach with the SIP3003 TEACHING OF
Cooperating Teachers. Student PROBABILITY AND
teachers will also identify one STATISTICS
learning problem faced by
students and diagnose the The course offers the opportunity
possible causes to this problem. for students to be exposed to the
Apart from working together with important concepts in the
the Cooperating Teachers on teaching and learning of
teaching duties, students have to probability and statistics. In
be involved in the co-curricular addition, the focus will be on the
activities at school, or whatever common errors and learning
classroom administrative duties, difficulties faced in the learning of
special services and school probability and statistics. The
management as requested by the experience will be used as the
school. Whenever possible, foundation to discuss the
students have to be fully involved assessment and problem solving
in important events at school. in probability and statistics.
Assessment Methods: Teaching and learning

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