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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2024/2025

research project during this difficulties faced in the learning of
Teaching Practice. Whenever calculus. The experience will be
possible, students have to be used as the foundation to discuss
fully involved in important events the assessment and problem
at school. solving in calculus. Teaching and
learning techniques in teaching
Assessment Methods: calculus at secondary and pre-
Continuous assessment: 100% university will be covered and the
design of tasks that involve
students using digital technology
will be discussed.
SIP4002 TEACHING OF
DISCRETE MATHEMATICS Assessment Methods:
Continuous assessment: 40%
The course offers the opportunity Final examination: 60%
for students to be exposed to the
important concepts in the
teaching and learning of discrete
mathematics. In addition, the SIP4004 TEACHING AND
focus will be on the common ASSESSMENT OF CHEMISTRY
errors and learning difficulties COMPONENTS IN SCIENCE
faced in the learning of discrete
mathematics. The experience will This course will introduce the
be used as the foundation to students to approaches and
discuss the assessment and strategies associated with
problem solving in discrete teaching and learning of the
mathematics. Teaching and chemistry component in science.
learning techniques at secondary The students are also taught to
and pre-university will be covered create effective lesson plans and
and the design of tasks that to implement effective theoretical
involve students using digital and practical work for the
technology will be discussed chemistry component in core
science. The students will learn
Assessment Methods: on how to assess student
Continuous assessment: 40% understand of the chemistry
Final examination: 60% component in science using
meaningful and relevant tasks.
Assessment Methods:
SIP4003 TEACHING OF Continuous assessment: 70%
CALCULUS Final examination: 30%
The course offers the opportunity
for students to be exposed to the
important concepts in the
teaching and learning of calculus.
In addition, the focus will be on
the common errors and learning

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