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Assessment Methods:
Assessment Methods: Continuous assessment: 100%
Continuous assessment: 70%
Final examination: 30% SIP2002 TECHNOLOGY IN MATHEMATICS
EDUCATION
SIP1009 TEACHING OF OPTICS AND SOUND
The course is designed to enable students to
This course assists students to acquire the acquire knowledge on various digital technologies
concept of wave in light and sound easily by for the investigation of significant mathematical
building knowledge and skills that are inter- ideas. Emphasis will be on the use of digital
related. This course comprises of theory, planning technology in the secondary mathematics
and practice. The theory section will discuss classroom for the development of understanding
knowledge and skills which is required for the of fundamental mathematical concepts,
acquisition of the domain of light and factors that enhancement of students mathematical thinking
influence the type of reflection and refraction. and promoting students’ interest in mathematics
Together with this, sound will be explored to learning. In this course, students will develop
calculate the frequency and amplitude in various worthwhile mathematical tasks that integrate
situations. The planning section will guide the various digital technologies.
trainee teachers in implementing strategies, skills
and values for teaching light and sound which can Assessment Methods:
be applied in the classroom and laboratory. Continuous assessment: 60%
Finally, the practical section will focus on the Final examination: 40%
implementation that is related to the teaching of
light and sound through consolidated pedagogies SIP2003 TEACHING OF NUMBERS
and to create alternative exemplary teaching.
The course offers the opportunity for students to
Assessment Methods: be exposed to the important concepts in the
Continuous assessment: 70% teaching and learning of numbers. In addition, the
Final examination: 30% focus will be on the common errors and learning
difficulties faced in the learning of numbers. The
SIP2001 SCHOOL EXPERIENCE experience will be used as the foundation to
discuss the assessment and problem solving in
This is the first practical component in the numbers. Techniques in teaching numbers will be
professional education of teachers that is covered and the design of tasks that involve
conducted for four weeks in the Special Semester students using digital technology will be discussed
of the Second Year of the program. The purpose
for this component is to provide student teachers Assessment Methods:
opportunities to observe lessons in the secondary Continuous assessment (CA): 40%
classrooms. From the classroom observation, Summative assessment (SA): 60%
student teachers will get to reflect on the roles
and responsibilities of a teacher, identify the SIP2004 TEACHING OF ALGEBRA
various teaching approaches and identify the
challenges of classroom teaching and the The course offers the opportunity for students to
problems faced by students in learning be exposed to the important concepts in teaching
mathematics / physics / chemistry / biology. and learning of algebra. In addition, the focus will
During this period, student teachers will follow a be on the common errors and learning difficulties
cooperating teacher in going through his or her faced in the learning of algebra. The experience
duties inside and outside the classroom and will be used as the foundation to discuss the
observe several different teachers in their assessment and problem solving in arithmetic and
classroom teaching. Students are also required to algebra. Teaching and learning techniques in
gather information about the school teaching arithmetic and algebra at secondary and
management system and the school climate. In pre-university will be covered and the design of
this course student teachers will write a report of tasks that involve students using digital
their observation and reflection of their school technology at primary and secondary school
experience levels will be discussed

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