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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2025/2026

presentations and innovative use of instructional SIP3002 TEACHING OF GEOMETRY
aids.
The course offers the opportunity for students to
Assessment Methods: be exposed to the important concepts in
Continuous assessment: 70% Euclidean geometry. In addition, the focus will be
Final examination: 30% on the common errors and learning difficulties
faced in the learning of geometry. The experience
SIP2011 TEACHING IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY will be used as the foundation to discuss the
assessment and problem solving in geometry.
Students will analyse and understand the Teaching and learning techniques in teaching
curriculum of organic chemistry in upper geometry at secondary and pre-university will be
secondary and pre-university level. This course covered and the design of tasks that involve
also introduces students to theories related to students using digital technology will be
organic chemistry learning. The course also discussed.
provides students to develop their own principled
understanding and practices of appropriate Assessment Methods:
teaching of organic chemistry in upper secondary Continuous assessment (CA): 40%
and pre-university level. Students will learn to use Summative assessment (SA): 60%
appropriate teaching approaches and strategies,
planning of lessons, methods of presentations SIP3003 TEACHING OF PROBABILITY AND
and innovative use of instructional aids. STATISTICS

Assessment Methods: The course offers the opportunity for students to
Continuous assessment: 70% be exposed to the important concepts in the
Final examination: 30% teaching and learning of probability and
statistics. In addition, the focus will be on the
SIP3001 TEACHING PRACTICE I common errors and learning difficulties faced in
the learning of probability and statistics. The
This is the second practical component in the experience will be used as the foundation to
professional education of teachers that is discuss the assessment and problem solving in
conducted in 8 weeks in the Special Semester of probability and statistics. Teaching and learning
the Third Year of the program. The purpose for techniques at secondary and pre-university will be
this component is to provide student teachers covered and the design of tasks that involve
opportunities to observe two Cooperating students using digital technology will be
Teachers teach and to reflect on the roles, discussed.
responsibilities, and challenges of a classroom
teacher. During this period, student teachers will Assessment Methods:
be provided opportunities to work with their Continuous assessment (CA): 40%
Cooperating Teachers in planning lessons, Summative assessment (SA): 60%
preparing resources, managing students and to
co-teach with the Cooperating Teachers. Student SIP3004 ASSESSMENT IN CHEMISTRY
teachers will also identify one learning problem EDUCATION
faced by students and diagnose the possible
causes to this problem. Apart from working In this course the students will be exposed to the
together with the Cooperating Teachers on various types of assessment and its purpose and
teaching duties, students have to be involved in functions. Students will learn how to create higher
the co-curricular activities at school, or whatever order thinking tasks that truly enhances student
classroom administrative duties, special services learning. Technical aspect of assessment will also
and school management as requested by the be learned. Students will be taught on how to
school. Whenever possible, students have to be make educational decisions based on students’
fully involved in important events at school. assessment performance.
Assessment Methods:
Continuous assessment: 100% Assessment Methods:
Continuous assessment: 70%
Final examination: 30%

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