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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2025/2026

Assessment Methods: science. The students will learn on how to assess
Continuous assessment: 100% student understand of the chemistry component
in science using meaningful and relevant tasks.
SIP4002 TEACHING OF DISCRETE MATHEMATICS
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 discrete mathematics. In
addition, the focus will be on the common errors SIP4005 TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT OF
and learning difficulties faced in the learning of BIOLOGY COMPONENTS IN SCIENCE
discrete mathematics. The experience will be
used as the foundation to discuss the assessment This course will introduce the students to theories
and problem solving in discrete mathematics. associated with teaching and learning of
Teaching and learning techniques at secondary biological components in science subject,
and pre-university will be covered and the design approaches and strategies in teaching at
of tasks that involve students using digital secondary school, development of effective
technology will be discussed lesson plans, and approaches in assessing
students understanding. The safety practices in
Assessment Methods: biology laboratory will also be learned in this
Continuous assessment (CA): 40% course.
Summative assessment (SA): 60%
Assessment Methods:
SIP4003 TEACHING OF CALCULUS Continuous assessment: 60%
Final examination: 40%
The course offers the opportunity for students to
be exposed to the important concepts in the SIP4006 TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT OF
teaching and learning of calculus. In addition, the PHYSICS COMPONENT IN SCIENCE
focus will be on the common errors and learning
difficulties faced in the learning of calculus. The This course enables students to identify physics
experience will be used as the foundation to concepts that are significant in general science.
discuss the assessment and problem solving in The course covers concepts ranging from
calculus. Teaching and learning techniques in processes in the change of state of matter,
teaching calculus at secondary and pre-university density, dispersion of light and colours, types of
will be covered and the design of tasks that cells, space and gravity. The current approaches
involve students using digital technology will be and methods in teaching secondary school
discussed. science will be emphasized. Theories of physics in
general science, a range of approaches and
Assessment Methods: methods for teaching the component of physics at
Continuous assessment (CA): 40% secondary level, how to formulate the lesson
Summative assessment (SA): 60% plans in a creative manner, implementing the
lesson optimising existing resource effectively are
SIP4004 TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT OF open avenues for opportunities to tap on during
CHEMISTRY COMPONENTS IN SCIENCE this course. Thus, students can develop their own
principled understanding and practice of
This course will introduce the students to appropriate physics teaching in science at
approaches and strategies associated with secondary level.
teaching and learning of the chemistry
component in science. The students are also Assessment Methods:
taught to create effective lesson plans and to Continuous assessment: 70%
implement effective theoretical and practical Final examination: 30%
work for the chemistry component in core

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