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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2023/2024

presentations and innovative use Assessment Methods:
of instructional aids. Continuous assessment: 100%

Assessment Methods:
Continuous assessment: 70% SIP3002 TEACHING OF
Final examination: 30% GEOMETRY

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

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