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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2023/2024

SIP4005 TEACHING AND course covers concepts ranging
ASSESSMENT OF BIOLOGY from processes in the change of
COMPONENTS IN SCIENCE state of matter, density, dispersion
of light and colours, types of cells,
This course will introduce the space and gravity. The current
students to theories associated approaches and methods in
with teaching and learning of teaching secondary school
biological components in science science will be emphasized.
subject, approaches and Theories of physics in general
strategies in teaching at science, a range of approaches
secondary school, development of and methods for teaching the
effective lesson plans, and component of physics at
approaches in assessing students secondary level, how to formulate
understanding. The safety the lesson plans in a creative
practices in biology laboratory will manner, implementing the lesson
also be learned in this course. optimising existing resource
effectively are open avenues for
Assessment Methods: opportunities to tap on during this
Continuous assessment: 60% course. Thus, students can
Final examination: 40% develop their own principled
understanding and practice of
appropriate physics teaching in
science at secondary level.
SIP4006 TEACHING AND
ASSESSMENT OF PHYSICS Assessment Methods:
COMPONENT IN SCIENCE Continuous assessment: 70%
Final examination: 30%
This course enables students to
identify physics concepts that are
significant in general science. The

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