Curriculum and Instruction Senior Secondary: Science

• • Developing teacher identity
  • The nature and importance of Science: Science as Inquiry
  • Unpacking the Senior School Science curriculum and SCSA
  • Planning individual lessons
  • Planning a short sequence of lessons
  • Planning and conducting practical lessons
  • Assessments in Senior Secondary Science
  • Designing assessment items in Senior Secondary Science
  • Marking, mapping and moderating assessment and reporting student achievement
  • Creating a positive learning environment

In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Elective

• CUR-SEC-MAS-2021
• CUR-SEC-MAS-2021

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

This subject was previously known as Curriculum and Instruction Upper Secondary: Science

This subject is designed to prepare pre-service teachers to teach the Senior Secondary Science curriculum. The focus of the subject is on curriculum planning, teaching strategies, assessment, reporting, the demonstration of positive impact on student learning and research relating to Senior Secondary Science. The subject examines moderation, the provision of feedback and responding to individual student needs.

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• Report (50%)
• Portfolio (50%)