Course guide 7 COURSE GUIDE W ix COURSE GUIDE DESCRIPTION You must read this Course Guide carefully from the beginning to the end It tells you brie y what the course is about and how you can work your way through the course material It also suggests the a

COURSE GUIDE W ix COURSE GUIDE DESCRIPTION You must read this Course Guide carefully from the beginning to the end It tells you brie y what the course is about and how you can work your way through the course material It also suggests the amount of time you are likely to spend in order to complete the course successfully Please keep on referring to Course Guide as you go through the course material as it will help you to clarify important study components or points that you might miss or overlook INTRODUCTION HBSC Teaching and Learning of Science is one of the courses o ?ered by the Faculty of Education and Languages at Open University Malaysia OUM This course is worth credit hours and should be covered over to weeks COURSE AUDIENCE This course is o ?ered to all students taking the Bachelor of Teaching majoring in Science with Honours programme This module aims to impart the fundamentals of the teaching and learning of science This module should be able to form a strong foundation for teachers to plan e ?ective science lessons As an open and distance learner you should be acquainted with learning independently and being able to optimise the learning modes and environment available to you Before you begin this course please ensure you have the right course materials and understand the course requirements as well as how the course is conducted STUDY SCHEDULE It is a standard OUM practice that learners accumulate study hours for every credit hour As such for a three-credit hour course you are expected to spend study hours Table gives an estimation of how the study hours could be accumulated Cx X COURSE GUIDE Table Estimation of Time Accumulation of Study Hours Study Activities Study Hours Brie y go through the course content and participate in initial discussions Study the module Attend to tutorial sessions Online Participation Revision Assignment s Test s and Examination s TOTAL STUDY HOURS COURSE OBJECTIVES By the end of this course you should be able to Explain how children view science and what the nature of science is Demonstrate knowledge of basic concepts of childrenÊs ideas in science where do they come from and how they in uence learning in science Describe how developmental and learning theories have contributed to childrenÊs learning in science Demonstrate a knowledge of the constructivist approach to learning and Describe the inquiry approach in teaching science in primary school CCOURSE GUIDE W xi COURSE SYNOPSIS This course is divided into topics The synopsis for each topic can be listed as follows Topic begins with a discussion on the concept of what science is the nature of science the scienti ?c method and scienti ?c literacy Lastly the discussion is about the relationship between science and technology Topic introduces the behavioural views of learning The theories of Pavlov Thorndike and Skinner and their contributions to teaching and learning will be discussed Topic introduces the cognitive learning theories Later the Piaget and Bruner

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