Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Education (Parkville Campus) (Volume 5 page 176)
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Note: This subject can be taken as a Link Study, usually in Year 3.
Credit points: 11.1
Coordinator: Terry Harrison.
Prerequisite: 50.0 credit points of Group 1 Science subjects from Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics and/or Physical Science, or approved equivalent.
Contact: Up to 24 hours of lectures and 24 hours of lecture/workshop/practical/fieldwork sessions except during periods of school experience.
Timetable: Double semester.
Objectives:
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- examine objectives for laboratory and field work in the context of the general objectives for secondary science;
- locate and use available resources;
- plan lessons with particular emphasis on class and equipment management and safety;
- list educational goals which can be achieved through practical and field work;
- demonstrate awareness and proficiency in the use of microcomputer based teaching strategies for secondary science classes; and
- design resources to assess and evaluate laboratory and field work.
Content:
Practical experience in laboratory techniques used in science teaching in secondary schools. Aspects of laboratory management including the care and maintenance of laboratory animals and their use in schools; safety; general liability and ethical issues. Uses of computers in the science curriculum. Appropriate strategies for the assessment and evaluation of laboratory and field work.
Assessment:
Three major assignments of approximately 1,000 words each (30 per cent each); minor assignments (10 per cent). Satisfactory completion of each category of assessment.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Education (Parkville Campus) (Volume 5 page 176)
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