Science Education
Scientific endeavours are full of a sense of wonder, curiosity, explorations beyond the obvious. But school science has been fraught with struggles to teach children and engage them through meaningful pedagogic practices. These courses are for an understanding of the nature of scientific knowledge and practices, the issues and ideas concerning the learning and teaching of science, and the study of the conceptual and practical demands of good science teaching. This will help you conceptualise pedagogic practices and learn how to plan to teach at school by developing curricular materials.
Courses
Nature of Science
Elective
This course introduces science to the education students: science itself is the object of this course.
Curriculum and Pedagogy of Science
Elective
This course will enable students to be meaningfully associated in the future, with curriculum development, pedagogic practices and teacher education of science in the discipline.
Pedagogical Content Knowledge in School Science
Elective
This course will present broad linkages between core ideas in each of the sub-disciplines, drawn from their history of development and engage with the required pedagogical content knowledge
Curricular Material Development in Science
Elective
A nuanced understanding of the interplay between the nature of science, the purposes of science education, content, pedagogy and development of curricular materials.