COURSE PRO FORMA

Program Ijazah Sarjana Muda Perguruan dengan Kepujian

(Sains Pendidikan Rendah)

Course Title Thinking and Working Scientifically

(Berfikir dan Bekerja Secara Saintifik)
Course Code SCE3106
Credit 3 (3 + 0)

Contact Hours 45 hours

Medium of English
Instruction
Pre-requisite to None
entry
Learning Outcomes
1. Develop a critical appreciation of the basic and integrated
science process skills and their practice in the teaching of
science in primary schools.
2. Demonstrate competence in designing approaches that
support children in developing their science procedural skills
and understanding.
3. Explain manipulative skills as psychomotor processes
which are developed through scientific investigation.

Synopsis This course discusses thinking and working scientifically,

primary science teaching, acquiring manipulative skills, the
basic science process skills and integrated science process
skills.

Kursus ini membincangkan tentang berfikir dan bekerja secara

saintifik, pengajaran sains sekolah rendah, memperolehi
kemahiran manipulatif, kemahiran proses sains asas dan
kemahiran proses sains bersepadu.
.
Topic Content Hours

Primary Science Teaching

 Why should we teach science in primary
1 3
schools?

Acquiring manipulative skills:

 Types and units of measurements
 Use and handle science apparatus
2 3
 Draw diagrams and apparatus accurately

3 Acquiring manipulative skills: 3

 Handling specimens correctly and carefully
 Clean science apparatus correctly
 Store science apparatus and laboratory
substances correctly and safely
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 The Basic Science Process Skills
4  Observing 3

The Basic Science Process Skills

5  Classifying 3

The Basic Science Process Skills

6  Communicating 3

The Basic Science Process Skills

7  Predicting 3

The Basic Science Process Skills

8  Measuring and using numbers 3

The Basic Science Process Skills

9  Space-time relationship 3

The Basic Science Process Skills

10  Inferring 3

Integrated Science Process Skills

11  Identifying and controlling variables 3

Integrated Science Process Skills

12  Defining operationally 3

Integrated Science Process Skills

13  Interpreting Data 3

Integrated Science Process Skills

 Formulating and testing hypothesis
14 3

Integrated Science Process Skills

15  Experimenting 3

Total 45
Assessment Course work 50%
Examination 50%

Main References Skamp, K. (Ed.), (2004). Teaching primary science constructively

(2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: Thomson Learning.

Bailer, J., Ramig, J.E., Ramsey J.M. (1995). Teaching science

process skills. USA: Good Apple.

Fiel, R.L., Funk, H.J., Rezba, R. J., Sprague C., (1995). Learning
and assessing SCIENCE process skills (3rd edition). Iowa:
Kendall / Hunt Publishing Company.

Additional Klindworth, A. (2004). Science experiments you can eat.

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 references Melbourne: Deakin University.

Martin, D. J. (2001). Constructing early childhood science. Albany,

New York: Thompson Learning.

Poh Swee Hiang. (2005). Pedagogy of science. Volume 1.Kuala

Lumpur: Kumpulan Budiman Sdn. Bhd.

Tytler, T. (2000). The science of toys and tricks. Activities book,

Melbourne: Deakin University.

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