Student, who passed the course satisfactorily, will be able to:
- develop pedagogical content knowledge for science teaching.
- learn knowledge construction in science.
- develop a contemporary view of science and science teaching
- translate educational theories into appropriate classroom strategies
- learn recent developments in science teaching and learning and use this knowledge to enhance meaningful science learning
- appreciate the value of models in teaching and learning of scientific concepts
- use skills effectively related to methods, strategies, and techniques for teaching and learning in science
- design and suggest appropriate activities that promote the development of concepts, process skills, and scientific literacy
- aware of commonly-held ideas that students and teachers hold related to science concepts
- distinguish between scientific and non-scientific approaches to the understanding of the natural world.