By the end of the semester, preservice science teachers should be able to:
- Use appropriate teaching strategies while teaching science
- Apply principles of conceptual change approach to teach science
- Integrate science process skills into science concepts
- Conduct activities promoting meaningful learning
- Develop teaching methods to remediate students’ misconceptions in science
- Design lesson plans involving conceptual change approach
- Determine the appropriate tool in assessing students’ conceptions
- Distinguish between rote and meaningful learning