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Course Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students are required

to explain the importance of   having a good background about science subject

to illustrate how to organize science instruction

to describe importance of personalizing science teaching

to explain the importance of recognizing personal meaning in teaching science

to realize the teacher role as a decision maker

to explain the characteristics of  an instructional theory

to learn how to begin teachers’s own instructional theory

to define science and science teaching

to describe the science class as a group

to discuss the properties of observable characteristics of  groups in science lesson

to discuss the importance of leadership in the science classroom

to describe major functions of classroom leadership

to describe the importance of individual difference in science class

to explain  the approaches to individualized science teaching

to describe the importance of scientific knowledge, scientific methods, societal issues, personal needs, and career awareness  as basic goals of science instruction

to explain the importance of  objectives and learning outcomes for science instruction

to prepare behavioral objectives at differet levels of cognitive domain

to prepare behavioral objectives at differet levels of affective  domain

to prepare behavioral objectives at differet levels of psychomotor  domain

to explain the importance of questioning in inquiry teaching

to discuss the importance of  advantages of inquiry teaching

to use discussion method in teaching science concepts and principles

to use inquiry teaching for science concepts and principles

to learn how to lead a discussion as a means of inquiry

to learn how to plan a demonstration

to use demonstration in teacing science concepts and principles

to use concept mapping and analogies for teaching science related concepts and principles

to illustrate how to develop a lesson plan for science subjects