Pengesahan Ketua Jabatan:

Tarikh:
UNIVERSITI PENDIDIKAN SULTAN IDRIS
FACULTY : SCIENCE AND MATHEMATIC
DEPARTMENT : BIOLOGY
SEMESTER : 1
SESSION : 2012/2013
COURSE : PROBING UNDERSTANDING IN SCIENCE
(MENYIASAT KEFAHAMAN DALAM SAINS)
CODE : SSP 602
CREDIT :
PERRE!UISITE : NONE
LECTURE
NAME : PROF MADYA DR SADIAH BAHAROM
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PHONE : 012"3114423
ROOM : BK 01"02" PM2
SYNOPSIS
This course aims to provide students with a greater range of research-based, practical
classroom methods of probing and scoring understanding in science. Appropriate
pedagogical intervention in restructuring these initial views to that of science view is
subseuentl! identified. "n the process of acuiring the knowledge and skills in probing
understanding, students are e#pected to put the theor! into actual classroom practice and
to share their learning e#periences.
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kefahaman dalam sains berasaskan pen!elidikan bilik dar%ah. &eterusn!a, pedagogi !ang
sesuai untuk menstruktur semula pandangan awal kepada pandangan sains sekolah
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kefahaman, pela%ar diharapkan dapat menerapkan teori ke dalam amalan bilik dar%ah !ang
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. 'iscuss intelligibl! the various research-based methods in probing students)
understanding. $*+(
2. ,enerate a valid classroom-based research in probing students) understanding. $*-,
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3. .espond verball! and in writing in the form of intellectual critiue to an! published
research article on probing students) understanding. $*/(
. &how continual desire to improve educational practice through probing students)
understanding. $P-, 01(
2. 'emonstrate the ethical skills and values e#pected of a constructivist science teacher.
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REFERENCES:
3. 4ell, 4. $3552(. I know about LISP but how do I put it into practice? 6amilton,
78: *entre for &cience and 1athematics 0ducation .esearch, 9niversit! of
:aikato.
+. 4ell, 4.;. $355-(. Children's Science, Constructivism and Learning in Science.
Australia: 'eakin 9niversit!.
2. ;ensham, P.J., ,unstone, ..;. < :hite, ..T. $355=(. The Content of Science !
constructivist approach to its teaching and learning" :ashington, '.*: The
;almer Press.
=. :hite, .., < ,unstone, .. $355+(. Probing #nderstanding. >ondon: The ;almer
Press.
-. 7ovak, J. '. $355?(. >earning, creating and using knowledge. 1ahwah, 7ew
Jerse!. >awrence 0rlbaum Associates, Publishers.
/. 1int@es, J. J,. :andersee, J. 6., < 7ovak, J. '. $355?(. Teaching science for
understanding: A human constructivist approach. &an 'iego. Academic Press.
MODE OF DELIVERY
>ectures, group discussion, classroom activities and presentation
ASSESSMENT
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CONTENT
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TOPIC Hours
1. Constructivism in Science 3
2. The Nature of Understanding 3
3. Concept Mapping 3
4. Interview!"outInstances and Interview!"out
#vents
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$. Interviews!"outConcepts 3
%. &rawings 3
'. (redict)"serve#*p+ain 3
,. Concept Cartoon 3
-. .eview of .esearch on Chi+dren/s Ideas in Science -
10. Chi+dren/s Ideas and Imp+ications for Science Teaching -
Tota+ 42