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Introduction
The purpose of this course is to provide the participants with opportunities to examine key issues in conceptualisation, enactment and evaluation of the science curriculum, and their implications for research and development.
The participants will learn about the history of changes to the science curriculum around the world. They will examine science standards documents from various countries and make connections to our Singapore science curriculum frameworks. They will unpack the term scientific literacy as discussed in 21 Century Competencies literature and understand its connections to PISA.
With knowledge about the sociopolitical context of science curriculum reform and issues in science reform, course participants will appreciate the usefulness of understanding evaluation perspectives and methods and apply them to design an evaluation study of a school-based science curriculum or programme.
This course is mutually exclusive to MSC902A-C.
This course is part of:
- FlexiMasters in Science Education
- Master of Education in Science
Learners must complete the following courses to attain the Graduate Certificate in Science Education (12 AU):
• MSC906 Representations and New Media in Science Education
Upon completion of the fourth course, MSC902 Science Curriculum Change and Curriculum Evaluation, learners will fulfil the AU requirements to attain the FlexiMasters in Science Education (16 AU).
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Participants will be able to
- learn about the history of science reform in various countries and relate it to changes in the Singapore science education context. critically examine the issues of science curriculum reform. learn about curriculum evaluation perspectives and methods and apply it to conduct internal evaluation of a school science curriculum or programme.
To meet the requirement of SkillsFuture Singapore, assessment(s) will be conducted during every course. The assessment(s) include:
- Class Participation
- Group Presentation
- Assignments
- Evaluation Proposal
Participants with background and/or experiences in areas related to science education will better appreciate the course contents.
Participants are recommended to take the courses in the sequence A, B, and C as the contents of the latter courses build on the foundations of the earlier courses.
Standard Course Fee: S$4490.80
| COURSE TITLE | ACADEMIC UNIT |
| MSC903 Science as Practice* | 4 |
| MSCC904 Alternative Conceptions and Conceptual Change in Science Learning* | 4 |
| MSC906 Representations and New Media in Science Education* | 4 |
Listed courses are:
- Credit-bearing and stackable to Graduate Certificate in Science Education (12 AU), FlexiMasters in Science Education (16 AU) and Master of Education in Science (30 AU).
*SSG funded and SkillsFuture Credit approved
