Lesson Plan for Control Group

Subject : Science

Title : Nuclear Radiation

Date : 10 August 2023

Time : 9.30 am – 11.00 am

Total number of respondents: 30 science teachers

Objectives : By end of the lesson, respondents should be able to;

1. Understand nuclear radiation's essential characteristics.

2. Relate nuclear radiation knowledge to everyday life.

3. Master nuclear radiation knowledge.

Stages/ Time Earning Experiences Evaluation Sources/ Remarks
1. Introduction Representatives of the program's facilitators provided program-
(5 minutes) related briefings. Respondents are introduced to the program's
objectives.
2. Activities
a. Individual Respondents are required to take a preliminary exam:
activity
(40 minutes) 1. Instrument 1 – 4-tier test of diagnostic questions based on 4-tier test : 18 diagnostic Yumusak et al., (2015)
nuclear radiation. questions
(High Order Thinking)
Synthesis and analysis level
2. Instrument 2 – Likert scale test of awareness questions of Iimoto, et al., (2019)
nuclear radiation. Likert scale test: 15 awareness
questions
b. Group Nuclear radiation PowerPoint slide presentation.
activity The group provided a summary of the information obtained from A PowerPoint presentation on the
Lesson the slide presentation. practical applications of nuclear
session radiation.
(30 minutes)

c. Individual Respondents are required to take a posttest.

activity Instrument 1 – 4-tier test of diagnostic questions based on nuclear The post-test on the instrument is
(40 minutes) radiation. identical to the pre-test. The order
Instrument 2 – Likert scale test of awareness questions of nuclear of the questions is randomized to
radiation. limit the impact of previous
responses.
3. Closing Respondents do a reflection on what they must do to score in
(10 minutes) instruments. Respondents also express their experiences while
listening to the nuclear radiation slide presentation.
 Lesson Plan for Experimental Group

Subject : Science

Title : Nuclear Radiation

Day/Date : 10 August 2023

Time : 9.00 am – 12.00 pm

Total number of respondents : 30 science teachers

Objectives : By end of the lesson, respondents should be able to;

1. Understand nuclear radiation's essential characteristics.

2. Relate nuclear radiation knowledge to everyday life.

3. Master nuclear radiation knowledge.

Stages/ Time Earning Experiences Evaluation Sources/ Remarks
1. Introduction Representatives of the program's facilitators provided program-
(10 minutes) related briefings. Respondents are introduced to the program's
objectives.
2. Activities
a. Individual Respondents are required to take a preliminary test:
activity
(30 minutes) 3. Instrument 1 – 4-tier test of diagnostic questions based 4-tier test: 18 diagnostic Yumusak et al., (2015)
on nuclear radiation. questions
(High Order Thinking)
Synthesis and analysis level
4. Instrument 2 – Likert scale test of awareness questions Iimoto, et al., (2019)
of nuclear radiation. Likert scale test: 15 awareness
questions
b. Group activity Nuclear radiation PowerPoint slide presentation.
Lesson session The group provided a summary of the information obtained A PowerPoint presentation on the
(160 minutes) from the slide presentation. practical applications of nuclear
radiation.

Activity 1
(30 minutes) Five groups of respondents were
Nuclear energy – nuclear fission formed.
1 group consisting of six
individuals
Activity 2
(40 minutes) Each group moves in accordance
Ionization radiation – types of ionization radiation with the order specified in the
briefing.
Stages/ Time Earning Experiences Evaluation Sources/ Remarks
Activity 3 Each activity will introduce
(30 minutes) nuclear radiation by applying
Nuclear reactor- control rod analogies and models.

Instrument 3 (refer to Appendix) BPK, MOE (2022)

Activity 4 describes the procedure for each
(30 minutes) activity.
Radiation contamination- radiation waste management

Activity 5
(30 minutes)
Radioactive radiation in agriculture-Sterile insect technique

c. Individual Respondents are required to take a post-test:

activity
(30 minutes) 1. Instrument 1 – 4-tier test of diagnostic questions based 4-tier test: 18 diagnostic Yumusak et al., (2015)
on nuclear radiation. questions
(High Order Thinking)
Synthesis and analysis level
3. Closing 2. Instrument 2 – Likert scale test of awareness questions Iimoto, et al., (2019)
(10 minutes) of nuclear radiation. Likert scale test: 15 awareness
questions