ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION AND ASSESSMENT PENYERAHAN DAN PENILAIAN TUGASAN _________________________________________________________________________ COURSE CODE / KOD KURSUS: HBSC2203 COURSE

TITLE / TAJUK KURSUS : TEACHING SCIENCE FOR LOWER PRIMARY III SEMESTER /SEMESTER : SEPTEMBER 2011 _________________________________________________________________________ ARAHAN KEPADA PELAJAR / INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS 1. This assignment contains only ONE (1) question that is set in the language of the printed module for the course./ Tugasan ini mengandungi SATU (1) soalan sahaja yang disediakan dalam bahasa modul bercetak kursus ini. 2. Answer in Malay or English./ Jawab dalam Bahasa Melayu atau Bahasa Inggeris. 3. Download the language version of the assignment template concerned from the MyVLE for preparation and submission of your assignment. Your assignment should be typed using 12 point Times New Roman font and 1.5 line spacing. / Muat turunkan templet tugasan versi bahasa yang berkenaan daripada MyVLE untuk penyediaan dan penyerahan tugasan anda. Tugasan anda hendaklah ditaip dengan menggunakan saiz fon 12 Times New Roman dan langkau baris 1.5. 4. Tugasan anda hendaklah antara 2500 hingga 3000 patah perkataan tidak termasuk rujukan. Bilangan perkataan hendaklah ditunjukkan di hujung tugasan anda. Jangan menyalin soalan dan arahan tugasan dalam jawapan anda. / Your assignment should be between 2500 to 3000 words excluding references. The number of words should be shown at the end of your assignment. Do not copy the assignment question and instructions to your answer. 5. You must submit your assignment ON-LINE via the MyVLE. Refer to the portal for instructions on the procedures to submit your assignment on-line. You are advised to keep a copy of your submitted assignment for personal reference. / Anda dikehendaki menghantar tugasan SECARA ON-LINE melalui MyVLE atau KEPADA TUTOR BERSEMUKA. Sila rujuk kepada portal untuk arahan mengenai prosedur menghantar tugasan anda secara on-line. Anda dinasihatkan menyimpan senaskah tugasan yang diserahkan untuk rujukan sendiri. 6. You can submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file. / Anda hanya boleh menghantar tugasan SEKALI sahaja dalam SATU fail. 7. Your assignment must be submitted before 15 December 2011. Submission after 15 December 2011 will NOT be accepted. / Tugasan anda hendaklah diserahkan sebelum 15 Disember 2011. Serahan selepas 15 Disember 2011 TIDAK akan diterima. 8. Your assignment should be prepared individually. You should not copy another persons assignment. You should also not plagiarise another persons work as your own. / Tugasan hendaklah disiapkan secara individu. Anda dilarang meniru tugasan orang lain. Anda juga dilarang sama sekali memplagiat kerja orang lain sebagai kerja sendiri.

ASSIGNMENT QUESTION / SOALAN TUGASAN

You have noticed that many students in your class were not able to give a clear and scientific explanation on the following phenomenon: i. ii. The formation of water droplets on the outside of a glass filled with cold water Rusting of metals

You wish to help your students better understand these concepts. To do this you are required to: (a) Read relevant journal articles on the role of experiments and projects in science teaching and learning. Write an essay of about 6-8 pages explaining how experiments and projects could help students understand scientific concepts. (b) Write TWO clear sets of experimental procedures to illustrate the concepts mentioned in (i) and a suitable project for your students to investigate (ii). (c) Write out a reflection in about THREE pages focussing on the strength of the experiment and project, how the experiment and the project can be further improved, teachers role, students role and other relevant aspects.

________________________________________________________________________ PENILAIAN / EVALUATION This assignment accounts for 25% of the marks for the course mentioned and shall be assessed based on the Rubrics / Answer Scheme. / Tugasan ini akan menyumbangkan 25% markah kepada kursus tersebut dan akan dinilai berdasarkan kepada Rubrik / Skema Jawapan. You would be informed of the assignment mark before the Final Semester Examination commences. / Anda akan dimaklumkan tentang markah tugasan ini sebelum Peperiksaan Akhir Semester bermula. PLAGIARISM : MARKS DEDUCTION / PLAGIARISME : POTONGAN MARKAH Warning : The submitted assignment will automatically undergo a similarity check. If plagiarism is detected, marks would be deducted as follows: / Amaran : Tugasan yang diserahkan secara automatik akan disemak untuk persamaan. Jika plagiarisme dikesan, markah akan dipotong seperti berikut:

Assignments with 10 - 30% overlap with others : 20% deduction from the total marks scored. / Tugasan dengan kandungan 10 - 30% yang sama dengan lain: 20% potongan daripada jumlah markah yang diperolehi. Assignments with more than 30% overlap with others : Zero mark would be given. / Tugasan melebihi kandungan 30% yang sama dengan lain: Markah sifar akan diberikan. MUKA SURAT TAMAT / END OF PAGE

ATTACHMENT / LAMPIRAN ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS COURSE CODE: SEMESTER: Criteria HBSC2203 SEPTEMBER 2011 Marks/ Weightage 1 Weak Partially Meets Standards 2 3 4 Meets Standard Exceeds Standard Total Score

Report of the usefulness of experiments and projects in science teaching and learning

(3)

The report written is vague and does not show originality of work. Synthesis of ideas is not evident

The report is not coherently written with limited references. Synthesis of ideas is limited

The report written reflects originality to

The report written reflects originality 12

some extent and at least of ideas and at least 3 journal articles have been reviewed 5 journal articles have been reviewed. Synthesis of ideas are clear

The steps identified Procedure for the experiment and the project work (3) for the experiments and projects were not logical and may not lead to student understanding of the

Procedure lacks coherence. Some variables identified. Students role during the experiments and project not emphasized.

Procedure has been identified clearly with some variables identified. Students role during the experiment and project

Procedure of the experiment and project has been clearly written taking into account the objectives, the

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Criteria

Marks/ Weightage

Weak

Partially Meets Standards

Meets Standard

Exceeds Standard

Total Score

1 concepts

2 is clear.

4 variables, materials and chemicals needed and students role while conducting the experiments and project

Reflection on the activity

(2)

Reflective report has not identified the strength of the experiment and project. Related issues on student learning and the opportunities were not discussed. No discussion on further improvement of the

Reflective report has not clearly identified the strength of the experiments and project. Students understanding of the concept is not

Reflective report written captures the strength of each of the experiments and project and students understanding of the

Reflective report written captures the strength of the experiments, project, students understanding, reasons for

clearly explained. Further concepts. Further improvement of the experiment and project are not clear.

means of improving the students experiments and project have been discussed. inadequate understanding of the concepts and

Criteria

Marks/ Weightage

Weak

Partially Meets Standards

Meets Standard

Exceeds Standard

Total Score

1 experiment and project

4 the learning that has occurred. Further improvement of the experiments and project are correctly mentioned.

TOTAL MARKS

32M

* Total Points will be converted to 25 percent. * The weightage (1 3) indicates the weights of the criteria based on the importance for this assignment.