Welcome & Opening Remarks

Welcome!!! Thanks for coming!!!

Aims

“…to apprise participants of changes to the syllabus and to enhance their knowledge base and skills required to interpret and implement the CSEC Physics Syllabus…”

Definitions

Syllabus – “an outline of a course of study”

Orientation – “a guided introduction”

Review and Discussion

1. Rationale – “…reasonable basis for action”

The rationale in the old syllabus read…the rationale in the new syllabus has some unique and new influences – UNESCO’s Pillars of Learning…

Review and Discussion

The second key influence on the new rationale was a document, “The Ideal Caribbean Person”; a document adopted by CARICOM at its 18th summit.

Review and Discussion

2. Aims The study of Physics is intended to assist

students to:• acquire technical and scientific vocabulary• develop the ability to apply an understanding

of the principles and concepts involved in Physics to situations which may not be familiar

Review and Discussion

• appreciate the contributions of some of the outstanding regional and international scientists to the development of Physics

• develop the ability to use critical thinking to solve problems

• design and perform experiments to test theories and hypotheses

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• collect and represent data in an acceptable form

• report accurately and concisely• Develop the ability to appraise information

critically, identify patterns and evaluate ideas• appreciate the significance and limitations of

science in relation to social and economic development

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• Development an awareness of the applications of scientific knowledge

• Integrate information, communication and technology [I.C.T.] tools and skills

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3. Suggestions for teaching the syllabusGreater • emphasis on order of content• flexibility in teaching approaches• explanations of the various headings in the

syllabus

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4. Sectionsi. Old syllabus – 6 sections

New Syllabus – 5 sections

ii. Remaining sections retain their old namesiii. Specific Objectives – most in the old syllabus

were ‘recall’ – the knowledge [lowest] level of learning objectives

Review and Discussion

iv. Content/Notes – simple explanations of content to be taught

v. Skills – SBA related – help in paring activity and skill

vi. Inter-relationships – Physics does not stand alone

vii. Suggested teaching & learning activities – ideas for practical activities

Questions?

SBA Component

Procedures for Conducting SBAs• has been moved up• has been simplified• has new content – how to perform

assessments & record marks

SBA Component

Assessment of Practical Skills• Still SIXTEEN SBAs• Skills to be assessed are… MM, ORR, AI, P&D– at least [not ONLY!!!!] three [3] assessments

per skill • SBA Moderation – on-site visits

SBA Component

Assessment Schedule/Timetable

SBA Component

The Investigative Report• Aimed at fixing the problems teachers,

students and markers face with Planning & Designing SBAs – scenarios should come from real-life/ every-day experiences

• Proposal [method stated!]• Experiment• Corrections and conclusion