TMS3728 EXAM
PACK 2024
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FOR ASSISTANCE CONTACT
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CONTENTS
Learning unit Page
PREFACE vi
1 INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME vi
2 PURPOSE OF THE MODULE vi
3 OVERVIEW OF THE MODULE vi
4 MODULE OUTCOMES vi
5 FRAMEWORK OF THE MODULE viii
6 LEARNING PACKAGE OF THE MODULE viii
7 THE APPROACH TO TEACHING AND LEARNING IN THIS MODULE ix
8 SOME SUGGESTIONS AND GUIDELINES x
9 STUDYING VERSUS READING x
10 A LEARNING PROGRAMME x
11 ASSESSMENT IN THIS MODULE x
12 ACTIVITIES IN THIS STUDY GUIDE x
13 ASSIGNMENTS xi
14 ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS IN THE ONLINE GUIDE xi
15 EXAMINATION xi
16 WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM UNISA xi
17 YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES xi
18 UNISA’S RESPONSIBILITIES xi
19 CONCLUDING REMARKS xii
1. THE PURPOSE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION 1
1.1 OVERVIEW 1
1.2 LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1
1.3 KEY CONCEPTS 1
1.4 NATURE OF SCIENCE 1
1.5 NATURAL SCIENCE EDUCATION 2
1.5.1 The nature and origin of Natural Sciences 2
1.5.2 The limits of Natural Science 3
1.5.3 Science as a body of knowledge 3
1.5.4 Ways of thinking that is non-science 5
1.5.5 Science as a method or process 5
1.6 WHAT IS SCIENCE EDUCATION REALLY FOR? 5
1.7 INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND NATURAL SCIENCES 5
1.8 SUPPORTING YOUNG EXPLORERS IN OUR CLASSROOMS 6
1.9 LINKING THEORY TO PRACTICE 7
1.10 CONCLUSION 7
1.11 SELF-ASSESSMENT 8
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CONTENTS
PACK 2024
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
FOR ASSISTANCE CONTACT
EMAIL:
,lOMoARcPSD|31863004
, lOMoARcPSD|31863004
© 2020 University of South Africa
All rights reserved
Printed and published by the
University of South Africa
Muckleneuk, Pretoria
TMS3728/501/2021
10000844
InDesign
PRTour-styl
, lOMoARcPSD|31863004
CONTENTS
Learning unit Page
PREFACE vi
1 INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME vi
2 PURPOSE OF THE MODULE vi
3 OVERVIEW OF THE MODULE vi
4 MODULE OUTCOMES vi
5 FRAMEWORK OF THE MODULE viii
6 LEARNING PACKAGE OF THE MODULE viii
7 THE APPROACH TO TEACHING AND LEARNING IN THIS MODULE ix
8 SOME SUGGESTIONS AND GUIDELINES x
9 STUDYING VERSUS READING x
10 A LEARNING PROGRAMME x
11 ASSESSMENT IN THIS MODULE x
12 ACTIVITIES IN THIS STUDY GUIDE x
13 ASSIGNMENTS xi
14 ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS IN THE ONLINE GUIDE xi
15 EXAMINATION xi
16 WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM UNISA xi
17 YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES xi
18 UNISA’S RESPONSIBILITIES xi
19 CONCLUDING REMARKS xii
1. THE PURPOSE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION 1
1.1 OVERVIEW 1
1.2 LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1
1.3 KEY CONCEPTS 1
1.4 NATURE OF SCIENCE 1
1.5 NATURAL SCIENCE EDUCATION 2
1.5.1 The nature and origin of Natural Sciences 2
1.5.2 The limits of Natural Science 3
1.5.3 Science as a body of knowledge 3
1.5.4 Ways of thinking that is non-science 5
1.5.5 Science as a method or process 5
1.6 WHAT IS SCIENCE EDUCATION REALLY FOR? 5
1.7 INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND NATURAL SCIENCES 5
1.8 SUPPORTING YOUNG EXPLORERS IN OUR CLASSROOMS 6
1.9 LINKING THEORY TO PRACTICE 7
1.10 CONCLUSION 7
1.11 SELF-ASSESSMENT 8
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