Biology
Course Description
This Biology course covers the key elements of the practical approach to teaching across the modules presented. The modules cover key knowledge, skills and activities required for the teacher to effectively deliver in selected topics of the curriculum. Teaching and learning activities have been suggested. It is expected that the teacher will carry out all these activities as a foundation to apply similar approach in all other topics of the curriculum.
The key objective of these modules is to improve the quality of secondary biology education through in-service teacher training. The training targets to address the gaps in subject knowledge and teacher’s pedagogical skills to effectively deliver biology instruction at secondary education curriculum.
This manual is divided into 12 modules as follows:
- Mdule 1: Teaching Methods, Assessment and Evaluation
- Mdule 2: Assessment and Evaluation
- Module3:Use of Laboratory and Laboratory Equipment
- Module 4: General Introduction, Microscope , Cells, and Cell Physiology
- Module 5: Classification of Living-Organisms
- Module 6: Chemicals of Life and Nutrition in Organism
- Module 7 : Transport in Organism
- Module 8 : External Respiration and Internal Respiration
- Module 9 : Homeostasis and locomotion
- Module 10: Co-ordination in Organisms
- Module 11: Reproduction, Growth and Development and Genetic and Inheritance
- Module 12: Ecosystem/Ecology and Person Health and Diseases
General Objectives of the Course
- To enhance the teachers’ understanding of teaching methodologies for Biology
- To develop the teacher’s skills for practical approach to the teaching of Biology
- To enhance the teachers competence in assessment and evaluation of learning
- To develop the teacher’s knowledge and skills for effective management of a biology laboratory and equipment
- To enhance the teacher’s subject content mastery for effective teaching
Course Features
- Lectures 151
- Quizzes 0
- Duration 24 hours
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 0
- Assessments Self
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MODULE 1:Methodology
- Objectives of the Module
- Teaching methods and skills
- Effective teaching
- The choice of a method
- Factors considered in selection of teaching methods
- Classification of Teaching Methods
- Teaching Methods and their Characteristics
- Approaches to teaching
- Inquiry based Approach
- Characteristics of Inquiry Based Learning
- Approaches to Inquiry Based Learning
- Processes of Inquiry Based Learning
- Levels of Inquiry Based Learning
- Objectives in Teaching
- How objectives are stated
- Levels of learning objectives
- Instructional objectives
- Construction of instructional objectives
- Establishing Biology Learning Objectives
- Schemes of Work
- Importance of scheming
- Factors to consider when scheming
- The process of scheming
- Lesson Plan
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MODULE 2:Measurement and Evaluation in Teaching
- Objectives of the Module
- Introduction
- Definitions of Measurement
- Considerations When Taking Measurements
- Subjective and Objective Measurement
- Evaluation
- Formative Evaluation
- Summative Evaluation
- Selection of Measuring Instrument
- Validity (Accuracy)
- Reliability
- Designing the Test
- Table of specifications
- Behavioral outcomes
- Constructing Test Items
- Objective items development guidelines
- Selection and recording of responses
- Test reproduction
- General marking advice
- Quality of Written Communication and levels marking
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MODULE 3:Use of Laboratory and Laboratory Equipment
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MODULE 4: General Introduction, Microscope , Cells, and Cell Physiology
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MODULE 5:Classification of Living-Organisms
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MODULE 6:Chemicals of Life and Nutrition in Organism
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MODULE 7: Transport in Organism
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MODULE 8: External Respiration and Internal Respiration
External respiration is the formal term for gas exchange. It describes both the bulk flow of air into and out of the lungs and the transfer of oxygen and carbon dioxide into the bloodstream through diffusion.
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MODULE 9 : Homeostasis and locomotion
- Objectives of the Module
- Introduction
- Essential Components of Homeostatic or Features of General Homeostatic System
- Temperature Regulation in Animals
- Structure of the skin
- The liver
- The kidney
- Blood Water Control/ Homeostasis (Osmoregulation)
- Regulation of Salt
- Locomotion in animals
- Types of Skeletons
- Diagram of the Human Skeleton
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MODULE 10: Co-ordination in Organisms
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MODULE 11: Reproduction, Growth and Development and Genetic and Inheritance
- Objectives of the Module
- Reproduction
- Cell division
- Asexual Reproduction in Plants
- Reproduction in Flowering plants
- Reproduction in Man (mammals)
- Human Reproductive System
- Growth and Development
- Growth and Development in Animals
- Genetics or Inheritance
- Variation
- Mutation
- Mendelian Inheritance
- Influence of Genotype on Phenotype
- Sex Determination in Man
- Biotechnology
- Structure of DNA and protein synthesis
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MODULE 12: Ecosystem/Ecology and Person Health and Diseases
