Transcript NSS Understanding and Interpreting the Chemistry Curriculum Curriculum framework of the compulsory part

NSS Understanding and Interpreting
the Chemistry Curriculum
Curriculum framework of
the compulsory part
Sophia Cheng
3 November 2008
2009
2003
2005
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1st consultation exercise
(Oct 04 – May 05)
• Implementation schedule
• Core and elective subjects
• Career orientated courses
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2nd consultation exercise
(Jun 05 – Jan 06)
• Benchmarking (UCLES, IBO, WMIER)
• Meetings with chemistry/science
department of various universities and
colleges
• Focus group meeting
• Questionnaires from secondary schools
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Comments and Concerns from
questionnaires
– Public examination: weighting, SRA,
duration and question types of written
papers
– SBA and investigative study: teachers’ and
students’ workload, weighting, class size,
fairness, requirements and assessment
– Curriculum content: cater for learner
differences, teaching hours, resources
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Response to comments
• Re-examining teaching time, learning
objectives and outcomes
• Proposing suggestions to facilitate
teachers to plan a flexible curriculum
• Proposing suggestions on how to cater
learners diversity
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Response to comments
• Delivering professional development
programmes of NSS Chemistry for
teachers
• Developing exemplars for learning,
teaching and assessment in task groups
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3rd consultation exercise
(Sep – Nov 06)
• Focus on public assessment for NSS
• Public examination: Paper structure,
weighting, duration
• SBA: Weighting, design, timeline, teachers’
effort, students’ effort, authentication
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“334” Web Bulletin
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www.edb.gov.hk/334
Organization of NSS Curriculum
Four core
subjects:
Chi, Eng, Math,
LS
~45-55%
+
Two to three
elective subjects
(2-3X)
~20-30%
+
Other Learning
Experience
(OLE)
15-35%
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Elective subjects in Science Education
KLA
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Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Science
Integrated Science
 Combined Science
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Knowledge and
Understanding
Values and Attitudes
Learning
Targets
Skills and Processes
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Learning targets
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Knowledge and understanding
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Phenomena, facts, principles, concepts, laws and
theories
Vocabulary, terminology and conventions
Applications of chemistry
Scientific investigations
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Learning targets
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Skills and processes
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Scientific thinking, scientific method and
problem solving
Scientific investigation, practical
Decision making, information handling
Communication, collaboration
Learning and self-learning
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Learning targets
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Values and attitudes
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Curiosity and interest in science
Awareness of limitations of science
Awareness of the impact of chemistry
Commitment to safe practices
Appreciation of interrelationship of science
and other disciplines
Appreciation of importance of life-long learning
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Structure of the curriculum
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Compulsory part (198 hours)
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12 topics, compiled with fundamental chemistry
knowledge, principles, concepts and scientific
process skills
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Compulsory Part (Total 198 hours)
I. Planet earth
8 hours
II. Microscopic world I
24 hours
III. Metals
VIII. Chemical
9 hours
reactions and energy
IX. Rate of reaction
9 hours
22 hours
X. Chemical
equilibrium
10 hours
IV. Acids and bases
27 hours
XI Chemistry of
carbon compounds
27 hours
V. Fossil fuels and carbon
compounds
20 hours
XII Patterns in the
chemical world
8 hours
VI. Microscopic world II
8 hours
VII. Redox reactions,
chemical cells and
electrolysis
26 hours
Structure of the curriculum
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Elective part (26 hours x 2)
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Select any 2 out of 3 topics
In-depth treatment or extension of certain areas
of the compulsory part
Investigative study (20 hours)
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Design and conduct a first-hand investigation
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Elective Part (Total 52 hours)
XIII. Industrial chemistry
26 hours
XIV. Material chemistry
26 hours
XV. Analytical chemistry
26 hours
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Activity 1
Group
Topic
Page
1, 2
III
IV
Metals
Acids and bases
25
30
3, 4
II
VI
Microscopic world I
Microscopic world II
19
40
5, 6
V
Fossil fuels and carbon compounds
35
7, 8
XI
Chemistry of carbon compounds
58
9, 10, 13
VII
VIII
Redox reactions, chemical cells and electrolysis
Chemical reactions and energy
43
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11, 12, 14
IX
X
XII
Rate of reaction
Chemical equilibrium
Patterns in the chemical world
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55
64
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The Combined Science Curriculum
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Chemistry Part (Total 135 hours)
I. Planet earth
8 hrs
II. Microscopic world
21 hrs
VI. Redox reactions,
chemical cells and
electrolysis
26 hrs
III. Metals
22 hrs
VII. Chemical
7 hrs
reactions and energy
IV. Acids and bases
28 hrs
V. Fossil fuels and carbon
compounds
23 hrs
Simple investigations are
subsumed in the lesson time
suggested for each topic.
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In each topic:
Overview
- Main theme and major concepts
of the topic
Learning Objectives and
Outcomes
- “Students should learn…” &
“Students should be able to…”
Suggested Learning and
Teaching Activities
- Activities for developing some of
the skills to be acquired in the topic
Values and Attitudes
- Intrinsically worthwhile values
and positive attitudes related to the
topic
STSE (Science-Technology-Society- - Some issue-based learning
Environment) connections
activities or subjects related to the
topic
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Activity 2
Group
Topic
Page
1, 2
III
IV
Metals
Acids and bases
25
30
3, 4
II
VI
Microscopic world I
Microscopic world II
19
40
5, 6
V
Fossil fuels and carbon compounds
35
7, 8
XI
Chemistry of carbon compounds
58
9, 10, 13
VII
VIII
Redox reactions, chemical cells and electrolysis
Chemical reactions and energy
43
49
11, 12, 14
IX
X
XII
Rate of reaction
Chemical equilibrium
Patterns in the chemical world
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55
64
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Discussion
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Do you think your students can accomplish
the learning outcomes of the topics? If not,
how will you deliver the topics?
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Which of the suggested learning and
teaching activities you particularly prefer in
teaching the topics?
Appendix 2
Experimental techniques for the Chemistry
Curriculum
(English version p.145-147; Chinese version p.137-138)
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Collection of gases, crystallisation,
determination of melting and boiling points,
distillation and reflux, filtration, etc……
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p.58
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p.68
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p.41
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Organic synthesis in Topic XI
Alkane
RBr
O
Alkene
ROH
R-C-H
O
R-C-R'
O
RCOOH
R-C-NH2
RCOOR
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