NSS Learning and Teaching Strategies for the Chemistry

NSS Learning and Teaching Strategies for the Chemistry Curriculum Series: (2) Active Reading and Writing Tasks Sing Yin Secondary School Mr. Hui Chi Kuen

EDB NSS Learning and Teaching Strategies for the Chemistry Curriculum Series

AL Chemistry Examination Paper 1 A

Strength • Mathematics, Physics and Science Subjects NSS Timetable • Chemistry • 5 lessons per cycle (6 -day cycle) English • 10 lessons per cycle (6 -day cycle) English Department • Genres included in F 4 English syllabus (Making comparison, giving instructions and warning…) • Supportive Panel Head (Ms. She’) • Science Background English Teachers

Planning Focus on PA, Causal Explanation & Comparison u Collaboration with English Department English Teacher Chemistry Teacher Teach Genres with English teaching materials (General) Prepare ppt & worksheets on Genres (Chemistry) Pre-test (Chemistry) Provide exercise (Chemistry) Marking Chemistry exercise Post-test (Chemistry) Evaluation

Chemistry Teacher Example Powerpoint Exercise

Structure of F. 4 in Sing Yin • 2 Arts classes (4 A & 4 B) • 3 Science classes – 4 C: Combine Science (Chem + Bio) – 4 D & 4 E Chemistry • Class 4 D – splits into 2 classes in english lessons – a class w/ 28 students was selected in the trail run

F. 4 students’ performance before the trial run

Procedural Account

Causal Explanation

Students’ performance before and after Pre-test & Post-test (Procedural Account)

Student A Homework Before Trial

Student A Homework Before Trial

Student A Pre-test

Student A Post-test

Student A Homework After Trial

Student B Before

Student B Post-Test

Student C Before

Student C After

Effectiveness of Trial Run (Procedural Account)

Student D, without joining the trial run

Student D, without joining the trial run

Students’ feedback • Interesting • Revision on chemistry • Familiar content • Easy to follow • Workload

English teacher’s feedback • Most students did the tasks quite well • Unfamiliar content • Teachers’ worries • Focus on the grammatical mistakes

Chemistry teacher’s feedback • Improvements shown in some students’ works • Help students organize and construct their answers • Focus on the chemical knowledge • Time constraint

Reflection • Planning • Implementation • Teachers’ opinion • Constraints • Reliable conclusion? • Effective?

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