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The first assignment we need to submit is article review which carry about 10%of the ongoing mark. In this task we must use an article regarding curriculum and instruction, and write reflection on it. After screening through a few potential articles on the internet, I found one that caught my attention. The title of the article is;

“Using Systematic Instruction and Graphic Organizer to Teach Science Concepts to Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Intellectual Disability”

It discuss about the effectiveness of using graphing organizer with the help of systematic instruction to teach student with disability. The research somehow, gave me ideas for my microteaching, so I am interested to study more about the article. Here I include the article for you to read along with my reflection.

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REF 3-The Effectiveness of Graphic Organizers on the Comprehension of S

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I pick a paper about the use of systematic instruction and graphic organizer to teach science concept to student with autism and intellectual disability.

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Here are some of the reflection written by my classmates that I find very interesting, so I would like to share it with you guys. Spare your time to read them.

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Lesson plan carry about 20% of total marks from the microteaching assignment. The purpose of writing lesson plan is so that the teacher has guide on how to execute the lesson in detail so ensure the teaching and learning can be done smoothly. Lesson plan need to be very thorough so the extend other person can use the lesson plan we have written.

Important aspects in writing lesson plan is:

a)      Objective and learning outcomes

b)      Instruction and material

c)       Time allocation

Lesson plan template is included below.

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Objective:

a)      The desired outcomes of learning.

b)      Define the purpose of an educational plan.

c)       Example – Understanding cell structure and function.

Learning outcome

a)      Describe how the student can achieve the stated objective

b)      Need to be specific and communicated in behavioral term the expected performance of the student.

c)       Example –At the end of the lesson, student should be able to: draw and label animal cell.

Success criteria

a)      Success criteria need to be stated on the white board

b)      It is the expected outcome at the end of the lesson

c)       Must be detailed out and specific, based on the expectation of student.

d)      Example- Student should be able to draw and label animal cell individually on worksheet.

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Microteaching comprises of 4 main aspects, firstly is induction set, development stage, activities and closure.

Induction set

a)      Purpose- to catch student attention and interest on the topic to be taught.

b)      Example: demonstration, video, storytelling and analogy.

c)       Relates to the topic to be taught to develop better understanding on the topic.

Development stage

a)      Teacher presents the lesson.

b)      Students-centered learning.

c)       Use learning aids.

Activities

a)      Purpose- for student to understand more on subject matter.

b)      Can be used as method for evaluation

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I did microteaching in week 9 on 31st of October 2018 along with other 5 friends. I presented the fifth on topic reproduction and growth. After the microteaching, classmates and lecturer give us feedback on weaknesses and strength on our microteaching. Their critics and comments helps me to reflect on what to improve and adjust for future.

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This is one of the prettiest and most functional learning material prepared for microteaching in our class. The diagram shows the mechanism of blood clotting. the material is prepared by Azlin Razak

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Reflection is a part of the grading aspect in microteaching. We were asked to write our reflection based on the microteaching we have done a week prior the submission. In there, we contemplate on the weaknesses and strength of our microteaching and ways to improve them.

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For course design, my group agree to design a program for preschoolers a curriculum that is centered on a play-based-learning. The other groupmates i work with are:
-Fatin Nur Amira bt Mohd Ariffin
-Nurul Ainie Afzan bt Muhamad Rizal
-Noor Fadhillah bt Mohamad Arshad
-Wan Syakirah bt Rosly
-Nurul Ameera Atika bt Zulkifli

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In the lecture hall, we were introduced to the next chapter, Qualities of Effective Teacher. During the lesson, we learn that they are few traits of an effective teacher and the importance of having those traits. I learn that it is important for a teacher to carry a certain type of personality in order to attract student interest in learning. Some of the qualities that I find important to me as a student is:

-          Knowledge on subject matter

-          Make teaching contact withstudent

-          Flexible in teaching

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One of the most important topic in this course is the topic discussing on models of curriculum instruction. We learnt about 4 types of model altogether.

a)       Tyler’s/ objective model

b)      The interaction/dynamic model

c)       Taba’s model

d)      Contemporary model

All of these model stressed on 4 main aspect which is the;

-          The objectives

-          The content

-          The method

-          The evaluation.

But there is also some differences in term of the execution of the model and few additional steps in the current one like in Taba’s model and contemporary model. We also discuss on the strength and weaknesses each models exhibits.

These models not only can be applied in curriculum instruction for academic purpose, they can also be used to develop courses for different type of field for example, industries, and stakeholders and can be used to cater different age group.

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nteraction model
TABA model

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To ensure the effectiveness of the teaching, curriculum evaluation is needed. It is to make assessment on the method, material and teaching content and consider if there will be any changes or improvements necessary. There are two types of evaluation;

a)       Formative evaluation

b)      Summative evaluation

CIPP model is a comprehensive framework used to guide evaluation in many types of set.

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National philosophy of education is to strengthen the direction and purpose of education in Malaysia. It emphasizes holistic and integrated education to cultivate a well-balanced student.

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We also learn about curriculum development division (CDD) a department in Ministry of Education which responsible for developing the curriculum for school in Malaysia. Since Malaysia practice a centralized education system, this division is very important in customizing and disseminating the curriculum across the country.

There are three types of instructional objectives learnt which are Mager format for instructional objectives, instructional objectives proposed by Grondlund and Bloom’s instructional objectives.

According to Mager, objectives must be observable and measurable in term of student behavior, testing situation in which the condition under which the behavior will be observed and performance criteria, which means the standard acceptable.

Meanwhile, Grondlund says there are general objectives and specific objectives to be met during instruction. As for Bloom, the instructional objective must cater all three domain which is cognitive domain, psychomotor domain and affective domain

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In the last chapter, we learnt about instructional material. There are few criteria need to be taken into consideration when planning instructional material for example the learners and the objectives. Also, the material chosen need to have purpose and utilized as much as it can. Similar to other element in curriculum development, instructional material also needed to be revised on its efficiency for adjustment and improvements.

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Introduction to Edu 555 (Curriculum and Instruction)

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Introduction to Edu 555 (Curriculum and Instruction)

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During the first week we were briefed by Mr Furkan about Curriculum and Instruction and its purpose and importance to us as future teachers. We were also introduced to the latest curriculum specification for high school student in Malaysia for the subject we will teach which in our case is biology for upper form or general science for lower form. We were also enlightened on the application of the theories and practices which we learned previously from other Edu subject. We also learned a few important terms in curriculum development in Malaysia for example, RPT which stands for Rancangan Pengajaran Tahunan (scheme of work) and RPH Rancangan Pengajaran Harian (lesson plan). Currently, Malaysia use KSSM and KBSM for the curriculum and using DKSP and HSP for the syllabus material.

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Curriculum and instruction (EDU555) is a course where we will learn about the basis of how curriculum is designed and the main component of curriculum development for school in Malaysia. In this subject, we will be introduced to the current document use in secondary school to teach science subject specifically and the instruction practiced to deliver the materials.

We will be assess through on-going assessments, so there will be no final exam. However, there are three main project for this subject which is firstly, microteaching, which needed us to do 20 minutes teaching of a certain topic from form 4 or form 5 biology syllabus. Next is course design project that require us to work in a group to design a course targeting a specific group. And lastly is E-portfolio where we bring together all that we have learned and discovered from this course into a report.

The weightage for each assessment is as below;

a)       Written review - 10%

b)      Test                        - 15% x 2

c)       Micro-teaching - 30%

d)      Course design    - 20%

e)      E-portfolio          -10%

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Here is an example of my classmate's lesson plan that i find clear and helpful

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Before my microteaching, i read some of my classmates' reflection so that i can learn something from them.This one is written by Farah Nadhirah.

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Hi, Assalamualaikum,

Firstly, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Nur Solehatun Auni binti Mutawali. I am from Kedah and currently taking Science Education (Hons) Biology minor in Chemistry at UiTM Puncak Alam.

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hey, who's excited for this course?
we all are!!!
I have always been jealous of my TESL roommate, because her classes always preparing her to be a teacher. As for me, the last 3 semester i always feel like i am still a Science student rather than a teacher-to-be. So this course certainly make me very excited.
Looking forward to this semester.