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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 1A. Strength
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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 1A
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 F4 English syllabus (Making comparison, giving instructions and warning…) Supportive Panel Head (Ms. She’) Science Background English Teachers
Planning Focus on PA, Causal Explanation & Comparison • 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 (4A & 4B) 3 Science classes 4C: Combine Science (Chem + Bio) 4D & 4E Chemistry Class 4D splits into 2 classes in english lessons a class w/ 28 students was selected in the trail run
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)
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?