Integrated Science Curriculum Design And Implementation

1. Define curriculum and its characteristics
2. Explain the concept of Integrated Science
3. Discuss the principles of curriculum design
4. Describe the steps in curriculum development
5. Identify curriculum development agencies in Nigeria
6. Explain curriculum implementation and evaluation

13 weeks, about 30 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: Principles and Techniques of Designing and Development of an Integrated Science Curriculum

   • Unit 1: Definition of a Curriculum · 2 hours

     Read the introduction to understand the scope and objectives of the unit.. Define curriculum based on different perspectives.. Identify and explain the characteristics of a curriculum.. Discuss common misconceptions about curriculum..

2. Week 2Module 1: Principles and Techniques of Designing and Development of an Integrated Science Curriculum

   • Unit 2: Concept of Integrated Science · 2 hours

     Define Integrated Science and explain its importance in science education.. Trace the brief history of Integrated Science in Nigeria.. Discuss the initial problems associated with the idea of Integrated Science..

3. Week 3Module 1: Principles and Techniques of Designing and Development of an Integrated Science Curriculum

   • Unit 3: The Concept of Curriculum Designs · 2 hours

     Define curriculum design and explain its significance in education.. Examine the various categories of curriculum design.. Discuss the decisions that determine curriculum design, including scope, integration, sequence, and continuity..

4. Week 4Module 1: Principles and Techniques of Designing and Development of an Integrated Science Curriculum

   • Unit 4: Designing Integrated Science Curriculum · 2 hours

     State the principles for designing an Integrated Science curriculum.. List the prerequisites for designing an Integrated Science curriculum.. Mention the reasons for defining curricular outcomes..

5. Week 5Module 1: Principles and Techniques of Designing and Development of an Integrated Science Curriculum

   • Unit 5: Making Headway in Integrated Science Curriculum Design and Constraints · 2 hours

     Discuss the factors to consider in making headway in Integrated Science curriculum design.. Identify constraints to curriculum design..

6. Week 6Module 1: Principles and Techniques of Designing and Development of an Integrated Science Curriculum

   • Unit 6: Elements of a Good Integrated Science Curriculum and Integrated Science Curriculum Sample Unit · 2 hours

     Identify the major elements of Integrated Science curriculum design.. Differentiate between aims and objectives.. Discuss classes of objectives.. List criteria for the selection of learning experiences.. Design a sample of Integrated Science curriculum..

7. Week 7Module 2: Inputs in Integrated Science Curriculum Design and Development

   • Unit 1: Meaning, Schools of Thought and Steps in Curriculum Development · 2 hours

     Explain curriculum development and its importance in education.. Discuss the various views of schools of thought on curriculum development.. List the steps in Integrated Science curriculum development.. Discuss the rationale for curriculum development.. State the factors to consider in curriculum development..

8. Week 8Module 2: Inputs in Integrated Science Curriculum Design and Development

   • Unit 2: Curriculum Development Agencies in Nigeria · 2 hours

     Define curriculum development agency.. Give examples of curriculum development agencies in Nigeria.. State the functions and activities of some curriculum development agencies..

9. Week 9Module 2: Inputs in Integrated Science Curriculum Design and Development

   • Unit 3: Subject Associations · 2 hours

     Give examples of subject associations and their functions.. Discuss the aims and functions of the Science Teachers Association of Nigeria..

10. Week 10Module 2: Inputs in Integrated Science Curriculum Design and Development

    • Unit 4: Participants in Curriculum Development Process · 2 hours

      Identify the participants in the development of curriculum.. Explain the role of each participant in the development of curriculum..

11. Week 11Module 2: Inputs in Integrated Science Curriculum Design and Development

    • Unit 5: Science Curriculum Development in Nigeria · 2 hours

      Discuss some initial science curriculum development efforts in Nigeria.. List the problems of the early curricula programmes.. Discuss national science curricula programmes.. Identify the problems of the Nigerian Secondary Science Project (NSSSP) Projects..

12. Week 12Module 2: Inputs in Integrated Science Curriculum Design and Development

    • Unit 6: History of Integrated Science Curriculum Development in Nigeria · 2 hours

      Discuss the history of Integrated Science curriculum development in Nigeria.. Discuss the 9-year basic science and technology curriculum development in Nigeria.. State the objectives and reasons for the 2012 Edition (Current Edition) of Basic Science and Technology curriculum in Nigeria..

    • Unit 7: The Science Curriculum and Delivery in Ghana · 2 hours

      Identify general aims of Integrated Science curriculum for high school in Ghana. Describe briefly history of the Ghanaian education system. Describe educational administration in Ghana. Compare Integrated Science curriculum content organization in Nigeria and Ghana.

13. Week 13Module 3: Implementation and Evaluation of Integrated Science Curriculum

    • Unit 1: Integrated Science Curriculum Evaluation · 2 hours

      Define curriculum evaluation.. State the purposes of curriculum evaluation.. List and discuss various types of evaluation methods.. Discuss a framework for examining curriculum evaluation..

    • Unit 2: Implementing Integrated Science Curriculum · 2 hours

      Define Curriculum Implementation.. Discuss briefly the stages involved in Integrated Science curriculum implementation.. List and discuss the problems confronting the implementation of Integrated Science curriculum.. Outline the factors affecting successful implementation of Integrated Science curriculum..