Republic of the Philippines

Commission on Higher Education

DARAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Salvacion, Daraga, Albay

OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION (OBE) SYLLABUS & LEARNING PLAN

A.Y. 2023 - 2024
Vision: An academic institution of excellence, highly responsive to Mission: To produce quality, relevant, and productive graduates by employing best practices,
evolving culture and practice of teaching and learning for quality and actively diffusing culture of research and excellence.
education, that is committed to producing empowered, productive, and
globally competitive professionals.
College Goals:
1. Provide a high-quality education to each student; to fully develop his knowledge, desirable values, and skills of learning.
2. Provide a safe, nurturing, disciplined and stimulating environment in which each individual is challenged and enriched by learning within a culture of mutual
respect.
3. Prepare each student for a fulfilling, happy and successful life as an active citizen in a global and sustainable society.
4. Engage in positive partnership with all parents/ guardians to support and recognize each student’s learning and development.
5. Network with other internal and external stakeholders to support the needs and professional development of the staff and students
Program Outcomes (from CMO No. 75, s. 2017, p. 5):
6.3.5.a. Utilize appropriate various sociocultural and historical materials in explaining current issues.
6.3.5.b. Organize communities towards self-reliance and self-sufficiency.
6.3.5.c. Demonstrate leadership skills that will help in teaching or training students who will empower their communities.
6.3.5.d. Integrate local and global perspectives in teaching the principle of the common good.
6.3.5.e. Show scholarship research and further learning.
6.3.5.f. Display the qualities of an innovative teacher who has mastery of the subject matter.
Class Information Instructor's Information

Section Instructor's Name

Schedule Office Designation

Time Office Hours

Venue Telephone

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MC Sci 1: Teaching Science in the Primary Grades (Biology and Chemistry)

Course Code MC Sci 1
Course Name Teaching Science in the Primary Grades (Biology and Chemistry)

Course Credits 3
This course includes understanding of spiralling/spiralling basic science concepts and application of science inquiry in Chemistry and Biology,
strategies in teaching elementary science, development of instructional materials and assessment. Content topics in Chemistry include Properties
Course Description: and Structure of Matter and Changes that Matter Undergo. In Biology, content topics include Parts and Functions of Animals and Plants, Heredity:
Inheritance and Variation, Biodiversity and Evolution and Ecosystems. Ultimately, the pre-service teachers will be equipped with the pedagogical
content knowledge in science as well as skills in instructional materials development and knowledge of the design, selection, organization and use of
appropriate assessment strategies for the primary elementary grades (1-3).
Contact Hours/Week 3 hours every week for 18 weeks or 54 hours in a semester

Prerequisite None
Course Outcomes At the end of the course, the pre-service teachers will be able to:
1. demonstrate content knowledge of science for elementary grades including its nature, content, conceptual framework, domains of learning,
pedagogical approaches, and research-based knowledge and principles of teaching and learning the subject,
2. demonstrate pedagogical content knowledge that promotes scientific, technological and environmental literacies,
3. select, develop and use varied teaching and learning resources, including ICT, in teaching science and
4. design, select, organize and use appropriate and varied learning processes and assessment strategies consistent with the curriculum
requirements.

MC Sci 1: Teaching Science in the Primary Grades (Biology and Chemistry)

 COURSE OUTLINE AND TIME FRAME

Time Frame Course Content / Subject Matter

The Nature of Science
Week 1
Goals of Elementary Science Education
Week 2 Current Developments in Primary Science
Week 3 to 4 The Processes of Science
Week 5 Constructivism
Week 6 Inquiry: Learning how to do science rather than learning about science
Basic Concepts and Principles for the Elementary Science Education Program: Chemistry includes Properties and Structure of Matter and Changes that
Weeks 7 to 8
Matter Undergo.
Basic Concepts and Principles for the Elementary Science Education Program: Biology includes Parts and Functions of Animals and Plants, Heredity:
Weeks 9 to 10
Inheritance and Variation, Biodiversity and Evolution and Ecosystems.
Week 11 Instructional Materials Development for Elementary Science Education and Technology in Elementary Science Education
Weeks 12 to 13 Strategies for Successful Science Activities
Assessment
Week 14
Authentic Assessment Techniques
Week 15 Concept Mapping in Elementary Science for Lesson Planning, Instruction and Assessment
Weeks 16 to 18 Synthesis and Application of Key concepts and principles

ALIGNMENT OF COURSE OUTCOMES WITH SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT TASKS

MC Sci 1: Teaching Science in the Primary Grades (Biology and Chemistry)

 Suggested Summative Assessment
Course Objectives Details
Tasks
1. demonstrate content knowledge of science for
elementary grades including its nature, content,
conceptual framework, domains of learning, Students will write a lesson plan that applies the process-oriented guided-
Lesson Plan Writing
pedagogical approaches, and research-based inquiry methodology of science teaching.
knowledge and principles of teaching and
learning the subject,
2. demonstrate pedagogical content knowledge Individually or in groups, students will be assigned a specific topic to
that promotes scientific, technological and Micro-teaching discuss with corresponding instructional material and assessment tool to
environmental literacies, be used
Creating and evaluating
Students will create and evaluate instructional materials (both traditional
instructional materials
3. select, develop and use varied teaching and and technology based) using a teacher made rubric.
learning resources, including ICT, in teaching
science and Concept Mapping Students will construct a concept map on any science topic from any
grade level (1-3)

4. design, select, organize and use appropriate

and varied learning processes and assessment Demonstration teaching with critiquing/ Students will teach a topic using the principles and concepts learned in
strategies consistent with the curriculum mentoring the course through a final demonstration teaching
requirements.

Teaching Science in the Primary Grades (Biology and Chemistry) Learning Plan

Desired Learning Outcomes (DLO) Course Content / Subject Matter Textbooks / Teaching and Assessment Resource Timetable

MC Sci 1: Teaching Science in the Primary Grades (Biology and Chemistry)

 Resources Learning Activities Task (ATs) Materials
1. Inquire into the nature of science --- the scientific Making a
enterprise, products, applications and attitudes concept map
--- and what this looks like in the primary The Nature of Science on the nature
Lecture, class Week
classroom of science and
discussion 1
the goals of
2. Explain the goals appropriate for the quality Goals of Elementary Science science
elementary science program Education education
3. Discuss the current state of primary science ---
Plenary discussion
the status and provision of science education in
where students Writing an
elementary schools
Current Developments in Primary synthesize their insight paper
Week 2
Science findings based on on the subject
4. Identify what recent and relevant research in
their individual matter
science education has to say about primary science
readings
(what works and what challenges to consider)
The Processes of Science
a. Basic Processes
o Observing
o Classifying Accomplishing
o Communicating worksheets
o Measuring and practical
5. Elucidate on the basic processes that form the
o Predicting Interactive activities exercises
foundation for scientific investigation and the Weeks
o Inferring on the processes of (written or
integrated processes that form the method of actual 3 to 4
b. Integrated Processes science performance-
scientific inquiry
o Identifying and controlling based) on the
variables processes of
o Formulating and testing science
hypotheses
o Interpreting data
o Defining operationally

Textbooks / Teaching and Assessment Resource Timetable

Desired Learning Outcomes (DLO) Course Content / Subject Matter
Resources Learning Activities Task (ATs) Materials

MC Sci 1: Teaching Science in the Primary Grades (Biology and Chemistry)

 Classroom
6. Examine the constructivist view of learning
observation where Preparing
students identify observation
7. Trace indications / manifestations of spiral Constructivism Week 5
practices consistent notes and/or
progression approach as seen in the science journal writing
with constructivism
curriculum guide

Writing
lesson plan
Modelling the that applies
process-oriented the process-
Inquiry: Learning how to do science oriented
8. Interactive activities on the processes of science guided-inquiry Week 6
rather than learning about science guided-
methodology of inquiry
science teaching methodology
of science
teaching
Student-led
9. Synthesize information about scientific principles discussion:
Individually or in
Basic Concepts and Principles for
10. Examine the scope and sequence of science in groups, students will Micro-
the Elementary Science Education
the primary grades be assigned a teaching on a Weeks
Program: Chemistry includes
specific topic to given topic in 7 to 8
Properties and Structure of Matter and Chemistry
11. Develop sound lesson plans to guide children in discuss with
Changes that Matter Undergo.
their investigations with corresponding instructional corresponding
materials and assessment tools instructional
material to be used
Basic Concepts and Principles for
12. Synthesize information about scientific principles the Elementary Science Education
Program: Biology includes Parts and Micro-
Lecture, class teaching on a Weeks
13. Develop sound lesson plans to guide children in Functions of Animals and Plants,
discussion given topic in 9 to 10
their investigations with corresponding instructional Heredity: Inheritance and Variation, Biology
materials and assessment tools Biodiversity and Evolution and
Ecosystems.

MC Sci 1: Teaching Science in the Primary Grades (Biology and Chemistry)

 Teaching and Resource Timetable
Textbooks / Assessment
Desired Learning Outcomes (DLO) Course Content / Subject Matter Learning Materials
Resources Task (ATs)
Activities
Creating and
evaluating
Answering instructional
14. Describe the current technologies that may be Instructional Materials Development
Educational materials (both
used in teaching science for Elementary Science Education
Technology traditional and Week 11
and Technology in Elementary
Quotient (ETQ) technology
15. Infuse technologies into scientific investigations Science Education
Inventory based) using a
teacher made
rubric.
Strategies for Successful Science
Activities
Teacher
a. Process-oriented, Problem-
16. Identify practical suggestions pertaining to modelling some
based, Inquiry-based
implementing a constructivist, process-oriented, strategies of Micro-teaching Weeks 12
b. Animals and Plants in the
inquiry science program in the elementary science teaching on a given topic to 13
Classroom
classroom
c. Outdoor classrooms
Brainstorming
d. Others based on students’
reasearch
Assessment
Self, peer, and
a. Assessment of process skills
Lecture, teacher
b. Assessment of inquiry
discussion and critiquing of
17. Devise ways in which process-oriented inquiry c. Assessment of attitude
writeshop on assessment
science teachers can assess the learning of their d. Assessment of content Week 14
developing tools/instruments
students Authentic Assessment Techniques
assessment using the
a. Interviewing
tools/instruments teacher-made
b. Journals
rubric
c. Portfolios

Desired Learning Outcomes (DLO) Course Content / Subject Matter Textbooks / Teaching and Assessment Resource Timetable
Resources Learning Task (ATs) Materials

MC Sci 1: Teaching Science in the Primary Grades (Biology and Chemistry)

 Activities
Constructing
concept map on
18. Explain what concept maps are, how the Concept Mapping in Elementary
Class discussion any particular Week 15
technique can be taught and how they can be used Science for Lesson Planning,
and board work science topic
to enhance science learning Instruction and Assessment
and grade level
(1-3)
Final (individual)
demonstration
teaching, peer Demonstration
19. Teach a topic using the principles and concepts
Synthesis and Application of Key critiquing of teaching with Weeks
learned in the course through demonstration
concepts and principles instructional critiquing/ 16 to 18
teaching ng/sa wikang Filipino.
plans, materials mentoring
and assessment
tools

Corpuz, B. & Salandanan, G. (2015). Principles of teaching (with TLE). Quezon City: LORIMAR Publishing.
Martin, D. J. (2003.). Elementary science methods: A constructivist approach. Wadsworth
Suggested Readings and References McCrory, A. & Worthington, K. (2018). Mastering primary science. London, UK: Bloomsbury Publishing.
National Research Council of the National Academies (2007). Taking science to school: Learning and teaching science in grades K-
8. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. PPST-RPMS Manual

1. Attendance
2. Class Participation
3. Oral Reporting
Course Requirements
4. Project/ Output/ Portfolio
5. Demo Teaching
6. Midterm/ Final Exam

System of Computing Grades

Attendance 10%

MC Sci 1: Teaching Science in the Primary Grades (Biology and Chemistry)

Class Standing 30%
Quizzes 10%
Major Examination 30%
Output (Project/Practicum) 20%
TOTAL 100%

Prepared by:

JULIE ANNE C. QUIÑONES, EdD

Instructor

Recommending Approval:

MELVIN M. GOYENA, Ed. D.

College Dean

Approved by:

ROMULO M. LINDIO, DBA

OIC - College Administrator

MC Sci 1: Teaching Science in the Primary Grades (Biology and Chemistry)