Advanced Certificate in FET Physical Sciences Teaching

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:

• Use the main language of instruction to explain, describe, and discuss key concepts in the area of specialisation.
• Read and interpret written and graphic materials related to the area of specialisation.
• Critically read academic and professional texts to integrate knowledge into studies and teaching.
• Convey the content of the area of specialisation to learners using appropriate forms.
• Select and use study methods suitable for own needs and demands of the specialisation.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:

• Design learning programmes suitable for learners, context, and specialisation.
• Select and use appropriate materials and resources for learning programmes and Physical Sciences lessons.
• Plan lessons effectively for teaching and learning strategies.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:

• Select teaching and learning strategies that motivate learners and encourage initiative.
• Accommodate differences in learning style, pace, and ability in planning teaching and learning strategies.
• Identify and assist learners with special needs and barriers to learning.
• Teach learners in groups, pairs, and as individuals.
• Use teaching and learning support materials to facilitate learner progress.
• Assess teaching and learning strategies to determine if lesson objectives are met.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:

• Create and maintain safe and conducive learning environments.
• Manage learning environments democratically to foster creative and critical thinking.
• Control learners in a firm, growth-promoting, and fair manner.
• Create culturally, linguistically, and gender-sensitive learning environments.
• Defuse conflict situations ethically and sensitively.
• Perform administrative duties for effective management of the learning environment.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5:

• Select, adapt, and design assessment tasks and strategies appropriate to the specialisation and learning context.
• Explain the link between assessment methods, purposes, and outcomes.
• Use a range of assessment strategies to accommodate differences in learning style and context.
• Design assessment methods that demonstrate knowledge of valid, reliable, and fair assessment practices.
• Provide feedback on assessment results to learners.
• Use assessment results to inform future teaching, learning, and assessment strategies.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 6:

• Understand professional codes of conduct, legal responsibilities, and administrative duties.
• Display behavior that enhances the status of professional educators.
• Promote values and principles of the Constitution related to human rights and the environment.

Integrated Assessment:

• Demonstrate applied competence through various formative assessment methods.
• Summative assessment will be through examinations aligned with the programme outcomes.
• Integrate theory and practice in assessment activities aligned with teaching and learning activities.
• Conduct assessment in accordance with the University's Assessment Policy.