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Course Name: |
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Teaching Strategies in History l |
| Course Code: |
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SED311 |
| Year Course is Offered: |
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3 |
| Semester Course is Offered: |
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1 |
| Course Year Code: |
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SED320 |
| Course Level: |
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Undergraduate |
| Lecture Hours Per Week: |
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4 |
| Lab Hours Per Week: |
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4 |
| Tutorial Hours Per Week: |
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0 |
| Weeks of Study: |
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15 |
| Course Credit Hours: |
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3 |
| Method Of Assessment: |
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Continuous Assessment 40%, Final Examination 60% |
Aim Of Study: |
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I) To give students a grounding in the theory and practice of
Geography and Population Education.
II) To familiarize students with the changing status of
regional studies in secondary school Geography.
III) To examine the importance of field work in
geographical studies. |
Objectives Of Study: |
| | 1. | By the end of the course, students should be able to Discuss the Historical background to the regional approach in the teaching of Geography. | | | 2. | Explain the merits and limitations of traditional and regional studies approaches. | | | 3. | Demonstrate the case studies approach in Geography and Population Education. | | | 4. | Examine selected sample studies included in Junior Certificate and Malawi Certificate of Education Geography syllabus. | | | 5. | Practice active teaching and learning approaches for the teaching and learning of Geography. |
Topics Of Study: |
| | 1. | A Historical review of the regional approach. | | | 2. | The merits and limitations of traditional and regional studies approaches. | | | 3. | The case studies approach in Geography and Population Education. | | | 4. | Detailed study of selected sample studies included in the Junior Certificate and Malawi Certificate of Education Geography syllabuses. | | | 5. | Active teaching and learning approaches for the teaching and learning of Geography: Group discussions, Pair work, Future's wheel, Enter educate, Drama, Games, Role play, Values clarification. |
Recommended Texts: |
| | | Bailey, P., Teaching Geography, David and Charles, London, 1984, ISBN: | | | | Bale, J. (Ed), Perspectives in Geography Education, Oliver and Boyd, London, 1973, ISBN: | | | | Geography Teachers Association of Malawi, Malawian Geographer 1969-1999 Issues 1-31, Chancellor College, Zomba., 0, ISBN: | | | | Long and Robertson, B.S, Teaching Geography, Heinemann, London, 1966, ISBN: | | | | Marsden, W.E., Evaluating The Geography Curriculum, Oliver and Boyd, London, 1976, ISBN: | | | | Naidoo, M. Chilambo, M. and Munowenyu, E., Strides in Geography Book 1, Longman Malawi, Blantyre., 2000, ISBN: | | | | Naidoo, M. and Chilambo, M, Strides in Geography Book 2, Longman Malawi, Blantyre., 2001, ISBN: | | | | Malawi Institute of Education, A Source Book for Population Education in Malawi, Malawi Institute of Education, Domasi, 1998, ISBN: | | | | Roux le, K., Environmental Education Processes Active Learning in Schools, University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg, 2000, ISBN: | | | | UNESCO, New UNESCO Source Book for Geography Teaching, UNESCO, Paris, 1982, ISBN: | | | | Waugh, D., Geography An Integrated Approach, Nelson, London, 1995, ISBN: |
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