ONE-YEAR DIPLOMA IN HOME ECONOMICS EDUCATION PROGRAMME
(FOR TRAINEE TEACHERS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE DIPLOMA IN CONSUMER SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FROM TEMASEK POLYTECHNIC)

Trainee teachers under the Home Economics Teacher Training Scheme who have successfully completed the three-year Diploma in Consumer Science and Technology from Temasek Polytechnic are required to undergo a one-year Diploma in Home Economics Education programme.  They will follow the curriculum structure shown in Table 9 below:

Table 9: Curriculum Structure of the Diploma in Home Economics Education Programme 
(For trainee teachers under the Home Economics Teacher Training Scheme who have completed the Diploma in Consumer Science and Technology from Temasek Polytechnic)

Category / Subject

Module Code

Title

No. of AUs

EDUCATION STUDIES

 

TED100

Introduction to Instructional Technology

2

TED101

Introduction to Learning and Teaching

2

TED102

Providing for Individual Differences in Learning and Teaching

2

TED200

Social Context of Teaching and Learning

2

TED213

Assessment in Teaching and Learning

2

EDUCATION STUDIES (Select 1)

 

TED231

Group Guidance in the Classroom

2

TED232

Pupil Counselling in Primary Schools

2

TED233

Developing Creativity in Children

2

TED234

Strategies for Effective Teaching and Learning

2

TED235

IT-based Tools for Constructivist Activities

2

TED236

Creating Thinking Classrooms

2

TED237

Teaching Discipline

2

TED238

Teaching and Learning with the Internet

2

TED239

Exploring the world of I-videos

2

TED240

Teaching Mixed Ability Classes

2

TED241

Catering to Pupils with Special Needs in the Primary School

2

TED242

Learning and Individual Differences in the Classroom

2

TED243

Strategies for Enhancing Pupils?Thinking and Learning

2

TED244

Effective Curriculum Practice in Primary Schools

2

TED245

Moral Issues in Cross-curricular Perspectives

2

TED246

Instructional Message Design

2

TED247

Thinking Skills to Enhance Learning

2

TED248

Building School-Home Relationships for Enhancing Learning

2

TED249

Instructional Multimedia Design

2

TED250

Empowering Learners to Learn

2

TED251

Motivational Web Design for Schools

2

TED252

Project Work (PW): Understanding Process and Product

2

TED253

 Surviving and Thriving as a Beginning Teacher

2

CURRICULUM STUDIES

Teaching of Home Economics

TCX125

The Teaching of Food and Nutrition

3

TCX126

The Teaching of Clothing and Textiles

3

TCX127

Home Economics Curriculum and Evaluation

2

TCX225

The Teaching of Consumer Education

2

PRACTICUM¨

 

TPR226

Practicum

9

LANGUAGE ENRICHMENT AND ACADEMIC DISCOURSE SKILLS (LEADS)

Use of English in Teaching

TLE121

Use of English in Teaching (Written Communication)

2

TLE222

Spoken English in Teaching

2

t The Practicum of 7 weeks will be scheduled in the second semester beginning in February and ending in April.

Note: In addition to the core modules and the required number of prescribed electives, trainee teachers must offer a minimum of 2 academic units of general electives during the course of study.  Trainee teachers are strongly encouraged to take these general electives in a semester which is not too heavy in terms of total number of AUs.