The Teaching of Geography

Module Code	Title	Module Category	No. of AUs	Pre-requisites
QCG520	Classroom and Field Approaches to the Teaching and Assessment of Geography	Core	6	-
#QCG521	Teaching Social Studies to Secondary School Students	Core	3	-
*QCG522	Themes in Secondary Social Studies	Core	3	-

Note: # For those offering CS Geography and another CS other than History
* For those offering CS Geography and CS History



QCG520		Classroom and Field Approaches to the Teaching and Assessment of Geography

		This module introduces student teachers to a variety of teaching methods applicable to pupils of differing academic abilities in classroom situations and field settings. As a subject, geography permits the use of a large variety of instructional resources. As such, the module will integrate the use of a range of resources to enhance teaching and learning. The module also provides opportunities to try out teaching methods through simulated teaching. Student teachers will be given opportunities to plan, teach and critique a lesson in geography under simulated conditions. Student teachers will also be introduced to the fundamentals of assessment in geography. A variety of assessment methods will be discussed. Student teachers will be given opportunities to critique set examination papers and mark schemes, and to mark sample answer scripts.


QCG521		Teaching Social Studies to Secondary School Students

		This module aims to provide student teachers with an understanding of the nature, scope and goals of social studies education in Singapore. The module will provide opportunities for student teachers to reflect on issues related to the secondary social studies syllabus content, and acquire an understanding of these issues. It also seeks to equip student teachers with a variety of classroom-based teaching strategies that are appropriate for the teaching of concepts, content, skills and values to differentiated learners in the social studies classroom. Student teachers will be exposed to these strategies through experiential learning. The tutorials will also provide opportunities for student teachers to reflect on critical issues in social studies teaching, discuss and practise some of teaching strategies, and design and develop unit and lesson plans in a cooperative learning environment. Student teachers will have opportunities to set source-based questions and structured-essay questions, devise the marking schemes and mark answer scripts.


QCG522		Themes in Secondary Social Studies

		This module is for student teachers offering both History and Geography as their Curriculum Studies subjects. Student teachers take this module in place of the module “Teaching Social Studies to Secondary School Students". This module allows student teachers to prepare a formal academic paper, in any area related to the social studies content and pedagogy. Such tasks may vary widely, from a report on fieldwork or classroom research, through the interpretation of an oral history account or original sources, to a detailed secondary literature review on a well-defined issue or topic.