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Secondary Science Syllabus

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Junior Secondary Syllabuses
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Section 4: Syllabus Structure

The structure of the syllabus for Years 7 to 9 for Secondary Science is presented in Section 12. It is a series of Strand and Sub-strand. Under the sub-strand is a general statement that gives specific areas of teaching and learning for the strand and sub-strand. It also gives the general learning outcome, specific learning outcome and assessment events. A template for the syllabus structure is provided here.

Subject: Secondary Science Year: No (Year 7 coded as 7)
Strand: Title

A Strand is the term for the main areas of study into which the subject is divided. In Science there are four (4) strands: Life and Living, Natural and Processed Materials, Energy and Change and Earth and Beyond.

Substrand: Title (No. of periods)

A Strand is divided into a Sub-strand. This is the specific study area of the strand. For example, within the Secondary Science “Earth and Beyond” Strand, there are four (4) Sub–strands in Year 7: This section contains the title of each Sub-strand.

General Learning Outcomes Specific Learning Outcomes Suggested Assessment Events

Learner’s should:

General Learning Outcomes (GLO) are broad statements that specify what learners will know or be able to do as a result of a learning activity. Outcomes are usually expressed from the domains of:

  • knowledge (k) and
    understanding (u)
  • skills (s)
  • attitudes (a) and values (v)

Learner’s should:

Specific Learning Outcomes
(SLO) are detailed and specific examples of what learners can do, demonstrate or understand if
they have achieved the General Learning Outcomes. They are usually observable, measurable
and achievable.

Learner’s should:

For selected Learning Outcomes or Indicators there is a Suggested Assessment Event. This is a suggested way of assessing one or more General Learning Outcomes or Specific Learning Outcomes formally for the purposes of recording the learner’s progress. Examples are given here. Other examples are in the text books. Other General Learning Outcomes and Specific Learning Outcomes will also be assessed but the assessment need not be recorded.