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MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING MAJOR
IN GENERAL SCIENCE
I.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING
Science sums up the way logical and strong concerning way of man’s
relationship with the physical world in which he lives. Science is the first
and foremost man’s reaction to the experiences and impressions made on his
senses by the world of nature, its forces, its elements and all laws governing
these happenings. The mind of man tries to associate and correlate all these
marvels of nature, observed, studied and scrutinized by man through his senses
and intellect and cultivated curiosity. Science is an adventure of human
spirit. It is essentially an artistic enterprise, stimulated largely by
disciplined imagination and based largely on faith in the reasonableness, order
and beauty of the universe of which man is a part. In other words, science like
music or fine arts, is a well-spring of the divine discontent that stirs man to
see more of life than to eat and to sleep. And that discontent is flamed higher
by the partner of science, advancing technology, through which we can
realistically contemplate the practical achievement of the highest levels for
the condition of man.
Science in schools, therefore, can and should make a difference in the
lives of the upcoming generations, and the differences should be on the
positive side, rather than on the negative side of the ledger. Science has been
referred to as self-corrective process of finding out. Projecting science as a
human endeavor, with the same basic faults as its inventors, permits the
students tobe optimistic.
In the Philippines, the realization of the rapid changes that take place
in everyday life and the consideration that these changes result in the
necessity of making man superior to his ever complicating environment have
strengthened and widened the role of education to enable man to sustain his
survival and eventually attain progress. Despite the enormous strides the country
has made in scientific knowledge, science teaching remains largely an art.
Evidently, teachers have not yet discovered either the proper motivating
factors or the pedagogical techniques (or both) that are needed for developing
true scientific literacy.
The scientific community has produced a highly ordered body of knowledge
and has developed a methodology that appears to be reasonably successful in
guiding toward a better understanding of nature, yet except for selected groups
of students and teachers have not succeeded in imparting this knowledge to
others in a meaningful way. It is in view of the situation presented above that
this study is intended to concentrate on science teaching particularly on
strategies both motivational and instructional.
II.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This is a thesis program that aims to develop competence in teaching
methodology and science content. Graduates of the program are expected to be
able to follow the latest developments and to help them to become better
teachers of General Science in the secondary and introductory level.
III.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
IV.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
1.
Bachelor’s Degree with 21 units in General
Science.
2.
A grade point average of 2.0 or B- or above in
the undergraduate major field of study.
3.
Pass the Graduate Admission Test.
4.
Pass the interview by the department chair.
In addition to
the above requirements, NON-BSE graduates with less than 3 years of teaching experience
are required to take a 6-unit practicum course. Applicants with insufficient
background in science will be required to take prerequisites courses of up to 6
units.
V.
RETENTION/ GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Completion of all required units
with an average of 2.0 or B- or better in order to continue the program and
thus qualified for graduation. Minimum of 6 units per semester and a maximum of
9 units are strictly observed. Likewise, passing the written and oral
comprehensive examination is required before pursuing the thesis. Thesis well
defended by the researcher is qualified for graduation.
VI.
PROGRAM CURRICULUM
CORE SUBJECTS
