________________________________________________________________________ PENILAIAN / EVALUATION Tugasan ini akan menyumbangkan 40% markah kepada kursus tersebut dan akan dinilai

berdasarkan kepada Rubrik. / This assignment accounts for 40% of the marks for the course mentioned and shall be assessed based on the Rubrics. Anda akan dimaklumkan tentang markah tugasan ini sebelum Peperiksaan Akhir Semester bermula / You would be informed of the assignment mark before the Final Semester Examination commences. PLAGIARISME: POTONGAN MARKAH / PLAGIARISM: MARKS DEDUCTION Amaran: Tugasan yang diserahkan secara automatik akan disemak untuk persamaan. Jika plagiarisme dikesan, markah akan dipotong seperti berikut: / Warning: The submitted assignment will automatically undergo a similarity check. If plagiarism is detected, marks would be deducted as follows: Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan antara 10 - 30 % : potongan 20% daripada jumlah markah yang diperoleh. Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan antara 31 - 50 % : potongan 40% daripada jumlah markah yang diperoleh. Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan lebih daripada 50%: Markah sifar akan diberikan. Assignments with 10 - 30 % overlap with others: 20% deduction from the total marks scored. Assignments with 31 - 50 % overlap with others: 40% deduction from the total marks scored. Assignments with more than 50% overlap with others: Zero mark would be given.

SOALAN TUGASAN /ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

Scientific skills are important tools for learning science. Elaborate on the statement.

Choose any two science activities from the school science practical book. What scientific and thinking skills are incorporated in the activities? How would you improve the activity so that more integrated science process skills can be incorporated?

[Total: 40 marks]

Assignment Guidelines (Content and Scoring)

Missing Item 0 There is no introduction to the paper. Partially Meets Standards 1 2 The introduction does The introduction not mention the previews the structure structure and of the paper but is not objectives of the paper very clear. and important concepts. Weak Meets Standard 3 The introduction previews the structure of the paper and objectives in an almost clear manner. Describes the meaning and the list of scientific skills. Describes clearly how both types of science process skills and manipulative skills are necessary to understand science concepts and to do investigation. Exceeds Standard 4 The introduction previews the structure and objectives of the paper clearly. Important concepts are also clearly explained. Describes the meaning and the list of scientific skills very clearly. Describes very clearly how both types of science process skills and manipulative skills are necessary to understand science concepts and to do investigation. Clearly describes both activities chosen. 12

Criteria Introduction

Weight 1.0

Max Marks 4

Discussion of scientific skills as important tools for learning science

3.0

There is no description of scientific skills.

Brief description of both types of science process skills and manipulative skills. No explanation how the skills are used to do science or investigation.

Brief description of meaning and the list of scientific skills clearly. Describes less clearly how both types of science process skills and manipulative skills are necessary to understand science concepts and to do investigation.

12

Analysis of the scientific and thinking skills in the activities chosen

No description.

Description of both activities not clear.

Description of one activity is partially clear, the other not clear. Able to point out all the scientific and thinking skills for both activities. Also able to identify at

Description of the 2 activities is partially clear. Able to point some scientific and thinking skills for both activities.

No list of scientific and thinking skills

Able to point out all the scientific and thinking skills for one of the activities.

Able to point out all the scientific and thinking skills for both activities.

in the activities.

Not able to identify at which stage of the activities are the skills incorporated correctly.

which stage of the activities are the skills incorporated incorrectly.

Also able to identify at which stage of the activities are the skills incorporated less correctly. Suggestions given for improvement meet expectation.

Also able to identify at which stage of the activities are the skills incorporated correctly.

Improvement of the activities

No suggestion.

Suggestions are below average.

Suggestions are average.

Suggestion for the improvement is deemed above expectation. The conclusion is strong. It ties up/ brings together the introduction, content and evaluation. Well summarised. TOTAL MARKS

Conclusion

1.0

No conclusion provided.

There is no clear conclusion, the paper just ends.

The conclusion is recognisable, but does not tie up introduction, content and evaluation.

The conclusion ties up/brings together the introduction, content and evaluation. Well summarised.

40