COURSE OUTLINE

1 Name and code of course

Fundamental Pedagogy (SPPP 2002) - 01
2 Synopsis
This course introduces fundamental knowledge and skill of pedagogy (the art and science of teaching) which
emphasise on teaching models, approaches, strategies and methods to improve learning outcomes. To
facilitate students in facing the challenges in education system, the topic of current curriculum (KSSM, KSSR)
and its impact on teaching approaches (student-centered learning) and assessment (school-based assessment)
will be analyzed . Other related topics are classroom management, item development procedures based on
Bloom Taxanomy, components and criteria of designing a quality lesson plans as well as micro teaching.
Methods of assessment for this course includes presentation, projects, final exam and generic skills
(communication and the thinking skills).

3 Name(s) of academic staff

Dr. Jamilah Ahmad
Tel no : 0197693050
Room M39 Wing B
4 Semester and year offered
I / 20172018
5 Credit Value
02
6 Pre requisite / co requisite (if any)
Null
7 Course Learning Outcomes (CLO)
CLO 1 Possess the knowledge of pedagogy which includes various models, approaches, strategies and
methods, active and effective learning, classroom management from the cognitivist and
behaviorist perspectives and concept of assessment which comply to the principles of
measurement (validity and reliability).
CLO 2 Develop items with six different levels of difficulty based on Blueprint and Bloom Taxonomy
CLO 3 Produce a complete daily lesson plan incorporating the elements of 21st century learning
based on the format prescribed by UTM Teacher Trainees Teaching Record Book

8 Mapping of the course learning outcomes to the Programme Learning Outcomes, Teaching Methods and
assessment
CLO Teaching Assessment
ES
GC
TH
KW

CS

AD
AP

TW
SC

methods Method

CLO 1 / - CS5 - - - - - - Lecture Final Exam

Group Presentataion
Presentation (Group)
CLO 2 / - TH3 - - - - - Lecture Project Based Learling (UTM
NALI)
Buzz Group
Test Item
Development
Report (Group)
CLO 3 - / - TH3 - - - - - Discussion based Project Based Learling (UTM
NALI)
on Examplar
Think Pair Share
Daily Lesson Plan
Report (Individual)
Indicate the relevancy between CLO and PLO by ticking ( ) the appropriate relevant box. (This
description must be read together with standards 2.1.1, 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 in Area 2 pages 16 &18
9 Transferable skills (skills learned in course of study which can be useful and utilised in other settings)
Skills in designing lesson plan
Skills in developing test items
 Both skills will be used in Teaching Practicum

10 Student Learning Time details

Distribution
of student Teaching and learning Activities TOTAL
Learning SLT
Time (SLT) Guided Learning (Face to Face) Guided Independent
Course CLO Learning Learning
content Non Face to Non Face to
outline Face face
Week Lecture Tutorial Practical Others
1 CLO1 2h 1h 3h
2 CLO1 2h 1h 3h
3 CLO1 1h 1h 2h 4h
4 CLO1 1h 1h 2h 4h
5 CLO1 1h 1h 2h 4h
6 CLO1 1h 1h 2h 4h
7 CLO1 1h 1h 2h 4h
8 CLO1 2h 1h 3h
9 CLO1 1h 1h 1h 10h 13h
CLO3
10 CLO1 1h 1h 1h 5h 8h
CLO3
11 CLO1 2h 1h 3h
12 CLO1 1h 1h 2h 4h
CLO2
13 CLO1 1h 1h 10h 12h
CLO2
14 CLO1 2h 2h 4h
15 Study 5h 5h
leave

Continuos Assessment Percentage Total SLT

1 Presentation 10 W3- W14
2 Daily Lesson Plan (Individual) 25 W9-W10
3 Test Item Development (Group) 25 W12-W13
4
5
Final Assessment Percentage Total SLT
1 Final Examination 40 2h
2
Grand Total SLT 80h
*Indicate the CLO based on the CLOS numbering in item 8
L: Lecture, T: Tutorial, P:Practical, O: Others

11 Identify special requirement to deliver the course (e.g: spftware, nursery, computer lab, simulation room)
Student- Centered Lecture Room with computer and LCD
12 Main references
Moore, K.D. (2010). Effective Instructional Strategies: From Theory to Practice.
London: Sage.
Burden, P. R. & Byrd, D. M. (2010). Methods for Effective Teaching. Fifth edition.
Boston: Allyn & Bacon Borich, G. D. (2004). Effective Teaching Methods (5th ed.)
New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall
Brown, G. (1975). Microteaching. USA: Allyn & Bacon
Jacobsen, D. A., Eggen, P. & Kauchak, D. (2006). Teaching methods (7th ed.). New
Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Jeane, O. & Lipton, M. (2007). Teaching to change the world. Boston: McGraw-Hill.
 Joyce, B. & Weil, M. (1996). Models of teaching. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Joyce, B., Weil, M. & Calhoun, E. (2011). Models of Teaching. Eighth edition.
Boston: Pearson Education.
Orlich, Harder, Callahan, Trevisan & Brown (2010). Teaching strategies (9 th ed.).
Australia: Wadsworth.
Parkay, F. W. & Stanford, B. H. (2007). Becoming a teacher. Boston: Pearson Education, Inc.
Pugach, M.C. (2006). Because Teaching Matters. USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Additional references
Lecture notes in power point slides uploaded in e-learning
13 Other additional information
Week 1 1.0 Introduction to Pedagogy
1.1 Definition of pedagogy, teaching and learning, learning theories
1.2 Pedagogy and Andragogy
1.3 Learning Styles

Week 2 2.0 Teaching and Learning: Effective & Active

2.1 Definition of teaching and learning
2.2 Effective and active teaching
2.3 Effective and active learning
2.4 Principles of effective and active teaching and learning
The Teaching Process
Roles of a teacher
Specific teaching skills
Generic teaching skills
Teaching exceptional students

Week 3 3.0 Teaching Models And Strategies

3.1 Social Family Model
Group investigation, role-playing, jurisprudential inquiry, social science inquiry
and laboratory training

Week 4 4.0 Teaching Models And Strategies

4.1 Information Processing Model
Concept Attainment, Inductive Thinking, Inquiry Training,
Advance Organizer, Scientific Inquiry

Week 5 5.0 Teaching Models And Strategies

5.1 Personal Family Model
Non-Directive Teaching, Synectics (development and application of creativity),
Awareness Training

Week 6 6.0 Teaching Models And Strategies

6.1 The Behaviourist Model
Mastery Learning, Direct Instruction, Concept Development,
Assertive Training.

Week 7 7.0 Other Teaching Methods

7.1 Direct teaching methods
7.2 Indirect teaching methods
7.3 Integrated teaching methods

Week 8 Semester Break

Week 9 8.0 Current Curriculum
8.1 National Education Philosophy
 8.2 Transformation of Curriculum KSSM,KSSR and approaches Towards Student-
Centered Learning)
8.3 21st Century Learning ( Principles Academic Honesty, Information Literacy,
Critical Thinking, Creativity,Collaborative and Communication)

Week 10 9.0 Planning for Instruction (I) Theoretical

9.1 Sources of information for planning- Syllabus, Students Readiness,
Individual Differences
9.2 Microteaching skills Teaching Skills, Principles and Procedures
9.3 Models of instructional design

Week 11 10.0 Planning for Instruction (II) Practical

10.1 Lesson plan basic components (Induction sets, Ideas generation, ideas
structuring, Application Assessment, Closure Cognitive and Social and
Reflection
10.2 Write a lesson plan

Week 12 11.0 Classroom management

11.1 Classroom management versus classroom discipline
11.2 Pre-requisites to effective management
11.3 Planning for effective management
11.4 Intervention in classroom discipline management - Cognitive & Behaviourist

Week 13 12.0 Taxonomy Bloom

12.1 Test Specification Table / Blueprint
12.2 Item Development and Assessment Construction Guidelines Objective(
Multiple Choice/ True-False), Essay (Open-ended & Close Ended)

Week 14 13.0 Assessing Students Learning (I)

13.1 Definition of basic concepts:
Testing, Measurement, Evaluation, Assessment, Validity and Reliability
13.2 Purposes and principles of assessment and grading
13.3 Types: norm-referenced and criterion-reference
13.4 School-Based Assessment (core competence approach/ criterion refencing,
holistic development, assessment for learning, positive washback towards public
examination)

Week 15 14.0 Assessing Students Learning (II)

14.1 Methods of Assessment :
Standardized Vs Non-Standardized,
Holistic Rubric Vs Analytical Rubric,
Classroom Assessment Vs School Assessment, Performance
Assessment Vs Portfolio Assessment
14.2 Administering, scoring,
14.3 Communicating assessment results
Week 16 Study Leave
Week 17 - 18 Final Examination
Certified by: Head of Dept
Prepared by: Name: Dr. Mahani Mokhtar
Name: Dr. Jamilah Ahmad Signature:
Signature: Date: 9 September 2017
Date: 9 September 2017