1. CSEC Physics Workshop- SBA
Why SBA?
Anna Singh
Curriculum Officer -Physics
Curriculum Planning and Development Division

2. scientific thinking
To “do” science, students need to understand the roles of
Observation (gather data and capture it in appropriate forms)
Imagination (extrapolate), and
Reasoning (application/synthesis).
Scientific Inquiry therefore.....
encourages students to learn inductively through concrete experiences and observation rather than rote memorization,
gaining problem-solving skills that will help them throughout life.

3. RATIONALE for and PURPOSE of SBA in CSEC Physics
Practical work may therefore serve a range of purposes in secondary school Physics. These purposes include: · motivate pupils, by stimulating interest and enjoyment · teach laboratory skills · enhance the learning of scientific knowledge · give insight into scientific method and develop expertise in using it · develop 'scientific attitudes', such as open-mindedness and objectivity

4. FORMATIVE AssessMENT:
Assessment that takes place during the learning process and teaching and thus:
Provides feedback to the learner on his/her progress.
Diagnoses the learner’s strengths and weaknesses.
Assist in planning future learning.
Support the teaching and learning process.

5. Assessment of Practical Skills in CSEC Physics
The SBA is intended to support formative or developmental assessment and thus emphasizes
guided practice, feedback and remediation.
mastery of content and skills.

6. Further Conversations
Your role in SBA:
(VALIDITY) Provide guided practise that comprehensively covers content and skills to be developed.
(RELIABILITY) Timely feedback and remediation.
(ACCURACY) Evaluation of student’s mastery of content and skills.

7. Planning SBA Guided practice:
The SBA must consist of assessment of 4 practical skills (ORR, MM, AI, PD) using practical exercises. 
Appropriate practical exercises for assessing ANY skill may be selected.
The syllabus must be adequately sampled : A MINIMUM of 16 practicals excluding practise of skills should therefore be completed over the two year course (> 5 must have graphs).

8. Guided practice : 
The practicals selected to develop or assess skills at a point must be planned to correspond to the relevant theory being taught at that point. [i.e. they should be planned in the scheme of work for the year and must correspond to general (G.O) or specific (S.O.) objectives.]
  The underlining of a specific objective indicates those areas of the syllabus that are suitable for laboratory work, but teachers need not confine their practical exercises to these objectives

9. A MINIMUM of 12 topics [including those listed below] must be covered.
Measurement
Statics
Dynamics
Properties of matter
Reflection
Refraction
Action of lenses
Waves
E.M. Waves
Current Electricity
Magnetism and electromagnetism
Radioactivity

10. Assessment
It is advisable that only one skill be assessed in any one experiment, but a maximum of TWO skills may be assessed (PD subsumes O/R/R and A/I).
 Each skill must be assessed at least TWICE at each assessment point.
 Students must be informed WHEN they are being assessed for a particular skill and WHICH skill is being assessed.
When the practicals are selected
mark schemes based on the criteria for assessment of the skills must be
developed.

11. Timeline
Terms 2, 3, 4 and 5 (Points I-IV)

12. Documents! Proper Mark Scheme Listing of Laboratory Exercises
Indicate Skill
Mark Breakdown
Listing of Laboratory Exercises
Table of Contents (Lab Books)
Completed Moderation Sheet
List of Samples

13. Students must be able to:
Identify questions that can be answered through
scientific investigations.
Design and conduct a scientific investigation.
Use appropriate tools and techniques to gather, analyze, and interpret data.
Use evidence to develop descriptions, explanations, predictions, and models.
Think critically and logically to relate evidence and explanations.
Recognize and analyze alternative explanations and predictions.
Communicate scientific procedures and explanations (LITERACY).
Use mathematics in all aspects of scientific inquiry (NUMERACY).

14. CSEC Physics Workshop- SBA
QUESTIONS ????
Anna Singh
Curriculum Officer -Physics
Curriculum Planning and Development Division