Chemistry with Education The University of the West Indies

Overview

The Chemistry with Education program offered by The University of the West Indies adresses to: 

• Pre-trained teachers are introduced to a range of introductory courses in chemistry and education.  An important feature of this programme is the field work component carried out in local secondary schools that enables pre-trained teachers to get initial teaching experience by first working in pairs in their second year and then individually in their final year for 4 and 6 weeks respectively. 

• Trained teachers take the same courses pursued by the pre-trained teachers in their second and third years but the focus is on professional development.  

Graduates with B.S. in Chemistry with Education from The University of the West Indies will:

• gain fundamental concepts of bonding, structure and reactivity in chemistry while those in education expose them to various theories related to teaching, learning and curriculum. 

• begin to hone their skills in the art and science of teaching through strategies such as observation, modelling, reflection and micro teaching. 

• expand base in chemistry content by completing general education courses on the philosophy, psychology and sociology of teaching and learning 

• focus on reflective practice and on identifying areas of their teaching that need to be strengthened

• revisit teaching through their field work experience.

• use action research as a means of planning, implementing and 45 evaluating specific interventions used to teach topics from the CSEC curriculum over a 6 weeks period in secondary schools.