OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY

PAMPANGA CAMPUS
Dela Paz Norte, City of San Fernando, Pampanga
Master of Arts in Teaching Biology
FINAL EXAMINATION
Teaching Strategies in Biology
Second Semester 2019-2020
NAME:______________________ SCORE:________

1. Enumerate 10 tips of effective science teaching.

2. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of an instructor-centered

teaching. How is it different for a discipline-centered and student-centered
teaching?

3. Suggest ways on how you can make your students from being passive
listeners to active participants.

4. How do you keep students engaged when lecturing is the chosen teaching
method?

5. What is collaborative learning? How is it similar and different from cooperative

learning?

6. Enumerate ways on how to identify misconceptions in understanding science

and suggest possible methods to break down misconceptions.

7. In your own opinion, what is the best way/method to evaluate your own
teaching? Elaborate your answer.

8. Why is science being feared by many students? How can we increase the
curiosity of students to study science?

9. What is your favorite method of teaching science? Expound your answer by

citing particular actual scenario wherein this method helped you in making
you an effective teacher.

10. Design a rubric on a topic about cell division.