Workshop 6

1
Importance of Reading and Writing in Learning
Chemistry
2
Writing is an Outcome from Reading

• Clarify concepts and understanding from reading

3
Assist students learning and understanding in
subject content

• Manage thinking
• Sort previous understandings
• draw connections
• Reinforce learning
• Attain better performance in
• examination

4
Students acquire effective communication skills

• Essay writing in public examination
• Laboratory report, projects
• ? better presentation

5
Suit the requirement for non-practical task in
SBA (NSS )
6
NSS Chemistry School-based Assessment
7
Learning how to read and write in science
is an important part of scientific literacy,
and it can help students understand and retain
key science content.
(NRC 1996 Saul 2004)
8

• It is important for science teachers to engage
  students in real science writing as part of their
  science education.