This course requires student-teachers to scaffold learning; practice how to promote active engagement of the learner; expose and discuss common misconceptions; organize the syllabus into schemes of work and further into lesson notes; use assessment as a means of advancing learning; develop effective and interactive teaching techniques and styles; and use collaborative rich tasks to engage science students in co-operative small group work.

The course specifically includes the following topics: Overview of theories of learning and teaching; principles of learning and teaching; various instructional strategies; creating a good teaching environment (including board management, class control and class management); motivation in science teaching; statement of lesson objectives and set induction; lesson  planning; questioning and questioning skills; learning difficulties in chemistry; practical work in chemistry; and use of ICT in teaching chemistry.