Biology New Lower Secondary Curriculum Syllabus

Biology New Lower Secondary Curriculum Syllabus

Learning Biology will enable learners to:

• Apply and use the principles of the scientific method/process and the application of experimental techniques to solve specific problems.
• Write, communicate and report on biological concepts.
• Apply biological concepts to better understand other
• fields of science in order to readily accomplish day to day tasks.
• Understand, address and successfully manage health, environmental, and sustainability challenges facing the society.

Teaching and Learning Biology

The thrust of the new syllabus is experiential and towards deeper understanding. The focus in Biology is on the development of understanding through scientific enquiry and rational thought. The new syllabus provides learners with a wide range of contexts in which to develop this understanding. The contexts are designed to engage the interest of the learner and to provide opportunities to build life-related knowledge, experience, and skills. Teachers are encouraged to go beyond the textbooks and provide as many meaningful contexts as possible. The generic skills have been integrated throughout
the curriculum and can only be acquired through active approaches.

The role of the teacher is to build on the learners’ existing knowledge and experience through posing problems to the learners. This makes them think about their own ideas and experiences as well as adding new knowledge and skills to it. Learners need to interact with real situations inside and outside the classroom. They need to look at pictures or diagrams, examine statistics, or read texts from a range of
sources. They need to find out knowledge and ideas for themselves. They should then be expected to express these in their own words, not those of the teacher, and so demonstrate that they have understood what they have learnt.

In this approach, learners are encouraged to:

• be responsible for their own learning
• think for themselves and form their own ideas and opinions
• become critical thinkers, ready to face new challenges and situations for themselves, through inquiry and analysis of situations

Download the Syllabus from Here

https://www.ncdc.go.ug/resource-form-submissions/secondary-curriculum/o-level-curriculum-revised-competency-based/biology-syllabus