ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION AND ASSESSMENT

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HMEF5123
MODELS AND STRATEGIES OF TEACHING
JANUARY SEMESTER 2018
ASSIGNMENT
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INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS

1. This assignment contains question that is set in English.

2. Answer in English.

3. Learners are to submit assignment only in MsWord(.docx) format unless specified otherwise.
Please refrain from converting text / phrases into picture format such as .gif / .jpeg / print screen
/ etc.

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preparation and submission of your assignment. Your assignment should be typed using 12 point
Times New Roman font and 1.5 line spacing.

5. Your assignment should be between 3000 to 5000 words excluding references. The number of
words should be shown at the end of your assignment. Do not copy the assignment question and
instructions to your answer.

6. Submission of assignment:

 Face-to-face Class Student:

You MUST submit a softcopy of your assignment online through myINSPIREand a hardcopy to
your facilitator.

 Online student:
You MUST submit a softcopy of your assignment via myINSPIREand another softcopy to the
facilitator via e-mail.

7. You can submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file.

8. Your assignment must be submitted between 9th – 11th March 2018.

9. Your assignment should be prepared individually. You should not copy another person’s
assignment. You should also not plagiarise another person’s work as your own.

10. Please ensure that you keep the RECEIPT issued upon submisson of your assignment as proof of
submission. Your assignment is considered as NOT submitted if you fail to produce the submission
receipt in any dispute arises concerning assignment submission.
EVALUATION

This assignment accounts for 60% of the total marks for the course.

You would be given feedback on the assignment before the Final Semester Examination commences.

PLAGIARISM: MARKS DEDUCTION

Warning: The submitted assignment will automatically undergo a similarity check. If plagiarism is
detected, marks would be deducted as follows:

No. % Similarity Group % of Mark Deduction

1 0 – 30 0
2 30.01 – 50 5
3 50.01 – 70 10
4 70.01 – 100 100
 ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

INTRODUCTION
There is no denying that an effective teacher is one who has a good knowledge and understanding of
a variety of teaching models and strategies. Therefore, the main aim of this assignment is to help you
gain a good understanding of a variety of teaching models and apply them in your practice as an
educator. The assignment consists of two tasks: Task 1 and Task II.

Objectives
The main objectives of the assignment are to provide you the opportunity to:
a) explore a variety of readings in order to possess a better understanding of the teaching and
learning models;
b) synthesise key issues and ideas from reading; and
c) apply the information gained from the course on Models and Strategies of Teaching.

TASK I: Review of Related Literature (60 marks)

The main aim of this task is to write a literature review on the Social Learning Teaching Model. First,
examine what is teaching and learning, highlighting the differences between teacher-centred and
student-centred learning. Then explore the Social Learning Teaching Model in relation to 21st century
teaching and learning.

Based on your readings, write an essay (of about 2500 - 3000 words) focused on the Social Learning
Teaching Model in relation to 21st century teaching and learning. Your report must demonstrate your
critical reading, understanding and knowledge of the topic discussed. The details of assignment are
explained below:

 Read a minimum of 10 relevant materials (e.g. articles, chapters, books, etc.) on current
theories of teaching and learning.
 Recommended readings should include the following:
 A minimum of five (5) relevant journal articles published between 1995 and 2016.
 A minimum of two (2) book chapters / one (1) book.
 Read Topics 1 – 3 from the prescribed OUM Module HMEF 5123: Models and Strategies
on Teaching (2015).
 Then write a critical review of literature. Keep in mind that a good essay should have an
Introduction, Body and Conclusion. You may want to discuss the following:
 Introduction- What is meant by teaching and learning – highlighting what is teacher-
centred and student-centred learning.
 Body (Part 1) – Brief introduction to teaching models.
 Body (Part II) - The Social Learning Model - Basic assumptions and principles.
 Body (Part III) – (a) Cooperative Learning, (b). Group Investigation, (c) Role-Playing and
(d) JurisprudentC
TASK II: APPLICATION OF TEACHING MODEL (40 marks)

Read the following scenario:

You have been attending the course ‘HMEF 5123 - Models and Strategies of Teaching’ and you have
gained some valuable input from the course and you intend to use the knowledge gained in your
classroom.

You are now assigned to teach a new concept to a group of students on a specific subject. The students
in this class:
a) need to have a good understanding of the ‘concept formation’ and the ‘concept attainment’
of the concept you are putting forward;
b) need time to synthesise information provided by the teacher;
c) prefer to work collaboratively; and
d) are generally active when they use digital based resources, e.g. YouTube, Google etc.

Based on the above mentioned scenario, select an approach from the Information Processing family
of models which you think would BEST cater to the needs of your students. In your selection, do
consider the role of the teacher and the type of students.

Your essay should consist of the following:

a) A suitable introduction highlighting the main aim of the report;
b) A brief review of literature on the approach you would use; highlighting the rationale for the
selection; the role of the teacher and the student, etc.
c) An 80-minute Lesson Plan that will meet the requirement of the teacher and students as
presented in the scenario above.
 Make sure you identify the subject (e.g. Maths), Level of study (e.g. Year 6), Number
of students (e.g. 30), Ability of Students (e.g. Mixed Ability classroom), Objective of
lesson, Learning Outcomes, etc.
 Your teaching-learning plan adheres to the stages / phases as stipulated in the
approach.
d) Provide a succinct conclusion;
e) List of References; and
f) Documents to be submitted include the following:
 Report;
 Lesson Plan;
 Sample Teaching Aids in Appendices.

[TOTAL: 100 MARKS]

Additional Guidelines

1. Your assignment should be typed on A4 paper using 12-point Times New Roman and 1.5
spacing.
2. You are to submit a softcopy of your assignment on-line through myINSPIRE and a hardcopy
to your facilitator.
3. The assignment must be submitted in the form of a printed report.
4. Documents to be submitted are: The Final Report together with a list references (Task 1 and
Task II), Lesson Plan, Sample Teaching Aids in Appendices (Task II).
5. Give your Reports (Task I and Task II) a suitable title.
6. Your final paper should be written using the American Psychological Association (APA) format.
Surf the Internet for the latest information on the APA format.
7. Cite latest references (Recommendation – 70% References: Year 2005 onwards)
8. Plagiarised assignments will be rejected. Surf various websites available on the Internet to
learn more about plagiarism.
9. When writing your response to the assignment, keep in mind the following checklist:

Task Fulfillment All the aspects posed in the questions are covered and answered correctly.
Accurate Grammar, syntax, no sentence fragments, correct punctuation, correct
English spelling, variety of sentence structures and expressions, coherence and
cohesion of thoughts and ideas etc.

Quotations Short and long quotations handled differently and accurately.

Titles, Titles of books, journal articles, and other readings such as short essays,
referencing and monographs and chapters of books are to be cited using the latest APA
notes Format.

Bibliography In alphabetical order of authors; all required information in the right order
and punctuated correctly. Where necessary adhere to APA Style
referencing.

Assessment Criteria

Your response to the task will be graded based on the scoring scheme attached. For maximum credit,
be sure that your response addresses each of the scoring criteria components.

END OF ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

 JANUARY 2018
HMEF5123 MODELS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING
EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR ASSIGNMENT

TASK I: Review of Related Literature (60 marks)

Marks Descriptors
26-30  an accurate and excellent understanding of the task;
 an excellent in-depth understanding of the relevant readings;
 excellent synthesis of ideas and communicates ideas exceptionally well;
 lucid and logical progression of ideas linking the models to 21 st century teaching and
learning; and
 report is very well organised, very easy to read with no / minor errors in grammar, spelling
& punctuation and accurate APA referencing.
21-25  a good understanding of the task;
 a good in-depth understanding of the relevant readings;
 good synthesis of ideas and communicates ideas well;
 good logical progression of ideas linking the models to 21st century teaching and learning
 report is well organised, easy to read with few / minor errors in grammar, spelling &
punctuation and good APA referencing.
16-20  adequate understanding of the task;
 fair understanding of the relevant readings;
 fair logical progression of ideas linking the models to 21st century teaching and learning;
 report is fairly well organised, fairly easy to read with some gross errors in grammar,
spelling & punctuation and some errors in APA referencing.
11-15  a below average understanding of the task;
 some evidence of minimal understanding of the relevant readings;
 limited logical progression of ideas linking the models to 21st century teaching and
learning
 report is fairly well organised, a bit difficult to read as there are some gross errors in
grammar, spelling & punctuation and some errors in APA referencing.
6-10  a minimal understanding of the task;
 a minimal understanding of the relevant readings;
 limited logical progression of ideas linking the models to 21st century teaching and
learning
 report is rather poorly organised, difficult to read with numerous gross errors in grammar,
spelling & punctuation and inaccurate APA referencing.
1-5  does not demonstrate an understanding of the task and does not address the issues in
the task;
 poor understanding of the relevant readings;
 poor logical progression of ideas linking the models to 21st century teaching and learning
 report is very poorly organised, is difficult to read with numerous gross errors in grammar,
spelling & punctuation and improper referencing.

(30 X 2 = 60 marks)
 TASK II: APPLICATION OF TEACHING MODEL (40 marks)

Excellent Good Fair Poor

Max
Criteria Weight 4 3 2 1 Marks

Introduction and 5  Excellent  Good  Satisfactory  No or poor 20

Identification of the introduction Introduction introduction introduction
approach  Excellent  Good  Satisfactory  No or poor
and rationale for description on description of description of description of
selection selected the selected approach. approach.
approach. approach.
 Excellent  Good  Satisfactory  No or poor
substantiation substantiation substantiation Rationale for
of ideas. of ideas. of ideas. selection.
 Excellent  Good  Satisfactory  Poor
understanding understanding understanding understanding of
of model and of model and of the models. model
rationale for rational for
selection. selection.
Teaching – learning 4  Excellent Lesson  Satisfactory  Fair Leeson Plan  Poor Lesson 16
plan Plan Lesson Plan  Stages of plan Plan
 Stages of plan  Stages of plan are in some  Stages of plan
are well are in accordance with not in
explained and accordance the selected accordance
accordance to with the approach. with the
the selected selected  Plan fairly meets selected
approach. approach. the requirement approach.
 Plan meets  Plan meets well of the teacher  Plan does not
excellently the the requirement and learner in meet the
requirement of of the teacher chosen requirement of
teacher and and learner in approach. the teacher.
learner in chosen
chosen approach.
approach.
Organization and 1 Paper is very well Paper is well  well
Paper is fairly Report is very 4
Mechanics of Writing organised, has organised, has organised, has poorly
excellent logical cohesion limited cohesion organised, lacks
cohesion of of thoughts and of thoughts and cohesion of
thoughts and ideas and is easy ideas and is fairly thoughts and
ideas and very to read. easy to read. ideas and is
easy to read. difficult to read.
Some gross errors
in grammar, Numerous gross
No / minor errors Few minor errors spelling and errors in
in grammar, in grammar, punctuation. grammar,
spelling and spelling and spelling and
punctuation. punctuation. Some errors in punctuation.
referencing.
Accurate Improper
referencing Good referencing. referencing.

TOTAL 40