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ASSIGNMENT / TUGASAN

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HBEC2203
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CURRICULUM
SEPTEMBER 2015 SEMESTER

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INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS / ARAHAN KEPADA PELAJAR
1. This assignment contains only ONE (1) question that is set in both Malay and English. / Tugasan ini
mengandungi SATU (1) soalan sahaja yang disediakan dalam bahasa Melayu dan bahasa Inggeris.
2. Answer in Malay or English. / Jawab dalam bahasa Melayu atau bahasa Inggeris.
3. Learners are to submit assignment only in MsWord format unless specified otherwise. Please refrain from
converting text/phrases into picture format such as .gif / .jpeg / print screen / etc. / Anda dikehendaki
menyerahkan tugasan dalam format MsWord melainkan dinyatakan sebaliknya. Anda tidak dibenarkan
untuk menukar teks/frasa tugasan tersebut kepada format grafik seperti .jpeg / .gif / print screen / dan
lain-lain format berkaitan.
4. Download the language version of the assignment template concerned from the MyVLE for preparation
and submission of your assignment. Your assignment should be typed using 12 point Times New Roman
font and 1.5 line spacing. / Muat turunkan templat tugasan versi bahasa yang berkenaan daripada
MyVLE untuk penyediaan dan penyerahan tugasan anda. Tugasan anda hendaklah ditaip dengan
menggunakan saiz fon 12 Times New Roman dan langkau baris 1.5.
5. Your assignment should be between 2500 to 3000 words excluding references. Do not copy the
assignment question and instructions to your answer. Only assignment answer developed within the
approximate word limit will be assessed. The number of words should be shown at the end of your
assignment. / Tugasan anda hendaklah mengandungi 2500 hingga 3000 patah perkataan tidak termasuk
rujukan. Bilangan perkataan hendaklah ditunjukkan di hujung tugasan anda. Jangan menyalin soalan
dan arahan tugasan dalam jawapan anda. Pemeriksa tidak akan membaca jawapan tugasan yang
melebihi had patah perkataan yang dibenarkan. Jumlah perkataan hendaklah dinyatakan di penghujung
tugasan anda.
6. You must submit your assignment ONLINE via the MyVLE. Refer to the portal for instructions on the
procedures to submit your assignment online. You are advised to keep a copy of your submitted
assignment and proof of the submission for personal reference. / Anda dikehendaki menghantar tugasan
SECARA ONLINE melalui MyVLE. Sila rujuk kepada portal untuk arahan mengenai prosedur
penghantaran tugasan secara online. Anda dinasihatkan menyimpan salinan tugasan yang dihantar dan
bukti penghantaran untuk rujukan sendiri.
7. You can submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file. The file must be in MS-WORD format.
Please ensure that you submit the CORRECT and latest version of file. File which is wrongly submitted
must be re-submitted online before the deadline. / Anda hanya boleh menghantar tugasan SEKALI
sahaja dalam SATU fail. Fail tugasan yang dihantar mestilah dalam format MS-WORD (filename.doc).
Sila pastikan fail adalah VERSI TERKINI yang BETUL. Fail yang tersalah hantar hendaklah dihantar
semula secara on-line sebelum tamat tempoh penghantaran.

8. Your assignment must be submitted between 2nd 15th November 2015. Submission after 15th
November 2015 will NOT be accepted. / Tugasan anda hendaklah diserahkan antara 2hb 15hb
November 2015. Serahan selepas 15hb November 2015 TIDAK akan diterima.
9. Your assignment should be prepared individually. You should not copy another persons assignment. You
should also not plagiarise another persons work as your own. / Tugasan hendaklah disiapkan secara
individu. Anda dilarang meniru tugasan orang lain. Anda juga dilarang sama sekali memplagiat kerja
orang lain sebagai kerja sendiri.
10. Please take note that PENALTY will be imposed on late submission of assignment as specified in the
Registrars Office circular 6/2012 (Refer to Registrars Announcement in myVLE). / Sila ambil maklum
tentang PENALTI yang akan dikenakan ke atas penghantaran lewat tugasan seperti yang tertera di
pekeliling pejabat Pendaftar 6/2012 (Rujuk Registrars Announcement di myVLE).
11. 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. / Anda perlu memastikan RESIT yang
dikeluarkan bagi penghantaran tugasan disimpan sebagai bukti penghantaran. Kegagalan
mengemukakan resit dalam sebarang isu yang timbul berkaitan penghantaran tugasan akan
mengakibatkan tugasan dianggap TIDAK dihantar.

EVALUATION / PENILAIAN
This assignment accounts for 40% of the total marks for the course and shall be assessed
based on the Rubrics or Answer Scheme attached. You would be given feedback on the
assignment before the Final Semester Examination commences. /
Tugasan ini menyumbang sehingga 40% daripada jumlah markah kursus berkenaan dan
akan dinilai berdasarkan kepada Rubrik atau Skema Jawapan yang dilampirkan. Anda
akan diberikan maklum balas tentang tugasan ini sebelum Peperiksaan Akhir Semester
bermula.
PLAGIARISM: MARKS DEDUCTION / PLAGIARISME: POTONGAN MARKAH
Warning: The submitted assignment will automatically undergo a similarity check. If
plagiarism is detected, marks would be deducted as follows: /
Amaran: Tugasan yang diserahkan, secara automatik, akan disemak untuk menentukan
kadar pertindihan. Jika plagiarisme dikesan, markah akan dipotong seperti berikut:
No. /
Bil.
1.
2.
3.
4.

Similarity Percentage /
Kadar Pertindihan
0 30
30.01 50
50.01 70
70.01 - 100

Marks Deduction /
Potongan Markah
0
5
10
100

ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

An effective early childhood education curriculum is one that is planned around the
developmental needs of the children in the classroom. Curriculum development should draw
from many sources such as knowledge of early childhood phases, individual characteristics of
young children, culture and values, parental expectations, and the practical elements children
require to function well in society (NAEYC & NAECS/SDE, 2003a).

For this assignment, you are required to:


(i)

identify at least five (5) characteristics of an effective early childhood education


curriculum and explain how these are integral in creating appropriate and suitable
learning conditions in young childrens classroom. Your discussion should reflect your
background reading of the appropriate literature on the subject; and

(ii)

design a lesson plan that demonstrates your understanding of such an environment in


your own classroom of young learners. Ensure that all the characteristics that you
have listed in (i) above are evident in your lesson planning.

[Total: 40 marks]

SOALAN TUGASAN

Kurikulum pendidikan awal kanak-kanak yang efektif merupakan kurikulum yang dibina
berdasarkan keperluan perkembangan kanak-kanak di dalam bilik darjah. Kurikulum
tersebut seharusnya dibina dengan mengambil kira pelbagai sumber seperti pengetahuan
fasa awal kanak-kanak, ciri-ciri individu kanak-kanak, budaya dan nilai, harapan ibu bapa
serta elemen-elemen praktikal yang diperlukan untuk membolehkan kanak-kanak berfungsi
dengan baik di dalam masyarakat (NAEYC & NAECS/SDE, 2003a).
Untuk tugasan ini, anda dikehendaki:
(i)

kenal pasti lima (5) ciri-ciri kurikulum pendidikan awal kanak-kanak yang efektif.
Terangkan bagaimana ciri-ciri ini adalah penting dalam mewujudkan suasana
pembelajaran yang kondusif dan bersesuaian di dalam bilik darjah pembelajaran
kanak- kanak kecil. Perbincangan anda harus menggambarkan pembacaan mengenai
isu-isu yang berkaitan; dan

(ii)

sediakan satu rancangan pengajaran yang menunjukkan pemahaman anda mengenai


prasarana pembelajaran sedemikian di dalam kelas anda. Pastikan ke semua ciri-ciri
yang dinyatakan di (i) di atas dipamerkan dalam rancangan pengajaran dan
pembelajaran anda.

[Jumlah: 40 markah]

Assignment Rubrics / Rubrik Tugasan


HBEC2203 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CURRICULUM / SEPTEMBER 2015 SEMESTER
Criteria / Kriteria

Discussion of 5
characteristics

Teaching Plan:
Framework

Weight /
Wajaran
4
(x5)

Missing
Item /
Tidak Lengkap
0

Low /
Lemah

Fair /
Sederhana

Above average /
Baik

Excellent /
Cemerlang

No discussion.

Discussion of characteristic
is minimal/superficial.

Characteristic is
adequately discussed.

Characteristic is fairly
well discussed.

Characteristic is
discussed in detail.

No evidence of
literature review.

Poor evidence of literature


review.

Some evidence of literature


review.

Fair evidence of
literature review.

Excellent evidence
of literature review.

No lesson
stages and
progression.

Weak/awkward lesson
stages and progression.

Fair lesson stages and


progression.

Clear lesson stages.

Clear lesson stages.

Good lesson
progression.

Excellent lesson
progression.

Max Marks
/ Markah
Penuh
16

Teaching Plan:
5 Characteristics

2.5

No attempt to
present 5
characteristics.

Weak presentation of 5
characteristics.

Fair presentation of 5
characteristics.

Good presentation of 5
characteristics.

Excellent
presentation of 5
characteristics.

10

Teaching Plan:
Creativity

2.0

No attempt at
creativity.

Lesson planning indicates


low creativity.

Lesson planning indicates


some creativity.

Lesson planning
indicates fairly good
creativity.

Very creative lesson


planning.

Organisation

0.5

No organisation.

Poor organisation of
writing.

Adequate organisation of
writing.

Good organisation of
writing.

Excellent
organisation of
writing.

Writing lacks flow and


cohesiveness.

Writing lacks flow and


cohesiveness in some
parts.

Writing has evident flow


and cohesiveness.

No flow .
No coherence.

Writing has excellent


flow and
cohesiveness.

TOTAL MARKS / JUMLAH MARKAH

40

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