TEPI305-21YC1 (D) Year C First Half 2021 (Distance)

The Teacher's Role in Learning and Assessment/Nga Tirohanga Whanui

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 15 February 2021
End Date: Sunday, 27 June 2021
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 28 February 2021
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 28 May 2021

Description

This course explores sociocultural assessment theories and related, foregrounding the principles of Te Whariki and the teacher's role as it relates to current pedagogies in learning. Students will develop the skills and knowledge necessary to provide meaningful formative assessment, which forms the basis for planning for infants, toddlers and young children, including transitions to, within and from early childhood settings.

*Please note this course is only available to initial teacher education students. To enrol in this course you need to be accepted and enrolled in one of our Initial Teacher Education programmes.

Learning Outcomes

1. Apply a range of techniques and skills to provide appropriate formative assessment
2. Plan using formative assessment information to appropriately meet the needs of infants, toddlers and young children, including those in the process of transition
3. Synthesise theoretical debates and recent research on formative assessment in early childhood education both internationally and nationally

Prerequisites

Timetable Note

ON-SITE INTENSIVE

Students enrolled in TEPI305-20YD1(D) are required to attend compulsory face-to-face sessions at an On-Site Intensive (OSI) in Christchurch



Any costs, including travel, accommodation, childcare etc. associated with attendance at the On-Site Intensive are met by the student

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Karen Turnock

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Documentation and Critical Reflection 05 May 2021 60%
Essay 08 Jun 2021 40%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts:    Please refer to the Course Learn Site

Recommended Readings:   Please refer to the Course Learn Site

Additional Course Outline Information

Academic integrity

All forms of cheating and dishonest practice are taken seriously and penalties will result. Students should refer to Regulation J of the General Course and Examination Regulations. Work submitted may be analysed by the software Turnitin, to check for plagiarism. Where there is evidence that cheating or plagiarism has occurred students will be awarded an X grade and the matter will be referred to the year level coordinator, and/or the Head of the School of Teacher Education.

Assessment and grading system

Assessment procedures will follow the established policies of the UC College of Education, Health and Human Development Assessment Guidelines.

Grading Scale
Grade    GPA      Marks
A+          9      90 – 100
A            8      85 – 89.99
A-           7      80 – 84.99
B+          6      75 – 79.99
B            5      70 – 74.99
B-           4      65 – 69.99
C+          3      60 – 64.99
C            2      55 – 59.99
C-           1      50 – 54.99
D            0      40 – 49.99
E           -1       0 – 39.99

The score for each assessment item will be aggregated for the final grade. Normally a student will need to pass all assignments in a course. However, at the time of the examiner’s meeting when one of the grades for an assignment is just below the passing grade and the other grades are at a satisfactory level, the examiner may also consider factors such as attendance, engagement and the tertiary literacy standard of the assignment. In consultation, the examiner may decide to award the aggregated scores/grades. Assessment procedures will follow the policies of the UC College of Education, Health and Human Development Assessment Guidelines. Final grades will be calculated and reported using the UC Common Grading Scale.

Attendance

A student seeking credit in any course must attend such lectures, workshops and/or tutorials and perform satisfactorily such oral, practical, written and other requirements specified by the course coordinator

You are enrolled in a professional programme. As you enter a profession you also commit to a set of professional and ethical obligations. On completion of your programme the College is required to attest to the Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand your fitness to be a teacher. Fitness to teach is evidenced by:

• Professional behaviour
• Commitment to being fully prepared for professional experience
• Engagement with colleagues
• Reliability and trustworthiness

Your classes are structured to prepare you for your professional experiences out in early childhood centres and kindergartens. These classes are an important and integral part of preparing you for this professional experience and your future teaching profession. In our experience, students who miss lectures and/or tutorial/workshops are often inadequately prepared for their professional experience in centres and kindergartens. Students with less than 80% attendance are at-risk of not meeting the criteria for seeking credit in the course. The course coordinator may require evidence that they have actively engaged with the content and activities of the missed sessions.

We reserve the right to not allocate you a place on professional experiences where we determine that you are not sufficiently prepared. This could result in failure of the entire professional experience paper for that year. Should exceptional circumstances arise regarding attendance, students need to notify the course coordinator with an explanation. Extended absences must be accompanied by a medical certificate or similar (as for aegrotat provisions).

Evaluation

Formal and informal evaluation will take place in accordance with the relevant Course Evaluation Policy, to provide feedback to staff about the relevance and validity of what has been learned as well as the quality of course delivery.

Grade moderation

The courses will be internally moderated in accordance with the processes adopted by the College of Education, Health and Human Development. An examiners’ meeting will be held at the end of the course to determine the final grades and to ensure fairness and consistency.

Late submission of work

All assignments must be submitted on or before the due date. If an assignment is late (without a prior arranged extension) then it will normally not be marked. However, if the course lecturer is notified within 24 hours of the due date and there is a genuine issue, for which evidence must be given, it may be considered but the assignment grade is usually restricted to a minimum passing grade (50%) for that assessment. If the assessment is late it is automatically excluded from a resubmission opportunity unless there are exceptional circumstances.

Other specific requirements

Assignments must be processed in Times New Roman, 12 point front with a 3cm left hand margin, 1.5 line spacing.  Every page must be named and numbered.  APA format is required for references.   Keep a copy of all assignments.

Requests for extensions

Extensions are reserved for exceptional circumstances only (illness, accident, bereavement, or critical personal circumstances) and are not granted automatically. The course lecturer responsible for the assessment must be contacted by email a minimum of two working  days before the due date, and the application must be supported by relevant evidence (e.g. medical certificate, letter from counsellor). The student’s course lecturer will then make a recommendation to the course coordinator who will make a final decision. An extension will normally be for no more than one week and the date of the extension will be provided to the student in writing.

Extensions will not be granted because of pressure of university study, e.g. several pieces of work being due around the same time. The procedure for extensions is fully outlined in the College of Education, Health and Human Development Assessment Guidelines.

Resubmissions

Resubmits are not permitted

Special Considerations

Where for reasons beyond their control, students are prevented from completing an assessment or suffer significant impairment, they may apply for what is known as “special consideration”. University of Canterbury Special Consideration provisions may apply to impaired performance, non-completion of assessment items, and to late discontinuation (withdrawal) from a course.

A detailed description of special consideration and materials to support the applications process are available at: Special Considerations Process.  


Generally speaking, applications for special considerations should be lodged within five working days of the due date of that assessment item. For more details on this, please refer to the Special Considerations Regulations.


This information replaces any previous references to special consideration, Aegrotat or Backdated (Late) Withdrawal in the Course Information System, Learn or Course Outlines. If you are unclear about the implications or process please discuss with your Course Coordinator or contact the Student Advice team for assistance.

Where to submit and collect work

Save your file as a Microsoft Word document (inclusive of the cover sheet) with your last name, first initial in the title box (e.g Smith, C).  Other file formats, e.g. RTF will not be accepted.   Any student failing to meet submission requirements will be required to re-load their assignment according to these instructions.  This will riks incurring a late penalty.  It is the responsibility of the students to check their internet access and ability to submit their work via the online system.  Any technical difficulties should be notified well in advance of the due date so that assistance can be provided or alternative arrangements can be negotiation

It is the responsibility of the students to check their emails at least twice a week and ensure Internet access and ability to submit their work via the online system is functioning.  

For ICT help call our free call number 0508 UC IT HELP (0508 824 843) or on 03 369 5000.  Monday to  Friday, 8am to 5pm (excluding public and university holidays).

It is a student’s responsibility to uplift marked work and feedback in a timely manner. It is strongly recommended that students retain a back-up copy of all submitted work.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $785.00

International fee $3,500.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Teacher Education .

All TEPI305 Occurrences

  • TEPI305-21YC1 (C) Year C First Half 2021
  • TEPI305-21YC1 (D) Year C First Half 2021 (Distance)