Assessment in the ECE curriculum Institution: Privately run preschool in Singapore Fictional child: Sara Background: Age: 3 year old girl‚ Nationality: Indian origin. Has a twin in the same class. Interest: At this point in time this child is particularly interested in growing plants. We have observed her using a learning story. This is our first time using this particular assessment tool. Traditionally in our pre-school we have used a range of assessment tools for eg: checklist‚ work
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and culture as Australian curriculum must be relevant to everyone and must address the present-day issues that young people face. With this intention and the goals mentioned in Melbourne Declaration‚ Australian curriculum gave special attention to Cross-curriculum priority. One of the major priorities was to ensure that all young Australian must understand the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture‚ and their significance for Australia. Cross-curriculum priority has been given continuum
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According to John Dewey in his book on The Child and the Curriculum (1902)‚ a child might not have a mental framework in which to classify and assimilate all the information that he is receiving in school. The child is still in the process of developing the context to process all the information about the world that he is absorbing. As part of a child’s survival and human development‚ he tends to focus more on the surrounding people and relationships as opposed to new concrete facts presented in
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Choose a topic (objective) from one of the strand units in the Primary Science Curriculum (DES‚ 1999) and describe how you would assess it in a way that ensures that the assessment is integrated seamlessly in teaching and learning science. Indicate what the focus of the assessment is in terms of the science concept AND skill(s). The topic chosen must not be a task included in Hands-on Science. Indicate what the focus for the assessment is in terms of science concept and skills. In your answer refer
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In regards to the newly state-mandated‚ textbook-based curriculum for Kindergarten‚ I am apprehensive to the benefits of such said curriculum for children so young. Although textbooks cover lots of information in a given subject they aren’t nearly as effective as age-appropriate literature in their ability to interest children in the area of topic and getting them excited about learning. Kindergarten aged children will most likely see typical textbooks as boring and/or overwhelming. At this age
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elopASituationalTopica.htm Howard‚ J Kulik‚ C.‚ Kulik‚ J.‚ & Bangert-Drowns‚ R. (1990). Effectiveness of mastery learning programs: A meta-analysis. Review of Educational Research‚ 60‚ pp. 265-299. Nunley‚ K.F. (2004). Advantages to layered curriculum. Retrieved March 24‚ 2011‚ from http://www.help4teachers.com/whyy.htm Pappas‚ C Reilly‚ T. (1988). Approaches to foreign language syllabus design. Washington DC: ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service
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A Introduction- Learning and Play go hand in hand. 1. A.G. – All kids should have the Opportunity to Play 2. Central Idea- Hanline‚ Developing a Preschool Play- Based Curriculum‚ Mary Frances 3. Preview- Play gives children opportunity to understand the word‚ interact with others‚ and express and control emotions and practice skills. B. Body- 1. Problem Statement- To provide learning benefits for children intervention is typically called “play Training” in (ECE) and involves
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Discuss Early Childhood Curriculum approaches: Compare and Contrast of High/Scope‚ Reggio and Te Whariki Introduction: Early Childhood is an important stage of children’s life. By interacting with people around (each other and the adults)‚ children explore and make sense of the world around them. A successful early childhood curriculum should fulfill children’s need to give children rich experience at the most important developmental stage of their lives. This paper will critically discuss‚ compare
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classic gothic novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ has been on and off the banned book list for years ever since it was first published in 1960 in the middle of the Civil Rights Movement. To Kill A Mockingbird should remain in the high school curriculum because it teaches lessons to the reader. In a town that is “diseased” with racism‚ Atticus tries to make the all white male jury understand that Tom Robinson is innocent and should be let go. He explains to them that it is clear who had hurt mayella
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university‚ launched in 2005 at Cyberjaya‚ Malaysia. Currently‚ it contains two faculties: Medicine and Pharmacy. It is always difficult for new lecturers to design and deliver a new course or curriculum without prior experience. Harden (1986) proposed `Ten questions to ask when planning a course or a curriculum` and review of that paper provides a good start towards evaluating‚ planning and improving a course. The implementation of these 10 questions for Toxicology course within pharmacy program in
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