Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment Q1 - Explain the Function of assessment in learning and development The assessment cycle continues until all aspects of the qualification have been achieved by the learner:- Initial assessment – Prior knowledge of the subject to determine teaching style. Assessment planning – agree what types and methods of assessments are to take place Assessment Activity – what methods‚ e.g. observational/ assignments/ questioning Assessment decisions
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There are many different theories of development that help us to understand children’s behaviour‚ reactions and ways of learning. All equally important as they influence practice. To begin with there is Piaget’s constructivist theories which look at the way in which children seem to be able to make sense of their world as a result of their experiences and how they are active learners. He also suggested that as children develop so does their thinking. Piaget’s work has influenced early years settings
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How do kids reason? (Piaget’s preoperational thought) According to Piaget‚ “he called cognitive development between about 2 and 6 years preoperational intelligence‚ a time for symbolic thoughts‚ especially language and imagination.” Children do not use logical operations-reasoning processes during this time. In other words‚ things do not have to add up in order for it to make sense to them. An example would be that a child is able to use an object to represent something else‚ such as pretending
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There are five stages of development to go through in life although how fast or slow the stages are reached will vary between different people. The five stages are infancy‚ childhood‚ adolescence‚ adulthood and older adulthood. The infancy stage is approximately birth to 2 years. During this stage babies learn to roll over‚ crawl‚ walk‚ cry‚ smile and say their first words. Childhood is approximately 2 years to 12 this entails a child becoming independent‚ making friends‚ growing‚ widening their
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a fair method of dealing with alleged failures to observe them. Failure by an employee to reach and maintain standards of work may not‚ in the first instance‚ be a disciplinary matter. This work gives practical guidance on how to draw up disciplinary rules and procedures and how to operate them effectively. Its aim is to help employers and trade unions as well as individual employees - both men and women - wherever they are employed regardless of the size of the organisation in which they work. In
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Self-Discipline in 10 days How To Go From Thinking To Doing by Theodore Bryant‚ MSW HUB Publishing Human Understanding and Behavior Publishing Seattle‚ Washington Dedicated... to all the people who have attended my self-discipline courses‚ seminars‚ and lectures. You provided me with the desire and motivation to write this book. You enabled me to create a self-discipline system that can work for anyone. But‚ more important‚ you taught me that life’s greatest pleasure lies
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Stages of Cognitive Development Infancy (Birth - 2 years old) Infants have the ability to hear things from birth‚ they also can see objects in front of them. When an infant hears a loud noise they get startled and it catches their attention. When you place an object in front of an infant their eyes will follow it from side to side. Infants get entertained with toys that make noise and have movement. Early Childhood (2 - 6 years old) At this stage children begin to learn and understand words
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1 “Discipline of Teams” Paper The purpose of this paper is to write a summery of the main topics presented in an article written by Katzenbach and Smith called “The Discipline of Teams”. This article was written to show how people‚ no matter what differences or backgrounds‚ can come together to function as a team‚ not just as a group of individuals. In order for individuals to work effectively together‚ they must be committed to the teams success and they must be able to trust each person within
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movement and senses. An infant will learn to coordinate sensations or reproduce an event that happened by accident. • The mother has stated that the infant has learned to self-soothe by finding her thumb at night and going back to sleep. Physical Development: • While lying on tummy‚ lifts and holds head up • Able to move fists from closed to open • Able to bring hands to mouth • Moves legs and arms off of surface when excited • Quiets or smiles in response to sound or voice • Turns head towards sound
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Manage personal work priorities and professional development When planning and organising your work‚ what qualities do you need to demonstrate in order to serve as a positive role model to others in the workplace? To serve as a positive role model‚ you need to have the following attributes: Uncompromising Integrity
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