Assessment overview
Throughout the first three weeks of this unit, you will explore a range of concepts aimed at preparing you for the next stage of your practicum journey. These concepts include: developing and maintaining professional relationships; creating effective learning environments; and introducing you to assessment, evaluating and reporting. Each Part you will be provided with one or two online activities to help you develop your knowledge and understanding of these concepts.
This assessment task requires you to create a personal journal in Microsoft Word, reflecting on your understanding of the three of the weekly online activities (specified below).
Assessment details
You are required to reflect on your learning from each of the three activities listed below:
Part One: Developing professional relationships... Which approach would you take?
Part Two: Design decisions
Part Three: Assessing, evaluating and reporting in practice
Each personal journal entry will be approximately 500 words each. You are also required to include an introduction and a conclusion of 250 words each within your submission to frame and summarise the three journal entries.
For each journal reflection should include the following:
Evidence of the completed activity. You may attach this as a document, image, screenshot etc. (This will not be included in the overall word count.)
The key concept(s) being explored throughout the activity.
Discussion of how the activity has influenced your understanding of the concept(s).
Evaluation of how you intend to transfer this knowledge into practice in your upcoming practicum.Introduction (250 words)(brief overview of the topics)
http://writesite.elearn.usyd.edu.au/m3/m3u3/m3u3s2/m3u3s2_1.htm
http://www.crlsresearchguide.org/17_Writing_Introduction.asp
https://www.reading.ac.uk/internal/studyadvice/StudyResources/Essays/sta-writingessay.aspx
The function of the Introduction is to serve as a 'map' of the essay, outlining to your reader the main argument and points which you develop in your essay. Most introductions begin with an orientation in the form of a brief general statement that leads the reader into the topic showing how the specific topic relates to bigger issues or to the discipline field. This is followed by your thesis statement, which is your concise response to the essay question, then an outline of the argument presented in the essay.
• http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/essay/4bii.html
There are some important things you need to do in the introduction:
You need to define what you are going to talk about. Otherwise your marker can't tell if you've talked about it meaningfully or not.
You need to show your marker what you are trying to do with your topic - your direction.
You need to show your marker what you are going to cover (and what you're not, if need be).
You need to give your marker background information necessary to their understanding.
• http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/writing/business-economics/marketing/2.2.2.xml
Part 1 (500 words)
Evidence: I have that I would send it
Key concepts: The key concept(s) being explored throughout the activity.
For each of the three activities analyse and reflect
critically on the key concepts covered, the readings and unit materials, and on how these have influenced you and affected your learning and views.
Discussion: of how the activity has influenced your understanding of the concept(s).
• Reflect on prior knowledge.
• How has your participation in the activities and exploration of the readings influenced your understanding and future practice?
• Reflective writing helps you develop and clarify the connections:
• between what you already know and what you are learning
• between theory and practice
• between what you are doing and how and why you do it
Evaluation: of how you intend to transfer this knowledge into practice in your upcoming practicum.
• Support with examples and meaningful and relevant academic literature.
Part 2 (500 words)
Evidence:
Key concepts: The key concept(s) being explored throughout the activity.
For each of the three activities analyse and reflect
critically on the key concepts covered, the readings and unit materials, and on how these have influenced you and affected your learning and views.
Discussion: of how the activity has influenced your understanding of the concept(s).
• Reflect on prior knowledge.
• How has your participation in the activities and exploration of the readings influenced your understanding and future practice?
• Reflective writing helps you develop and clarify the connections:
• between what you already know and what you are learning
• between theory and practice
• between what you are doing and how and why you do it
Evaluation: of how you intend to transfer this knowledge into practice in your upcoming practicum.
• Support with examples and meaningful and relevant academic literature.
Part 3 (500 words)
Evidence:
Key concepts: The key concept(s) being explored throughout the activity.
For each of the three activities analyse and reflect
critically on the key concepts covered, the readings and unit materials, and on how these have influenced you and affected your learning and views.
Discussion: of how the activity has influenced your understanding of the concept(s).
• Reflect on prior knowledge.
• How has your participation in the activities and exploration of the readings influenced your understanding and future practice?
• Reflective writing helps you develop and clarify the connections:
• between what you already know and what you are learning
• between theory and practice
• between what you are doing and how and why you do it
Evaluation: of how you intend to transfer this knowledge into practice in your upcoming practicum.
• Support with examples and meaningful and relevant academic literature.
Conclusion (250 words)(Brief summary of the main points and your final word on the topic.)