PENYERAHAN DAN PENILAIAN TUGASAN ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION AND ASSESSMENT __________________________________________________________________ HBEC 2503 MATHEMATICS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

JANUARY 2013 __________________________________________________________________ ARAHAN KEPADA PELAJAR / INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS 1. Tugasan ini mengandungi SATU (1) soalan sahaja yang disediakan dalam bahasa modul bercetak kursus ini. / This assignment contains only ONE (1) question that is set in the language of the printed module for the course. 2. Jawab dalam Bahasa Melayu atau Bahasa Inggeris. / Answer in Malay or English. 3. 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. / 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.

4. Tugasan anda hendaklah antara 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. / Your assignment should be between 2500 to 3000 words excluding references. The number of words should be shown at the end of your assignment. Do not copy the assignment question and instructions to your answer. 5. Anda dikehendaki menghantar tugasan SECARA ON-LINE melalui MyVLE. Sila rujuk kepada portal untuk arahan mengenai prosedur menghantar tugasan anda secara on-line . Anda dinasihatkan menyimpan senaskah tugasan yang diserahkan untuk rujukan sendiri. / You must submit your assignment ON-LINE via the MyVLE. Refer to the portal for instructions on the procedures to submit your assignment on-line. You are advised to keep a copy of your submitted assignment for personal reference. 6. Anda hanya boleh menghantar tugasan SEKALI sahaja dalam SATU fail. / You can submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file.
7. Tugasan anda hendaklah diserahkan antara 26hb Februari 10hb Mac 2013. Serahan

selepas 10hb Mac 2013 TIDAK akan diterima. / Your assignment must be submitted between 26th February 10th March 2013. Submission after 10th March 2013 will NOT be accepted. 8. Tugasan hendaklah disiapkan secara individu. Anda dilarang meniru tugasan orang lain. Anda juga dilarang sama sekali memplagiat kerja orang lain sebagai kerja sendiri . / Your assignment should be prepared individually. You should not copy another persons assignment. You should also not plagiarise another persons work as your own.

PENILAIAN / EVALUATION Tugasan ini akan menyumbangkan 40 % markah kepada kursus tersebut dan akan dinilai berdasarkan kepada Rubrik atau Skema Jawapan. / This assignment accounts for 40 % of the marks for the course mentioned and shall be assessed based on the Rubrics or Answer Scheme. Anda akan dimaklumkan tentang markah tugasan ini sebelum Peperiksaan Akhir Semester bermula / You would be informed of the assignment mark before the Final Semester Examination commences. PLAGIARISME : POTONGAN MARKAH / PLAGIARISM : MARKS DEDUCTION Amaran : Tugasan yang diserahkan secara automatik akan disemak untuk persamaan. Jika plagiarisme dikesan, markah akan dipotong seperti berikut: / Warning: The submitted assignment will automatically undergo a similarity check. If plagiarism is detected, marks would be deducted as follows: Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan antara 10 - 30 %: potongan 20% daripada jumlah markah yang diperoleh. Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan antara 31 - 50 %: potongan 40% daripada jumlah markah yang diperoleh. Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan lebih daripada 50%: Markah sifar akan diberikan. Assignments with 10 - 30 % overlap with others: 20% deduction from the total marks scored. Assignments with 31 - 50 % overlap with others: 40% deduction from the total marks scored. Assignments with more than 50% overlap with others: Zero mark would be given.

SOALAN TUGASAN /ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

Teaching mathematics at pre-school level should be made interesting to children, but at the same time, provide learning in a meaningful way. The design of such learning activity demands a great deal of creativity and innovativeness by the teachers. In this assignment, you are required to design a workbook with 6 different sets of interesting but useful learning activities, for the learning of the following mathematical concepts and skills. 1. 2. 3. Early math concepts (2 activities) Patterns (2 activities) Geometry space and shapes (2 activities)

You workbook should serve as a useful resource for pre-school teachers who want to teach similar pre-school mathematics topics. The description of each activity should include the following sections: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) Objective(s) of the activity Teaching and learning aids/resource needed Steps (detailed) involved in conducting the activity Activity worksheet

You will be assessed on the following aspects: Originality and creativeness of the workbook Usefulness and relevancy of the workbook Clarity in explaining the activity Quality of the worksheets designed [Total: 40 marks] __________________________________________________________________________

Assignment Guidelines (Content and Scoring)

Weak Partially Meets Standards Meets Standard

Criteria Originality and creativeness of workbook

Weight 2

Exceeds Standard

Max Marks 8

Usefulness and relevancy of the workbook 2 Clarity in explaining the activity 3

0-1 Show little originality in most sections of the workbook Little effort in using colors or attractive fonts for worksheets 0-1 activity designed match the topic 0-1 activity relevant and useful

2 Show originality in some sections of the workbook Sparingly use of colors for worksheets 2-3 activities designed match the topic 2-3 activities relevant and useful Show steps for 23 activities Include some information for learning resource/aids 2-3 worksheets match the activities 2-3 worksheets relevant Total Marks

3 Show originality in more than 75% of the workbook Reasonably good use of colors and fonts for worksheets 4-5 activities designed match the topic 4-5 activities relevant and useful Show clear steps for 4-5 activities Include some information for learning resource/aids 4-5 worksheets match the activities 4-5 worksheets relevant

Show brief or hardly any step for 0-1 activity

Quality of the worksheets

0-1 worksheets match the activities 2-3 worksheets relevant

4 Show originality in overall design and in most part of workbook Use attractive fonts and colors for worksheets All activities designed match the topic All activities relevant and useful Show very clear steps for all 6 activities Include adequate information for learning resource/aids All 6 worksheets match the activities All 6 relevant and attractive

12

12

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