ASSIGNMENT

HPGD1203
THEORIES AND PRACTICES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING
MAY 2019 SEMESTER

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION

1. Answer in English.

2. Number of words: 3000 – 5000 words excluding references.

3. Submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file.

4. Submit your assignment ONLINE.

5. Submission date : 8th July 2019 until 22nd July 2019

6. This assignment accounts for 60% of the total marks for the course.

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 ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

OBJECTIVE:

The purpose of this assignment is to enable learners to apply higher order thinking skills in
planning and discussing the constructivist theory and student-centred instructional strategy
that can be used in the classroom learning to enhance students’ acquisition of knowledge
and holistic individual development.

INSTRUCTIONS: Complete ALL tasks.

You have been appointed by your school head to assist a group of young, active learners in
planning their learning activities which are centred on search and discovery, creativity, and
collaboration. The students are required to incorporate hands-on and minds-on knowledge
and skills, and then apply the higher order thinking skills in carrying out their learning
activities in the classroom.

Analyse the above stimulus, after which you are required to select and discuss ONE
constructivist learning theory and ONE student-centred instructional strategy that can be
used to assist these students in their learning process.

You are also required to write a lesson plan of 40 minutes/ 60 minutes on the subject you
are teaching in the school. Your lesson plan must incorporate the selected constructivist
learning theory, and include ONE group learning activity using the selected student-
centred instructional strategy.

(60 marks)

Reference: Topic 3: Constructivist Theories and their Applications

Topic 4 - 6: Contemporary Instructional Strategies

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HPGD1203 THEORIES AND PRACTICES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING / MAY 2019
Criteria Weight
Introduction
Discussion of one
constructivist theory
identified with reference
to the stimulus given
Discussion of one student-
centred instructional
strategy with reference to
the stimulus given
Conclusion
ATTACHMENT
ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS
Unsatisfactory
Excellent Good Fair Poor Or
Max
No response
Marks
4 3 2 1 0
1.5 The introduction is The introduction is clear The introduction is There is little No submission. 6
very clear and and well-written. fairlywell-written. information in the
describes the introduction.
content in organized
manner.
3.0 Excellent discussion Good discussion with 2-3 Fair discussion with 1 Weak, general No submission. 12
with more than 3 salient points of the salient point of the discussion with no
salient points of the constructivist theory constructivist theory. salient point of the
constructivist theory. constructivist theory.
3.0 Excellent discussion Good discussion of the Fair discussion of the Weak, general No submission. 12
of the selected selected student-centred selected student-centred discussion of the
student-centred instructional strategy. instructional strategy. selected student-
instructional centred instructional
strategy. strategy.
1.5 6
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Lesson plan design
incorporating ONE
constructivist theory, &
ONE student-centred
instructional strategy
with ONE group learning
activity based on the
following features:
a. Organisation of
Lesson Plan
b. Learning
outcomes
c. Teaching and
learning activities
Citations and references
Total
Excellent lesson plan Good lesson plan design Simple lesson plan General lesson plan No submission.
design including ONE including ONE including ONE design including ONE
constructivist theory, constructivist theory, & constructivist theory, & constructivist theory, &
& ONE student- ONE student-centred ONE student-centred ONE student-centred
centred instructional instructional strategy with instructional strategy instructional strategy
strategy with ONE ONE group learning with ONE group learning with ONE group learning
group learning activity. activity. activity.
activity.
1.0 4
1.5 6
2.5 10
1.0 Citations and Citations and references Citations and reference Citations and references No submission. 4
references follow follow APA. are available. are absent.
closely APA System.
15 60