Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vicerrectoría Académica y de Investigación

Course: Foreign Language Acquisition and Learning
Code: 518015

Activity Guide and Evaluation Rubric – Phase 4 Observational Practice Step 3

1. Activity Description

Type of activity: Individual

Evaluation moment: Intermediate Unit 2
Highest score of the activity: 120 points
The activity starts on: Thursday, November The activity ends on: Monday, November
5, 2020 30, 2020
With this activity, you are expected to achieve the following learning outcomes:

Use the new assessment approaches in the teaching and learning process in the classroom
environment.
The activity consists of:

Step 1

You must read carefully the contents of Unit 2 - Learning trends in Foreign Language

Step 2

Once you have chosen the place where you will develop your observational practice, you
must pick the grades or English courses where you are going to take the first 12 hours of
32 that last the observational practice in this course. You have to allocate 2 out of these 12
hours to help and support your school’s teacher in the development of the English classes.

Task Number Dates to Dates to carry Period to

Develop the out the develop the
activity Observational Observational
Practice Practice
(TIME LIMIT)
Phase 4 - 05/11/2020- 08/11/2020 – 12 hours
Observational 30/11/2020 26/11/2020
Practice Step 3

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The schedule of the observational practice and the chosen grades must be informed to your
teacher in the e-portfolio. This space is going to be so important during this course because
in that space will be used as our logbook. (The link to access to the e-portfolio will be sent
to your institutional email).

Step 3

From the very beginning of your observational practice you must fill the following forms:

Plan de Trabajo form: This form must be filled at the beginning of your practice, in this
form, you must register the dates of your observation and other important criteria. This
form must be signed by the student and the teacher from the academic institution and
UNAD´s one.

Diario de Campo form: allows to systematically capture of the observations, experiences,

and perceptions they have of the participating actors in the development of pedagogical
practice.

Formato de Asistencia al Lugar de Practica: this form is to register the attendance to

the observation practice, it needs to have the dates, length of time, and the signature of the
supervisor (teacher, academic coordinator or principal) in the institution where you will be
developing your practice. The dates you register in this form must match with the ones you
include in Plan de Trabajo form.

Photo and material evidence: Take some pictures of your observation and save evidence
of the support you give to carry out the classes or the material you have created for the
classes (Please avoid taking pictures of the kids).

You can find all the forms in the following link:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Owqkti_psOnnadvbl0xsI_7KgI4NV0ts?usp=sharing

Step 4

To respond to the quality criteria required by pedagogical and educational practice,

established in Resolution 18583 of 2017, among the strategies developed by the ECEDU,
define the "Face-to-face Accompaniment Strategy of the ESAPEC School of Education
Sciences" which consists in a certain number of face-to-face accompaniments to groups of

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student practitioners, at UNAD headquarters, in the interaction of graduates in training and
practice teachers of ECEDU of each site, as established by the criteria of pedagogical and
didactic order of each course and in correspondence with the number of contact hours in
the practice setting, which establishes a total of 3 hours for this course.

In this context, students must fulfill 3 additional hours in the framework of the
"ESAPEC ECEDU Face-to-Face Accompaniment Strategy" which will be linked to the Phase
4 Observational Practice Step 3 activity and their participation is Mandatory.

The director of the course will inform the timetable for this activity. Moreover, this activity
will be developed online during the established time.

You must register your name and signature in Formato de Asistencia a Sesión del
Componente Practico. Your teacher will provide this form after you attend this strategy.

Step 5

Watch the following video where a group of teachers talks about the importance of the
assessment in the learning process:

https://youtu.be/uEuomMyhMRc

After watching the video, and listened to those teachers talking about the importance of
the assessment.

Record a video, making no more than two minutes reflection about why is important the
assessment in the learning process?

In the same video you will take 2 minutes more to solve the following question about this
case study:

Can you advise this teacher?

Rahul and Priya are doing a teacher training course. They were asked to correct writing (an
advertisement for a pet) and give feedback.

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 Rahul Priya
STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES

Reflection

• What are the strengths and weaknesses of each teacher’s marking?

• What advice would you give Rahul and Priya?
• Neither Rahul nor Priya corrected the error on line 3 (play a ball). Why do you think that
is?
• If you were the teacher of this learner, which type of error would you choose to focus on
in class? Why?
• How do you usually correct writing? Do you do anything the same as Rahul and Priya?

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Step 6

When you have finished the 12 hours of observational practice and you must compile the
following information and send it to the e-portfolio in the space created for this activity.

Plan de Trabajo form: Please identify your file as follows: Plan de Trabajo_Your Full
Name_identification #. Upload a PDF file.

Ex. Plan de Trabajo_Monica Del Rosario Guillen_123456789.PDF

Diario de Campo form: Please identify your file as follows: Diario de Campo_Your Full
Name_identification #. Upload a PDF file.

Ex. Diario de Campo_Monica Del Rosario Guillen_123456789.PDF

Formato de Asistencia al Lugar de Practica: Please identify your file as follows:

Formato de Asistencia al Lugar de Practica _Your Full Name_identification #.
Upload a PDF file.

Ex. Formato de Asistencia al Lugar de Practica _Monica Del Rosario

Guillen_123456789.PDF

Photo and material Evidence: Please identify your file as follows: Photo Evidence
_Your Full Name_identification #. Upload a PDF file.

Material Evidence _Your Full Name_identification #. Upload a PDF file.

Ex. Photo Evidence_Monica Del Rosario Guillen_123456789.PDF

Material Evidence_Monica Del Rosario Guillen_123456789.PDF

This information must be in the e-portfolio filled and delivered before November 26th. The
forms that you upload must be completely filled and you can not change the size, color, or
any other characteristic that the original document has.

Due to you need to add your digital signature in some of the forms I share with you the
following tutorial that will help you to know how to do it:

https://youtu.be/leRFZuPd18Y

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For the development of the activity consider that:

In the Initial Information Environment, you must:

- Check the Course Agenda to organize your time.

- Check all available forums, introduce yourself in the General Forum.
- Verify the dates of the Web Conferences so that you can plan your participation
accordingly.
- Verify your tutors’ synchronous attention by Skype.

In the Learning Environment, you must:

- Download the Syllabus of the course to read.

- Go to the discussion forum for the task and get familiar with your collaborative
group.
- Participate in the forum to get feedback from e-mates and tutor.

In the Evaluation Environment, you must:

- Upload a PDF file with the task’s evidence. Identify your file as
follows: 518015 - Phase 4 – Your Full Name.pdf

Evidences of individual work:

The individual evidence to be submitted is:

 Carry out twelve hours of observational practice, including 2 hours to support the
development of the classes.

 Sign up the form of ESAPEC strategy.

 Fill the following forms and deliver them to the e-portfolio.

 Take some pictures of your observational practice and add evidence of your
participation in the classes and send them to the e-portfolio.
Photo-evidence (one per class)
Material evidence (according to your participation in developing the classes)

 Link of the video.

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- Upload a PDF file with the task’s evidence. Identify your file as
follows: 518015 - Phase 4 – Your Full Name.pdf

Evidences of collaborative work:

No collaborative evidence is required in this activity.

2. General Guidelines for the Development of Evidences to Submit

For Individual evidences, consider the following:

The individual evidence to be submitted is:

 Carry out twelve hours of observational practice, including 2 hours to support

the development of the classes.

 Sign up the form of ESAPEC strategy.

 Fill the following forms and deliver them to the e-portfolio.

 Take some pictures of your observational practice and add evidence of your
participation in the classes and send them to the e-portfolio.
Photo-evidence (one per class)
Material evidence (according to your participation in developing the classes)

 Link of the video.

 References.

- Upload a PDF file with the task’s evidence. Identify your file as
follows: 518015 - Phase 4 – Your Full Name.pdf

Do not send the forms to the evaluation environment.

Please keep in mind that all individual or collaborative written products must comply
with the spelling rules and presentation conditions defined in this activity guide.

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Regarding the use of references, consider that the product of this activity must
comply with APA style.
In any case, make sure you comply with the rules and avoid academic plagiarism.
You can review your written products using the Turnitin tool found in the virtual
campus.

Under the Academic Code of Conduct, the actions that infringe the academic order,
among others, are the following: paragraph e) Plagiarism is to present as your own
work all or part of a written report, task or document of invention carried out by
another person. It also implies the use of citations or lack of references, or it
includes citations where there is no match between these and the reference and
paragraph f) To reproduce, or copy for profit, educational resources or results of
research products, which have rights reserved for the University. (Acuerdo 029 - 13
de diciembre de 2013, artículo 99)

The academic penalties students will face are:

a) In case of academic fraud demonstrated in the academic work or evaluation, the
score obtained will be zero (0.0) without any disciplinary measures being derived.
b) In case of proven plagiarism in academic work of any nature, the score obtained
will be zero (0.0), without any disciplinary measures being derived.

3. Evaluation Rubric Template

Type of activity: Individual

Evaluation moment: Intermediate Unit 2
The highest score in this activity is 120 points
First evaluation High level: the student attended during the 12 hours
criterion: established for his/her observational practice in this step
including 2 hours for supporting the development of the classes,
Step 2 - Carry out The student filled, and delivered the attendance form and the
the observational evidence in the place and time established to do it.
practice. If your work is at this level, you can get between 16 points
and 20 points
This criterion
represents 20 Average level: The student attended during some hours of the
points of the total established time for his/her observational practice but did not

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of 120 points of send the form and evidence on time, The form was not correctly
the activity. filled, or it was not delivered in the correct place.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 12 points
and 15 points

Low level: The student did not fill the Attendance register form,
or it was not delivered in the correct place or it was correctly
filled.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 10 points
Second evaluation High level: The student filled out all the forms in a correct
criterion: way, the information is complete, they have the signatures
requested, they were named according to the instructions, and
Step 3 - Forms they are in PDF.
Filled out. If your work is at this level, you can get between 16 points
and 20 points

This criterion Average level: The student partially filled out the forms, they
represents 20 have some missing information.
points of the total
of 120 points of If your work is at this level, you can get between 12 points
the activity. and 15 points
Low level: The student did not fulfill the minimal criteria to fill
the forms, they have mistakes, they were not named according
to the instructions, or the student did not fill them out.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 10 points
Third evaluation High level: The student attended ESAPEC in the time and date
criterion: established, additionally had active participation, and developed
the activities stated there.
Step 4 – ESAPEC If your work is at this level, you can get between 16 points
attendance and and 20 points
participation
Average level: The student attended ESAPEC in a different
This criterion time and date established, additionally developed the activities
represents 20 stated there.
points of the total If your work is at this level, you can get between 12 points
of 120 points of and 15 points
the activity.

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 Low level: The student did not attend the date and time
established for developing this strategy, or the student did not
carry out the activities stated in the session.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 10 points
Forth evaluation High level: The student recorded the video, answered the
criterion: suggested questions, and made a meaningful reflection about
the assessment process regarding the case study.
Step 5 – If your work is at this level, you can get between 16 points
Assessment and 20 points
Reflection.
Average level: The student recorded the video but the
This criterion information is weak and incomplete.
represents 20 If your work is at this level, you can get between 12 points
points of the total and 15 points
of 120 points of
the activity. Low level: The student did not record the video.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 10 points
Fifth evaluation High level: The student uploaded all the documents to the e-
criterion: portfolio on time, the files are correctly named, filled and they
are in PDF besides they included all the required information and
Step 6 – E-portfolio signatures.
Delivery. If your work is at this level, you can get between 16 points
and 20 points

This criterion Average level: The student uploaded all the documents to the
represents 20 e-portfolio after the established date, the files are correctly
points of the total named, filled and they are in PDF besides they included all the
of 120 points of required information and signatures.
the activity. If your work is at this level, you can get between 12 points
and 15 points

Low level: The student did not upload all the documents to the
e-portfolio or they are incomplete or, the files are not correctly
named, filled and they are not in PDF or they did not include all
the required information and signatures.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0 points
and 10 points

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Sixth evaluation High level: The student sent the forms and evidence to the e-
criterion: portfolio and sent the analysis to the evaluation environment on
time.
Step 7 – Phase If your work is at this level, you can get between 16 points
Development and and 20 points
Delivery.
Average level: The student sent the forms and evidence to the
This criterion e-portfolio but did not send the individual document with the link
represents 20 of the video to the evaluation environment.
points of the total If your work is at this level, you can get between 12 points
of 120 points of and 15 points
the activity.
Low level: The student did not develop the activity.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 10 points

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