UNIVERSITI MALAYA

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
SEMESTER 1 YEAR 2021/2022

EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY PIX 2001

ASSIGNMENT 1 (20%): INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT

Name of the Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zahari Ishak

Submission : Before semester break (last submission week-7)

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Case Study

Maria just posted to a new school and she has to teach English Language/Islamic studies to a
Form class. There are 35 students in her class with mixed abilities. Seven of her students can
easily complete the exercise or the task give. Ten are always slow in completing the exercise
or task but they have initiative to learn. The rest of them have no motivation at all to learn or
speak English language/ Islamic studies.

Instruction:

Based on the above case study, suggest at least one learning theory/theories can Maria use to
teach and motivate her students.

In your discussion, you must identify the best and appropriate learning theory/theories and
provide justification for the chosen learning theory/theories.

Your discussion needs to be supported with academic references.

The length of your essay should not exceed 2000 words excluding references. APA format:
Time New Roman; 12 Font; margin 2.5cm; double spacing.

All students are expected to abide by the code of academic integrity throughout this course.
Academic dishonesty, including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will be given an
automatic zero

High Distinction (A+)
90-100
Demonstrate in-dept, very
accurate and precise
understanding and
interpretation of the task
Discussion on the selected
theory can assist teachers
in achieving goals in
teaching and learning is
very accurate and detailed
Discussion on how the
selected learning theory
can motivate students in
the learning and teaching
process is very accurate
and detailed
All main ideas and
supporting ideas show
originality and logic
All discussion display
critical and creative
thinking
All ideas and argument are
supported with data or
example
Conclusion includes all
main ideas and
suggestions
Able apply very well
knowledge/ skills/ concepts
computational thinking in
various contexts in detail
and clear
The scope of literature is
utmost suitable and
comprehensive
Demonstrate excellent
skills in referencing dan in-
text citation based on APA
format
Holistic Marking Rubric
Assignment 1 (Academic Writing)
Weighting: 20%
Distinction (A) Credit (B+, B) Pass (C+, C) Fail (D+, D, E, F)
75-89 65-74 50-64 0-49
Demonstrate very Demonstrate Demonstrate less Demonstrate wrong
accurate and precise accurate and precise accurate and precise understanding and
understanding and understanding and understanding and interpretation of the
interpretation of the interpretation of the interpretation of the task
task task task
Discussion on the Discussion on the Discussion on the Discussion on the
selected theory can selected theory can selected theory can selected theory can
assist teachers in assist teachers in assist teachers in assist teachers in
achieving goals in achieving goals in achieving goals in achieving goals in
teaching and learning teaching and learning teaching and learning teaching and learning
is very accurate. is accurate is less accurate is not accurate
Discussion on how the Discussion on how Discussion on how Discussion on how the
selected learning the selected learning the selected learning selected learning theory
theory can motivate theory can motivate theory can motivate can motivate students
students in the learning students in the students in the in the learning and
and teaching process learning and teaching learning and teaching teaching process is
is very accurate process is accurate process is less wrong
accurate
Most of the main ideas Some of the main
and supporting ideas ideas and supporting A few main ideas and None of the main ideas
show originality and ideas show originality supporting ideas and supporting ideas
logic and logic show originality and show originality and
logic logic
Most of the discussion Some of the Minimal discussion No discussion displays
display critical and discussion display display critical and critical and creative
creative thinking critical and creative creative thinking thinking
thinking
Most of the ideas and Some of the ideas Minimal ideas and No ideas and argument
argument are and argument are argument are are supported with
supported with data or supported with data supported with data data or example
example or example
Conclusion includes Conclusion does not
Conclusion includes Conclusion includes very few main ideas include main ideas and
most of the main ideas some of the main and suggestions suggestions
and suggestions ideas and or example Unable apply
suggestions knowledge/ skills/
Able apply well Able apply concepts computational
knowledge/ skills/ Able apply knowledge/ skills/ thinking using thinking
concepts computational knowledge/ skills/ concepts skill
thinking in various concepts computational
contexts in detail and computational thinking in limited The scope of literature
clear thinking in various contexts is not suitable
contexts in detail and
The scope of literature clear The scope of Demonstrate no skills in
is suitable and literature is less referencing based on
comprehensive The scope of suitable APA format
literature is suitable
Demonstrate good Demonstrate
skills in referencing dan Demonstrate good satisfactory skills in
in-text citation based on skills in referencing referencing based on
APA format based on APA format APA format