CLUSTER OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (CESS)

HDEF4703 & HDPS4606

Practicum Guide (PANDEMIC
COVID 19) PREPARED BY MAHANI ABDUL MALIK
 HDEF4703 PRAKTIKUM 2
Congratulations you are almost at the end of your journey. You are now in
Group 1 HDEF4703. You are required to produce a Portfolio at the end of
this course for online submission.
• PLEASE NOTE : You are not required to submit any assignment just a portfolio.
• A google Meet will be organised for you when the semester starts . Please check
the forum for the date and link

Types of practicum :
1. Done in setting with Co-Teacher : Submit Portfolio
2. Done online with Co-Teacher : Submit Portfolio
3. Do Assignment : Submit assignment (5 Yrs & approved
by Programme Director)
Your TuTOR
My name is Mahani Abdul Malik.
I will be your e tutor for this
semester. Please interact with
me on the forum in MyInspire if
you have any questions that
need clarification. You may also
contact me by

Email:
mahani_abdulmalik@oum.edu.my
Wattsapp : 0162215433
INTRODUCTION
This Practicum Guide is for Open University Malaysia (OUM) CESS programme. It is
targeted at learners (student-teachers) who will be undertaking their teaching
practicum in recognised schools and teaching institutions. However due to the
pandemic, student teachers faced many obstacles and challenges.
This guideline will assist student-teachers through the school orientation
programme (SOP) and teaching practicum experiences. Thus, it is necessary for
learners to carefully read and understand the contents of the Practicum Guide
carefully before embarking on the practicum. If you have doubts or queries, you
can post your questions in the OUM
myINSPIRE forum.
Course Learning Outcome

CLO1: Prepare and plan lessons according to the required assessment criteria;
CLO2: Demonstrate the ability to teach confidently in classroom setting;
CLO3: Apply appropriate teaching techniques in classroom lesson; and
CLO4: Reflect on the teaching experience for continuous improvements
How to Start your practicum
1. You are required to clock in 120 hours of practicum time in the preschool
or at home if done online. (Clock in and out must be placed in the
practicum calendar)
2. You are required to look for a senior teacher with a minimum 0f 5 years
experience working in a preschool or has a minimum Diploma in Early
Childhood Education as your co –teacher with working experience.
3. You need to fill the co –teacher form and submit to Puan Nooruzaila at
nooruzaila@oum.edu.my
4. You would need to ensure an OUM supervisor is assigned to you during
your practicum. Please refer to Puan Nooruzaila if you encounter any
problem.
 Roles & Responsibilities
CO-TEACHER OUM SUPERVISOR
Method 1 Method 2 Assess 1 teaching online or teaching done in the
Assess 4 teaching in the Assess 4 teaching online classroom through google meet or zoom .
classroom and fill in 4 and fill in 4 observation
observation form with form with detailed Student must prepare the following before the google
detailed feedback feedback meet :
1. Communicate with supervisor to set date of
Assess 4 lesson plan Assess 4 lesson plan observation .
2. Set up the google meet /zoom link
3. Prepare and email lesson plan .
Assess 4 student self- Assess 4 student self – 4. Supervisor must give immediate feedback during the
reflection reflection google meet and fill in the observation form and
email to the student for submission in the portfolio.
Content of Portfolio
Your Portfolio will consist of the following components; You are required to arrange your portfolio
according to the arrangement of the components.
Nos Name of Components
1 Table of Content
2 Practicum Calendar
3 School Orientation Programme
4 Curriculum
5 School Layout and Facilities
6 Child observation and Report
7 Learning Materials
8 Forms and Attachment
 Forms and attachment

• Samples of daily journal , reflection and lesson plan can be found in the Appendix in
My Inspire. Please also fill in Borang Kehadiran Praktikum , Borang Tamat Praktikum
(to be signed by the co- teacher), and the co-teacher claim form in your portfolio
together with your work samples as attachment . Student doing Method 2 , practicum
online need not fill in Borang Tamat Praktikum
 Practicum Calendar (Borang Kehadiran Praktikum)
• The practicum calendar is where you record time in and time out during the practicum period .
• Please use the following format .
• If done online clock in when you start your practicum work at home and when you complete
the work daily until you reach 120 hours

Practicum Calendar
Dates Time –In Time –Out Initial
 School Orientation programme
• School Orientation Programme consist of 2 parts

School Orientation Programme

Component
1. School Background
2. Administration
Sub component Comments
• Name of the preschool You are required to create your
• Logo own preschool if you are not
• Location attached to any preschool.
• Vision
• Mission
• Number of teachers
• Number of students
• Teachers Roles and
Responsibilities
• Organisational structure
• Sample minutes of Meeting
• Sample of Monthly Budget
Curriculum
Component ITEM COMMENTS
CURRICULUM 18 Daily Journal List what you do from
clock in to clock out.
3 Weekly schedule ( Ages 4,5, & 6 each)
Description of Curriculum In narrative form
& Implementation
40 Lesson Plan 4implemented online + 36
LP for portfolio only
4 Self Reflection Based on the 4 lesson
implemented
PLEASE NOTE : For those who are doing classes online you are required to record the
online classes. Students who are not able to teach online are required to record a
video of yourself teaching (without children). All videos can be uploaded in the
provided link with your portfolio or upload in YouTube or goggle drive with the link
provided in the portfolio.
Layout of the school
Layout of the school
Layout of the • Location plan of the school
School • Floor Plan of the school (Indoor & Outdoor)
• Emergency route
• Facilities found in the school written in
narrative / essay form)
Student Observation and Report
• Student-teacher are required to watch the following videos , use observation tools
(anecdotal/running records/checklist/event sampling) to help you in your observation. Compile all the
observation and do a report for each of the video.
• Please do not use the observation form in Appendix 2 in My Inspire.
The links are as follows:
Video link Title Activity
https://youtu.be/ZtJ7my7R Preschool Observation 3 Observe the physical
Cnk development and social
development of
1. The boy in the red tee
shirt
2. The girl in the pink
https://youtu.be/nIXbHFn6 Observation Block Building Observe the girls Cognitive
Sfw Tower development
 Learning Materials

• You are required to illustrate how learning materials were made for the
four lesson plans implemented online or in the preschool. Take
photograph of the different steps involved in the making of the learning
materials . All pictures must be labeled appropriately according to the
lesson plan.
Assessment
Assessment Weightage of Marks
Co –Teacher Observation 20%
OUM Supervisor 30%
Observation
Portfolio 50%
Total 100%
Portfolio Checklist
No ITEM √ No ITEM √

1 Table of Content/ Isi Kandungan 8 School Layout

2 School Orientation Programme (SOP)/Program
Orentasi Sekolah
3 18 Daily Journals /Jurnal Harian
4 3 weekly schedule/ Rancangan Mingguan
5 40 lesson plans/ Rancangan Pengajaran Harian
9 Learning Materials and Children Work
Samples / Bahan Pembelajaran dan
Sampel Kerja Kanak-kanak
10 Attendance Sheet / Borang Kehadiran
Praktikum
12 4 Completed Teaching Practicum
Observation form by Co –Teacher / Borang
Pemerhatian Pengajaran Guru Pembimbing
13 Any other relevant documents / Lampiran

6 4 reflection report/Laporan Refleksi Practicum Completion Form/Borang Tamat

Praktikum

7 Child Observation / Pemerhatian kanak-kanak Co –teacher Caim Form/Borang claim Co–

Teacher ( email to
nooruzaila@oum.edu.my)
 Submission
• All portfolio need to be uploaded at the following link : HDEF4703: 
https://qrgo.page.link/qE8LK
• HDEF4606: https://qrgo.page.link/uXNJb
(Please check forum before submission if there is a change in the link given)
• You may contact Puan Nooruzaila if you have any problem submitting your portfolio.
• nooruzaila@oum.edu.my or 03-78011816