EMI 643 Models of Instruction

ASSIGNMENT (60%)









This Guide explains the basis on which you will be assessed in this course during the semester. It
contains details of the facilitator-marked assignment.

One element in the assessment strategy of the course is that all students should have the same
information as facilitators about the Assignment. This guide also contains the marking criteria
that facilitators will use in assessing your work.

Please read through the whole guide at the beginning of the course.



Plagiarism

i) What is Plagiarism?
Any written assignment (essays, project, take-home exams, etc) submitted by a student
must not be deceptive regarding the abilities, knowledge, or amount of work contributed
by the student. There are many ways that this rule can be violated. Among them are:
o Paraphrases: The student paraphrases a closely reasoned argument of an author
without acknowledging that he or she has done so. (Clearly, all our knowledge is
derived from somewhere, but detailed arguments from clearly identifiable sources
must be acknowledged.)
o Outright plagiarism: Large sections of the paper are simply copied from other
sources, and are not acknowledged as quotations.
o Other sources: often include essays written by other students or sold by
unscrupulous organizations. Quoting from such papers is perfectly legitimate if
quotation marks are used and the source is cited.
o Works by others: Taking credit deliberately or not deliberately for works produced
by another without giving proper acknowledgement. Works includes photographs,
charts, graphs, drawings, statistics, video-clips, audio-clips, verbal exchanges such
as interviews or lectures, performances on television and texts printed on the web.
o The student submits the same essay to two or more courses.

ii) How can I avoid Plagiarism?
o Insert quotation marks around copy and paste clause, phrase, sentence, paragraph
and cite the original source
o Paraphrase clause, phrase, sentence or paragraph in your own words and cite your
source
o Adhere to the APA (American Psychological Association) stylistic format,
whichever applicable, when citing a source and when writing out the bibliography
or reference page
o Attempt to write independently without being overly dependent of information
from anothers original works
o Educate yourself on what may be considered as common knowledge (no copyright
necessary), public domain (copyright has expired or not protected under copyright
law), or copyright (legally protected).



Introduction
Academic Writing





b) Documenting Sources
Whenever you quote, paraphrase, summarize, or otherwise refer to the work of another, you are
required to cite its source parenthetical documentation. Offered here are some of the most
commonly cited forms of material.
Direct
Simply having a thinking skill is no assurance that children will use it. In
order for such skills to become part of day-to-day behaviour, they must be
cultivated in an environment that value and sustains them. Just as
childrens musical skills will likely lay fallow in an environment that
doesnt encourage music, learners thinking skills tend to languish in a
culture that doesnt encourage thinking (Tishman, Perkins and Jay, 1995,
p.5)

Indirect
According to Wurman (1988), the new disease of the 21
st
century will be
information anxiety, which has been defined as the ever-widening gap
between what one understands and what one thinks one should understand.

c) Referencing
All sources that you cite in your paper should be listed in the Reference section
at the end of your paper. Heres how you should do your Reference.

From a Journal
DuFour, R. (2002). The learning-centred principal: Educational Leadership,
59(8). 12-15.

From an Online Journal
Evnine, S. J. (2001). The universality of logic: On the connection
between rationality and logical ability [Electronic version].
Mind, 110, 335-367.

From a Webpage
National Park Service. (2003, February 11). Abraham Lincoln
Birthplace National Historic Site. Retrieved February 13, 2003,
from http://www.nps.gov/abli/

From a Book
Naisbitt, J. and Aburdence, M. (1989). Megatrends 2000. London:
Pan Books.

From a Chapter in a Book
Nickerson, R. (1987). Why teach thinking? In J. B. Baron & R.J. Sternberg (Eds),
Teaching thinking skills: Theory and practice. New York: W.H. Freeman and
Company. 27-37.

From a Printed Newspaper
Holden, S. (1998, May 16). Frank Sinatra dies at 82:
Matchless stylist of pop. The New York Times, pp. A1,
A22-A23.










This Assignment consists of Part A, B, C & D.


PART A (15%)

Write an essay titled:

My Philosophy of Teaching

Your essay (4 5 pages) will be judged based upon the following criteria:

An Introduction which lays down in clear simple terms your philosophy of teaching. The
Introduction should also present an outline of the points contained in the rest of the
essay.
A Body which contains at least three or four main points supporting your philosophy of
teaching. Each of these points should be illustrated with sound explanations and
excellent examples demonstrating your philosophy of teaching..
A Conclusion which reiterates your position and recounts the main points you have made
to convince the reader of your position and philosophy.

[Do not make any references or copy from the learning materials. They should reflect YOUR
OWN THOUGHTS ONLY] Not the thoughts of others!


PART B (15%) 5 pages


Watch the video clips about the flipped classroom and write a short essay titled The
Flipped Classroom. [You DO NOT need to make any references]

Guidelines:
What is the flipped classroom?
Conditions essential for the flipped classroom
To what extent can you implement the flipped classroom in the Malaysian setting?



PART C (10%) 3-5 pages

Read the article Commonly Asked Questions about Teaching Collaborative Activities by
D. Enerson, R. Johnson, S. Milner and K. Plank.

Answer the following questions using your own words:

What assignments / activities are appropriate for collaborative teaching?
How do you deal with conflict and help students learn in collaborative teaching?
How do you grade collaborative work?


Details about the Assignment [60%]




PART D (20%) 10-11 pages


hoose one model of instruction from this course and write a rationale for your choice. Be
sure to choose only ONE of the instructional methods, e.g.
Collaborative learning methods
Project and practical
Creative problem solving or synectics
Problem-based learning
Role-playing simulations
Inquiry method
Inductive method
and any other method


Write a Lesson Plan based on the method you have chosen. The plan is for one lesson,
which may last 45 to 60 minutes. You may use the following template:

a) Topic
b) Learning Outcomes
c) Background of the students
d) Duration
e) Prior Knowledge of students
f) Prosedure
a. Step 1 Set induction
b. Step 2
c. so forth
[Include the learning activities students will engage in, the types of questions you will ask,
how the teaching-materials will be used and so forth]
g) Teaching-learning materials to support the lesson [include the worksheet that you will
use and submit them as A4 size paper]
h) Teaching aids that will be used in your lesso [Take photographs of the aids and submit
them with your assignment.
i) Evaluation the instruments that will be used to evaluate performance
j) Closure



INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS

a) Format for the assignment:
a. 12 New Times Roman font
b. 1 spacing

b) Submit online to MyPLS

c) Use the Front Cover name and ID.


END OF QUESTION PAPER





Cover Page


















ASSIGNMENT (60%)
MAY 2014 SEMESTER


SUBJECT CODE

: EMI 643
SUBJECT TITLE

: MODELS OF INSTRUCTION
LEVEL : MASTER OF EDUCATION


STUDENTS NAME

:
MATRIC NO.

:
PROGRAMME

:
ACADEMIC FACILITATOR

:
LEARNING CENTRE

: