ASSIGNMENT

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HMEF5123
MODELS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING
SEPTEMBER 2020 SEMESTER

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION

1. Answer in English or Bahasa Malaysia.

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 : 16 NOVEMBER 2020

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

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 ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

INTRODUCTION
There is no denying that an effective teacher is one who has a good knowledge and
understanding of a variety of teaching models and strategies. Therefore, the main aim of
this assignment is to help you gain a good understanding of a variety of teaching models and
apply them in your practice as an educator. The assignment consists of two tasks: Task 1 and
Task II.

Objectives
The main objectives of the assignment are to provide you the opportunity to:
a) explore a variety of readings in order to possess a better understanding of the
teaching and learning models;
b) synthesise key issues and ideas from reading; and
c) apply the information gained from the course on Models and Strategies of Teaching.

QUESTION 1: Review of Related Literature (60 marks)

The main aim of this task is to write a literature review on the Social Learning Teaching
Model. First, examine what is teaching and learning, highlighting the differences between
teacher-centred and student-centred learning. Then explore the Social Learning Teaching
Model in relation to 21st century teaching and learning.

Based on your readings, write an essay (of about 2000 words) focused on the Social
Learning Teaching Model in relation to 21 st century teaching and learning. Your report must
demonstrate your critical reading, understanding and knowledge of the topic discussed. The
details of assignment are explained below:

 Read a minimum of 5 relevant materials (e.g. articles, chapters, books, etc.) on

current theories of teaching and learning.
 Recommended readings should include the following:
 Relevant journal articles published between 2010 and 2020, book chapters, and
 Read Topics 1 – 3 from the prescribed OUM Module HMEF 5123: Models and
Strategies on Teaching.
 Then write a critical review of literature. Keep in mind that a good essay should
have an Introduction, Body and Conclusion. You may want to discuss the
following:
 Introduction- What is meant by teaching and learning – highlighting what is
teacher-centred and student-centred learning.
 Body (Part 1) – Brief introduction to teaching models.
 Body (Part II) - The Social Learning Model - Basic assumptions and principles.
 Body (Part III) – (a) Cooperative Learning, (b). Group Investigation, (c) Role-
Playing and (d) Jurisprudential Inquiry Model.

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  Conclusion - Implications for teaching and learning.
 List of References.

QUESTION 2: APPLICATION OF TEACHING MODEL (40 marks)

Read the following scenario:

You have been attending the course ‘HMEF 5123 - Models and Strategies of Teaching’ and
you have gained some valuable input from the course and you intend to use the knowledge
gained in your classroom.

You are now assigned to teach a new concept to a group of students on a specific subject.
The students in this class:
a) need to have a good understanding of the ‘concept formation’ and the ‘concept
attainment’ of the concept you are putting forward;
b) need time to synthesise information provided by the teacher;
c) prefer to work collaboratively; and
d) are generally active when they use digital based resources, e.g. YouTube, Google etc.

Based on the above mentioned scenario, select an approach from the Information
Processing family of models which you think would BEST cater to the needs of your
students. In your selection, do consider the role of the teacher and the type of students.

Your essay should consist of the following:

a) A suitable introduction highlighting the main aim of the report;
b) A brief review of literature on the approach you would use; highlighting the rationale
for the selection; the role of the teacher and the student, etc.
c) An 80-minute Lesson Plan that will meet the requirement of the teacher and
students as presented in the scenario above.
 Make sure you identify the subject (e.g. Maths), Level of study (e.g. Year 6),
Number of students (e.g. 30), Ability of Students (e.g. Mixed Ability
classroom), Objective of lesson, Learning Outcomes, etc.
 Your teaching-learning plan adheres to the stages / phases as stipulated in
the approach.
d) Provide a succinct conclusion;
e) Documents to be submitted include the following:
 Report;
 Lesson Plan;
 Sample Teaching Aids in Appendices.

[TOTAL: 100 MARKS]

Additional Guidelines
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 1. Your assignment should be typed on A4 paper using 12-point Times New Roman and
1.5 spacing.
2. You are to submit a softcopy of your assignment on-line through myINSPIRE.
3. The assignment must be submitted in the form of a printed report.
4. Documents to be submitted are: The Final Report together with a list references),
Lesson Plan, Sample Teaching Aids in Appendices (Task II).
5. Give your Reports (Task I and Task II) a suitable title.
6. Your final paper should be written using the American Psychological Association
(APA) format. Surf the Internet for the latest information on the APA format.
7. Cite latest references (Recommendation – 70% References: Year 2010 onwards)
8. Plagiarised assignments will be rejected. Surf various websites available on the
Internet to learn more about plagiarism.
9. When writing your response to the assignment, keep in mind the following checklist:

Task All the aspects posed in the questions are covered and answered
Fulfillment correctly.
Accurate Grammar, syntax, no sentence fragments, correct punctuation,
English correct spelling, variety of sentence structures and expressions,
coherence and cohesion of thoughts and ideas etc.

Quotations Short and long quotations handled differently and accurately.

Titles, Titles of books, journal articles, and other readings such as short
referencing essays, monographs and chapters of books are to be cited using the
and notes latest APA Format.

Bibliography In alphabetical order of authors; all required information in the right

order and punctuated correctly. Where necessary adhere to APA
Style referencing.

Assessment Criteria

Your response to the task will be graded based on the scoring scheme attached. For
maximum credit, be sure that your response addresses each of the scoring criteria
components.

SEPTEMBER 2020
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 HMEF5123 MODELS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING
EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR ASSIGNMENT

Question 1: Review of Related Literature (60 marks)

Q. No. CLO
Marks Descriptors
26-30  an accurate and excellent understanding of the task;
 an excellent in-depth understanding of the relevant readings;
 excellent synthesis of ideas and communicates ideas exceptionally well;
1 3  lucid and logical progression of ideas linking the models to 21 st century
teaching and learning; and
 report is very well organised, very easy to read with no / minor errors in
grammar, spelling & punctuation and accurate APA referencing.
21-25  a good understanding of the task;
 a good in-depth understanding of the relevant readings;
 good synthesis of ideas and communicates ideas well;
 good logical progression of ideas linking the models to 21 st century
teaching and learning
 report is well organised, easy to read with few / minor errors in
grammar, spelling & punctuation and good APA referencing.
16-20  adequate understanding of the task;
 fair understanding of the relevant readings;
 fair logical progression of ideas linking the models to 21 st century
teaching and learning;
 report is fairly well organised, fairly easy to read with some gross errors
in grammar, spelling & punctuation and some errors in APA referencing.
11-15  a below average understanding of the task;
 some evidence of minimal understanding of the relevant readings;
 limited logical progression of ideas linking the models to 21 st century
teaching and learning
 report is fairly well organised, a bit difficult to read as there are some
gross errors in grammar, spelling & punctuation and some errors in APA
referencing.
6-10  a minimal understanding of the task;
 a minimal understanding of the relevant readings;
 limited logical progression of ideas linking the models to 21 st century
teaching and learning
 report is rather poorly organised, difficult to read with numerous gross
errors in grammar, spelling & punctuation and inaccurate APA
referencing.
1-5  does not demonstrate an understanding of the task and does not
address the issues in the task;
 poor understanding of the relevant readings;
 poor logical progression of ideas linking the models to 21 st century
teaching and learning
 report is very poorly organised, is difficult to read with numerous gross
errors in grammar, spelling & punctuation and improper referencing.

(30 X 2 = 60 marks)

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 ATTACHEMENT
ASSIGNMENT RUBRIC
Question 2: APPLICATION OF TEACHING MODEL (40 marks)

HMEF5123 MODELS AND STRATEGIES OF TEACHING / SEPTEMBER 2020

Criteria Excellent Good Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Max
*QN CLO Weight
4 3 2 1 0 Marks
2 2 Introduction and Identification of the 5  Excellent  Good Introduction  Satisfactory  No or poor No submission. 20
approach introduction  Good description of introduction introduction
and rationale for selection  Excellent the selected  Satisfactory  No or poor
description on approach. description of description of
selected approach.  Good approach. approach.
 Excellent substantiation of
substantiation of ideas.  Satisfactory  No or poor
ideas.  Good substantiation of Rationale for
 Excellent understanding of ideas. selection.
understanding of model and rational  Satisfactory  Poor
model and for selection. understanding of understanding of
rationale for the models. model
selection.
2 Teaching – learning plan 4  Excellent Lesson  Satisfactory Lesson  Fair Leeson Plan  Poor Lesson Plan No submission. 16
Plan Plan  Stages of plan are in  Stages of plan not
 Stages of plan are  Stages of plan are some accordance in accordance with
well explained and in accordance with with the selected the selected
accordance to the the selected approach. approach.
selected approach. approach.  Plan fairly meets the  Plan does not meet
 Plan meets  Plan meets well the requirement of the the requirement of
excellently the requirement of the teacher and learner the teacher.
requirement of teacher and learner in chosen approach.
teacher and learner in chosen approach.
in chosen approach.
2 Organization and Mechanics of Writing 1 Paper is very well Paper is well Paper is fairly well Report is very poorly No submission. 4
organised, has organised, has logical organised, has limited organised, lacks
excellent cohesion of cohesion of thoughts cohesion of thoughts cohesion of

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 thoughts and ideas and ideas and is easy and ideas and is thoughts and ideas
and very easy to read. to read. fairly easy to read. and is difficult to
read.

No / minor errors in Few minor errors in Some gross errors in Numerous gross
grammar, spelling grammar, spelling grammar, spelling errors in grammar,
and punctuation. and punctuation. and punctuation. spelling and
punctuation.

Accurate referencing. Good referencing. Some errors in Improper

referencing. referencing.

Total 40
*QN = Question Number