27th JULY 2020

ASSIGNMENT
HPGD1203
THEORIES AND PRACTICES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING
MAY 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 : 27th JULY 2020
6. This assignment accounts for 60% of the total marks for the course.
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ASSIGNMENT QUESTION
OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of this assignment is to enable learners to apply higher order thinking skills in
planning and discussing the constructivist theory and student-centred instructional strategy
that can be used in the classroom learning to enhance students’ acquisition of knowledge
and holistic individual development.
INSTRUCTIONS: Complete ALL tasks.
You have been appointed by your school head to assist a group of young, active learners in
planning their learning activities which are centred on search and discovery, creativity, and
collaboration. The students are required to incorporate hands-on and minds-on knowledge
and skills, and then apply the higher order thinking skills in carrying out their learning
activities in the classroom.
(i) Analyse the above stimulus, after which you are required to select and discuss ONE
constructivist learning theory and ONE student-centred instructional strategy that
can be used to assist these students in their learning process.
(ii) You are also required to write a lesson plan of 40 minutes/ 60 minutes on the
subject you are teaching in the school. Your lesson plan must incorporate the
selected constructivist learning theory, and include ONE group learning activity
using the selected student-centred instructional strategy.
(60 marks)
Reference: Topic 3: Constructivist Theories and their Applications

Topic 4 - 6: Contemporary Instructional Strategies
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ATTACHMENT
ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS
HPGD1203 THEORIES AND PRACTICES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING / MAY 2020
Criteria Excellent Good Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Max

*QN CLO Weight
4 3 2 1 0 Marks
1 1 Introduction 1.5 The introduction is The introduction is The introduction is There is little No submission. 6
very clear and clear and well- fairly well-written. information in the
describes the content written. introduction.
in organized manner.
1 1 Discussion of one constructivist theory 3.0 Excellent discussion Good discussion with Fair discussion with 1 Weak, general No submission. 12
identified with reference to the stimulus with more than 3 2-3 salient points of salient point of the discussion with no
given salient points of the the constructivist constructivist theory. salient point of the
constructivist theory. theory constructivist
theory.
1 2 Discussion of one student-centred 3.0 Excellent discussion Good discussion of Fair discussion of the Weak, general No submission. 12
instructional strategy with reference to of the selected the selected student- selected student- discussion of the
the stimulus given student-centered centered centered selected student-
instructional strategy. instructional strategy. instructional strategy.centered
instructional
strategy.
1 2 Conclusion 1.5 The conclusion is The conclusion is The conclusion ties up The conclusion is too No conclusion. 6
strong. It ties up the strong. It ties up the constructivist theory general.
discussion on discussion on with the given
constructivist theory constructivist theory stimulus.
and instructional and instructional
strategy with the strategy.
given stimulus.
2 3 Lesson plan design incorporating ONE 5.0 Excellent lesson plan Good lesson plan Simple lesson plan General lesson plan No submission. 20
constructivist theory, & ONE student- design including ONE design including ONE including ONE design including
centered instructional strategy with ONE
group learning activity based on the constructivist theory, constructivist theory, constructivist theory, ONE constructivist
following features: & ONE student- & ONE student- & ONE student- theory, & ONE
centered instructional centered instructional centered instructional student-centered
strategy with ONE strategy with ONE strategy with ONE instructional
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a. Organisation of Lesson Plan group learning group learning group learning strategy with ONE
b. Learning outcomes activity. activity. activity. group learning
Teaching and learning activities activity.
Citations and references 1.0 Citations and Citations and Citations and Citations and No submission. 4
references follow references follow reference are references are
closely APA System. APA. available. absent.
Total 15 60
*QN = Question Number

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ASSIGNMENT

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 : 27th JULY 2020

INSTRUCTIONS: Complete ALL tasks.

Reference: Topic 3: Constructivist Theories and their Applications

Criteria Excellent Good Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Max

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