ASSIGNMENT / TUGASAN

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HBEC 1103
INTRODUCTION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
JANUARY 2015
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INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS / ARAHAN KEPADA PELAJAR
1. This assignment contains only ONE (1) question that is set in both Malay and English. / Tugasan ini
mengandungi SATU (1) soalan sahaja yang disediakan dalam bahasa Melayu dan bahasa Inggeris.
2. Answer in Malay or English. / Jawab dalam bahasa Melayu atau bahasa Inggeris.
3. Learners are to submit assignment only in MsWord format unless specified otherwise. Please refrain from
converting text/phrases into picture format such as .gif / .jpeg / print screen / etc. / Anda dikehendaki
menyerahkan tugasan dalam format MsWord melainkan dinyatakan sebaliknya. Anda tidak dibenarkan untuk
menukar teks/frasa tugasan tersebut kepada format grafik seperti .jpeg / .gif / print screen / dan lain-lain
format berkaitan.
4. Download the language version of the assignment template concerned from the MyVLE for preparation and
submission of your assignment. Your assignment should be typed using 12 point Times New Roman font and
1.5 line spacing. / Muat turunkan templat tugasan versi bahasa yang berkenaan daripada MyVLE untuk
penyediaan dan penyerahan tugasan anda. Tugasan anda hendaklah ditaip dengan menggunakan saiz fon 12
Times New Roman dan langkau baris 1.5.
5. Your assignment should be between 2500 to 3000 words excluding references. Do not copy the assignment
question and instructions to your answer. Only assignment answer developed within the approximate word
limit will be assessed. The number of words should be shown at the end of your assignment. / Tugasan anda
hendaklah mengandungi 2500 hingga 3000 patah perkataan tidak termasuk rujukan. Bilangan perkataan
hendaklah ditunjukkan di hujung tugasan anda. Jangan menyalin soalan dan arahan tugasan dalam jawapan
anda. Pemeriksa tidak akan membaca jawapan tugasan yang melebihi had patah perkataan yang dibenarkan.
Jumlah perkataan hendaklah dinyatakan di penghujung tugasan anda.
6. You must submit your assignment ONLINE via the MyVLE. Refer to the portal for instructions on the
procedures to submit your assignment online. You are advised to keep a copy of your submitted assignment
and proof of the submission for personal reference. / Anda dikehendaki menghantar tugasan SECARA
ONLINE melalui MyVLE. Sila rujuk kepada portal untuk arahan mengenai prosedur penghantaran tugasan
secara online. Anda dinasihatkan menyimpan salinan tugasan yang dihantar dan bukti penghantaran untuk
rujukan sendiri.
7. You can submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file. The file must be in MS-WORD format.
Please ensure that you submit the CORRECT and latest version of file. File which is wrongly submitted must
be re-submitted online before the deadline. / Anda hanya boleh menghantar tugasan SEKALI sahaja dalam
SATU fail. Fail tugasan yang dihantar mestilah dalam format MS-WORD (filename.doc). Sila pastikan fail
adalah VERSI TERKINI yang BETUL. Fail yang tersalah hantar hendaklah dihantar semula secara on-line
sebelum tamat tempoh penghantaran.

8. Your assignment must be submitted between 9th 22nd March 2015. Submission after 22nd March 2015
will NOT be accepted. / Tugasan anda hendaklah diserahkan antara 9hb 22hb Mac 2015. Serahan selepas
22hb Mac 2015 TIDAK akan diterima.
9. Your assignment should be prepared individually. You should not copy another persons assignment. You
should also not plagiarise another persons work as your own. / Tugasan hendaklah disiapkan secara
individu. Anda dilarang meniru tugasan orang lain. Anda juga dilarang sama sekali memplagiat kerja orang
lain sebagai kerja sendiri.
10. Please take note that PENALTY will be imposed on late submission of assignment as specified in the
Registrars Office circular 6/2012 (Refer to Registrars Announcement in myVLE). / Sila ambil maklum
tentang PENALTI yang akan dikenakan ke atas penghantaran lewat tugasan seperti yang tertera di pekeliling
pejabat Pendaftar 6/2012 (Rujuk Registrars Announcement di myVLE).
11. Please ensure that you keep the RECEIPT issued upon submisson of your assignment as proof of submission.
Your assignment is considered as NOT submitted if you fail to produce the submission receipt in any dispute
arises concerning assignment submission. / Anda perlu memastikan RESIT yang dikeluarkan bagi
penghantaran tugasan disimpan sebagai bukti penghantaran. Kegagalan mengemukakan resit dalam
sebarang isu yang timbul berkaitan penghantaran tugasan akan mengakibatkan tugasan dianggap TIDAK
dihantar.

EVALUATION
This assignment accounts for 40% of the total marks for the course and shall be assessed based
on the Rubrics or Answer Scheme attached.
You would be given feedback on the assignment before the Final Semester Examination
commences.
PLAGIARISM: MARKS DEDUCTION
Warning: The submitted assignment will automatically undergo a similarity check. If plagiarism
is detected, marks would be deducted as follows:

Assignments with 10 - 30% overlap with others: 20% deduction from the total marks
scored.
Assignments with 31 - 50% overlap with others: 40% deduction from the total marks
scored.
Assignments with more than 50% overlap with others: Zero mark would be given.

PENILAIAN
Tugasan ini menyumbang sehingga 40% daripada jumlah markah kursus berkenaan dan akan
dinilai berdasarkan kepada Rubrik atau Skema Jawapan yang dilampirkan.
Anda akan diberikan maklum balas tentang tugasan ini sebelum Peperiksaan Akhir Semester
bermula.
PLAGIARISME: POTONGAN MARKAH
Amaran: Tugasan yang diserahkan, secara automatik, akan disemak untuk menentukan kadar
pertindihan. Jika plagiarisme dikesan, markah akan dipotong seperti berikut:

Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan antara 10 - 30%: potongan 20% daripada jumlah
markah yang diperoleh.
Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan antara 31 - 50%: potongan 40% daripada jumlah
markah yang diperoleh.
Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan lebih daripada 50%: Markah sifar akan diberikan.

ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

High quality early childhood programmes have long-lasting positive impact for children,
including higher academic success, higher grades amongst high school graduates, greater
earnings and less dependency on social service programmes as reported by the National
Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The quality of early childhood
programmes starts with having a classroom environment that is both safe and nurturing for
learning among young children.
For this assignment, you are requested to:
(i)

Elaborate your understanding regarding the above statement;

(ii)

Observe your own workplace nursery/kindergarten/preschool settings and identify on

unsafe and un-nurtured classroom environment; and

(iii)

Suggest ways you can improve the current settings to a safer and nurturing classroom
environment for the young childrens learning.

If you are not working in a nursery/kindergarten/preschool, you are advised to visit one which is
very convenient to you. Please make sure that you have the permission of the
nursery/kindergarten/preschool authorities before conducting the observation.
To complete this assignment, you are advised to do thorough reading from various sources (text
books, journal articles, proceeding/seminar papers, http) to gain understanding regarding the
focus of discussion for this assignment.
[Total: 40 marks]

SOALAN TUGASAN

National Associaition for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) melaporkan bahawa
program pendidikan awal kanak-kanak yang berkualiti tinggi adalah program yang memiliki
impak kukuh yang positif, termasuk kejayaan akademik yang tinggi, gred yang lebih tinggi
dalam kalangan para graduan sekolah menengah, memperoleh pendapatan yang lebih tinggi, dan
kurang penggantungan kepada program-program kebajikan masyarakat. Program pendidikan
awal kanak-kanak yang berkualiti tinggi bermula dengan persekitaran bilik darjah yang selamat
dan memupuk pembelajaran dalam kalangan kanak-kanak kecil.
Untuk tugasan ini, anda dikehendaki:
(i)
Menghuraikan dengan lebih lanjut kefahaman anda berhubung kenyataan di atas;
(ii)
Melakukan pemerhatian terhadap seting di taska/tadika/prasekolah tempat bekerja anda
dan mengenalpasti persekitaran bilik darjah yang tidak selamat dan yang tidak memupuk
(iii)

pembelajaran dalam kalangan kanak-kanak kecil; dan

Cadangkan langkah-langkah yang boleh anda lakukan untuk menambahbaik seting yang
sedia ada kepada seting persekitaran bilik darjah yang lebih selamat dan yang dapat
memupuk pembelajaran dalam kalangan kanak-kanak kecil.

Sekiranya anda tidak bertugas di taska/tadika/prasekolah, anda dinasihatkan untuk melawati

sebuah taska/tadika/prasekolah yang paling anda senangi. Pastikan bahawa anda memperoleh
kebenaran dari pihak taska/tadika/prasekolah tersebut sebelum memulakan pemerhatian anda.

Untuk menyempurnakan tugasan ini, anda dinasihatkan untuk melakukan rujukan pembacaan
dari pelbagai sumber (buku teks, artikel-artikel jurnel, kertas-kertas prosiding/seminar, http)
untuk memperoleh kefahaman yang jelas berhubung fokus perbincangan tugasan ini.
[Jumlah: 40 markah]

Assignment Rubrics

Criteria

Weight

Introduction

2.5

Observation,
discussion,
and
suggestions

5.0

Conclusion

1.5

Missing
Item

Low

Fair

Above average

Excellent

1
The introduction
was unclear with no
discussion on safe
and nurturing
classroom
environment.
Irrelevant literature
reviews.

2
The introduction was
moderate with no
discussion on safe and
nurturing classroom
environment.
Insufficient literature
reviews and not cited
accordingly.

3
The introduction was
moderate with a brief
discussion on safe and
nurturing classroom
environment. Adequate
literature reviews and
cited accordingly.

No explanation No introduction on
provided.
the selected early
childhood
classroom.
Discussions on
unsafe and unnurtured classroom
environment was
unclear.
Suggestions
provided
unrealistic.

Brief introduction on
the selected early
childhood classroom.
Discussions on unsafe
and un-nurtured
classroom environment
was vague.
Suggestions provided
werre realistic but very
brief and unsupported
with literature reviews.

Detailed introduction
on the selected early
childhood classroom.
Discussions on unsafe
and un-nurtured
classroom environment
was clear.
Suggestions provided
were realistic and
supported with
adequate literature
reviews.

No summary
provided.

Summary was
acceptable but still does
not answer the
assignment question.

Summary was
acceptable and answer
most of the assignment
question.

4
The introduction was
interesting with a
clear discussion on
safe and nurturing
classroom
environment
Comprehensive
literature reviews and
cited accordingly.
Detailed introduction
on the selected early
childhood classroom.
Clear and interesting
discussions on unsafe
and un-nurtured
classroom
environment.
Suggestions provided
were realistic,
detailed supported
with comprehensive
literature reviews.
Summary was very
comprehensive and
answer all assignment
question.

0
No
introduction

Summary was not

clear and does not
answer the
assignment
question.

Max
Marks
10

20

Missing
Item
Organisation

Criteria

1.0
Weight

Report was not

organised.

Low

Fair

Many details are

Details were not in
not in logical order. logical order and
There was little
distract the reader.
sense that the
writing was
organised.
TOTAL MARKS

Above average

Excellent

Details were placed in

a logical order but
presented less
effectively.

Details were placed

in a logical order and
presented effectively.
The paper was
interesting to read.

Max
Marks
40

STUDENT GUIDELINES
1.

Search the internet or articles for related materials on the quality classroom environment
that includes daily routine and classroom arrangement in an early childhood classroom.

2.

You are encouraged to prepare a checklist or any classroom observation techniques

before implementing your classroom observation.

3.

When including your supporting materials from the internet, texts, journals or magazine,
please cite and referenced them according to the APA style.

TUTOR GUIDELINES
1.

Provide guidance to students on how to look up articles from the websites.

2.

Discuss the classroom observation techniques to be used in the classroom observation.

3.

Guide students on the correct way of writing references using APA style.