TECE358-23YA2 (C) Year A Second Half 2023

Curriculum Design

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 10 July 2023
End Date: Sunday, 12 November 2023
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 23 July 2023
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 15 October 2023

Description

This course covers principles of learning and assessment in a sociocultural framework. It will build student understanding in relation to documentation for learning, planning and implementation in a pedagogy of play. Students will apply documentation for learning, analyse the learning and facilitate curriculum experiences for infants, toddlers and young children. They will critically reflect on their role in relation to assessment and planning. The course will provide opportunities for students to critically reflect on assessment policy and practice in New Zealand early childhood settings.

Learning Outcomes

On the successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
1. Plan, facilitate and critically evaluate holistic learning experiences for infants, toddlers and young children using Te Whāriki as a guiding document
2. Critically examine the principles of learning and assessment
3. Critically reflect on play pedagogy that supports the learning and development of infants, toddlers and young children
4. Describe the political, theoretical and curricular bases for educational assessment practices in New Zealand early childhood settings
5. Explain various purposes for assessment and the relationship between assessment practices and teaching and learning programmes
6. Critically examine the interpretation, use and reporting of assessment in early childhood settings
7. Explore New Zealand education policy as it relates to children and families/whānau

Prerequisites

Timetable Note

Course Coordinator

Karen Turnock

Lecturer

Anna Niles

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Essay 16 Aug 2023 50%
Learning Story and Critical Reflection 03 Nov 2023 50%

Textbooks / Resources

Required and Recommended Texts:    Please refer to the Course Learn Site

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $821.00

International fee $3,750.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Social and Cultural Studies .

All TECE358 Occurrences

  • TECE358-23YA2 (C) Year A Second Half 2023
  • TECE358-23YA2 (D) Year A Second Half 2023 (Distance)
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