Assessment 1: Reflective Blog & Evaluation

Word Length:  300-500 words per blog & an 800 word evaluation statement

Percentage Weighting:  20%

Due: Weekly on Monday’s at 11:59pm & 4pm on 20^th June 2017 for Evaluation Statement

Purpose: To allow student to understand and reflect on the essential skills and pedagogical principles of physical education and creative arts.

Procedure:

Students are required to make weekly blog posts on their thoughts, feelings and experiences as a result of participating in the weekly workshop, tutorial AND lecture via the EDTE353 iLearn site.

Task 1:

1. Students are to establish their own Blog feed via iLearn
2. Students are to address each of the following questions by no later than Monday at 11:59pm in the week following their workshop. The questions are

a) What did we cover in this week’s lecture AND workshop/tutorial?

b) What are my thoughts and instincts telling me about the lecture AND workshop/tutorial?

c) What are the potential hazards, pitfalls and negatives of what I learned to my teaching in the future?

d) What are the potential benefits or opportunities of using what I learned to my teaching in the future?

e) How could I think differently/creatively about what I have learned this week and apply it to my teaching?

NOTE: You may copy one HPE blog and one Creative Arts blog response in the feedback requested blog site on iLearn. These blog responses will be attended to by academic staff at their very earliest convenience. This is a particularly useful means of clarifying or providing the assurance you may need that your understanding of content specific concepts is correct. There is no obligation to post here however.

Task 2:

1. At the completion of all workshops and tutorials and once students have completed the respective blog posts for each, students are required to complete one 500-800 word statement. The statement must be checked by Turnitin and answer the following two questions.

1. What knowledge did I acquire throughout the duration of this subject that will inform my future teaching practices?
2. How do I intend to apply this identified ‘critical knowledge’ to my teaching practice?

The final statement is due for submission by no later than 4pm on 20^th June 2017.

Successful completion of Task 1 will be awarded the full 10% of the assessment weighting allocation whilst Task 2 will be graded on the conventional University Marking rubric scale (See Marking Criteria for details).

Assessment 2: Designing an assessment instrument of health or physical literacy

Time allocated:  2000 words or four pages (Whichever is least)

Percentage Weighting:  40%

Due: Group 1 (6^th April 2017); Group 2 (8^th June 2017)

Purpose: To develop an assessment instrument based on outcomes from K-6 PDHPE syllabus.

Procedure:

Page 1: Instrument design

• Design an assessment instrument (Checklist, Questionnaire, Test, Assessment task, etc…) that captures the progression of student learning across Physical/Health Literacy and addresses AT LEAST TWO New South Wales PDHPE K-6 Syllabus Outcomes

Pages 2-4: Justification

• Identify your target group by Year or Stage;
• Describe what students are expected to be able to do as a MINIMUM before being assessed by your assessment instrument and undertaking an associated learning activity (Half a page max);
• Briefly describe what learning activities would need to occur prior to the application of your assessment instrument (1 page max);
• Based on your own review of appropriate scholarly literature, how does your instrument capture learning in the domains of physical/health literacy and the NSW PDHPE K-6 Outcomes identified?
• Provide a detailed reference list in APA 6^th formatting style.

The Marking Criteria for this assessment is available at the end of this Unit Outline, please attach a copy to your submitted assessment.

Please note: In order to pass this unit students are required to demonstrate knowledge, skills, values and attitudes consistent with the Australian Graduate Standards.  Students who have not demonstrated these benchmarks may be required to resubmit assignment work until these minimum standards are met. Resubmitted work will be awarded a maximum of a pass grade. This is assessed in the Expected Competencies component of each assessment.

Assessment 3: Creative Arts Examination

Time: 2 hours PLUS 5 mins reading time

Percentage Weighting:  40%

Due: Examination Week (Check your examination timetable for details)

Purpose: A formal two hour examination covering the content of the tutorials and readings to give students an opportunity to exhibit their understanding of NSW BOSTES Creative and Performing Arts Syllabus and pedagogy. A sound understanding of the cross-curriculum priority Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories will also be examined.

Procedure: Exam will consist of short answer responses as well as one essay style response. Students will be expected to show their understanding through developing their answers to relate to ETDE353 Creative and Performing Arts topics, real world application and classroom pedagogy.