Assessment name

Design

Task description

You are required to design an environment that encourages learning for a group of young children, with a focus on mathematics learning. You are required to annotate this learning environment drawing upon curriculum/guidelines as well as scholarly evidence. You will be required to provide a written description and justification (700 words) of a resource that would develop mathematical understandings within the content stands of Measurement and Geometry or Statistics and Probability.

This is an authentic assessment because as future educators you will need to plan effective learning environments that encourage and foster learning.

Due Date

Friday 31^st March, 11:59pm

Length

Annotated Diagram + 700 word description and justification of a resource

Weighting

40%

Individual or Group

Individual

Formative or Summative

Summative

How will I be assessed

Rubric (HD – LF)

Learning outcomes measured

Course Learning Outcomes

CLOs - 1, 3

Australian Professional Standards for Teachers

APSTs - 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 2.5, 3.4, 4.1

What you need to do

Educators are required to plan effective learning environments. This task will develop your:

1. Understanding of early childhood mathematics education.

2. Understanding of appropriate curriculum documents.

3. Ability to research, plan and justify inclusive early childhood environments that promote age-appropriate mathematical learning.

In order to do this, you are required to submit two components in this task. The first is an annotated diagram (A3 size) of a learning environment (e.g., classroom layout, outdoor setting) that promotes the mathematical learning of children. The second is a written description and justification (700 words) of a resource that would develop mathematical understandings within the content strands of Measurement and Geometry or Statistics and Probability. To do this, you need to:

1. Select an age group prior to school or in early primary (Prep – Year 3).

2. Research and design an appropriate learning environment (e.g., classroom layout) to help develop mathematical concepts for your chosen age group. Emphasis needs to be on the Measurement and Geometry and Statistics and Probability strands. You will need to draw a diagram of this space.

3. You will need to include annotations on your learning environment diagram. Each annotation will:

a. Point to an aspect on the diagram

b. Tell the reader how it will help learners develop mathematical skills

c. Refer to research, guidelines, frameworks and curriculum documents where appropriate.

4. Select one resource that you would use in your environment that will enable mathematics learning within the strands of either Measurement, Geometry, Statistics or Probability. This resource only has to target one of these areas.

5. Write a 700 word rationale explaining how the resource will help learners develop this understanding, linked to scholarly evidence.

Resources available to complete task

· QUT cite|write – APA guide

· How to submit an assignment with Turnitin

What you need to submit

1. Your annotated diagram and your 700 word justification of a resource.

Submission requirements

This assessment task must:

1. use QUT APA referencing for citing academic literature

2. be submitted in electronic format as an Adobe PDF document or Microsoft Word document via Turnitin by following these steps:

a. Access the Turnitin Submission link >>View/Complete

b. Click on the Submit button

c. Give the submission a title, select the correct file and click Upload

d. Click Confirm

e. Click Return to Assignment list

f. To check successful submission, you will receive a text match %, and you are able to resubmit, view or download your paper

g. ALWAYS check your student email for the submission receipt

Moderation

All staff who are assessing your work meet to discuss and compare their judgements before marks or grades are finalised.

Academic Integrity

As a student of the QUT academic community, you are asked to work to uphold the principles of academic integrity during your course of study. QUT sets expectations and responsibilities of students, more specifically it states that students “adopt an ethical approach to academic work and assessment in accordance with this policy and the Student Code of Conduct. E/2.1 (MOPP C/5.3 Academic Integrity).

At university, students are expected to demonstrate their own understanding and thinking using the ideas provided by ‘others’ to support and inform their work, always making due acknowledgement to the source. While we encourage peer learning, it is not appropriate to share assignments with other students unless your assessment piece has been stated as being a group assignment. If you do share your assignment with another student, and they copy part of or all of your assignment for their submission, this is considered collusion and you may also be reported for academic misconduct.  If you are unsure and need further information you can find this at http://www.mopp.qut.edu.au/C/C_05_03.jsp#C_05_03.03.mdoc.