TCHR2003: Curriculum Studies in Early Childhood Education

Assessment Task 2: Portfolio

Due: Friday 11/08/2023 (Week 6) @ 11:59pm AEST

Length: 1500 words

Weighting: 50%

Referencing: APA 7th

Submission: Via the Turnitin link on the Assessment and Submission section on the unit site.

There are four photos of environments in early childhood settings provided on the Blackboard site

for this assessment.

Choose two of the photos and respond to the following for each (750):

A. Explain how these environments can be used to promote children’s learning and

development. Use theoretical and unit reference sources to support your explanation.

B. Analyse the knowledge children can learn within the learning environment across one or
more key learning area: science and technology; mathematics; language and literacy; history;

creative arts and/or physical health and wellbeing.

C. Explain and justify the pedagogical approach/es and roles the early childhood educator

could take in this learning environment to promote children’s learning and development.

Use a minimum of 8 references to scholarly sources that substantially support your discussion,

including reference to unit literature, the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) (AGDE, 2022) the

National Quality Standards (ACECQA, 2018) and the Australian Curriculum (ACARA, 2022).

Rationale

The purpose of this assignment is to develop deeper understanding of how everyday
objects, routines and resources in the early childhood setting can be used to promote
children’s learning and development in the key learning areas. It is also important that early
childhood educators have a deep understanding of the role of play in these learning
environments to best promote children’s conceptual knowledge in key learning areas
appropriate to the birth to five years

Assessment Rubric

MARKING CRITERIA Fail Pass Credit Distinction High Distinction

Part A
Explanation of how the two
learning environments can
be used to promote
children’s learning and
development

10 marks

No explanation of these
learning environments can
be used to promote
children’s learning and
development

Basic explanation of how
these learning
environments can be
used to promote
children’s learning and
development

Good explanation of how
these learning
environments can be
used to promote
children’s learning and
development

Very good explanation of
how children (aged from
birth to five years) could
use these learning
environments in two, or
four, photos to promote
their learning and
development

Outstanding explanation
of how children (aged
from birth to five years)
could use these learning
environments in two, or
four photos to promote
their learning and
development

Part B
Analysis of knowledge
children can learn within
each learning environment
across one or more key
learning areas: science and
technology; mathematics;
language and literacy;
creative arts and/or
physical wellbeing.

15 marks

No analysis of knowledge
children could learn
within each learning
environment across one
or more key learning
areas: science and
technology;
mathematics; language
and literacy; creative arts
and/or physical
wellbeing.

Basic analysis of
knowledge children
could learn within each
learning environment
across one or more key
learning areas: science
and technology;
mathematics; language
and literacy; creative arts
and/or physical
wellbeing.

Good analysis of
knowledge children
could learn within each
learning environment
across one or more key
learning areas: science
and technology;
mathematics; language
and literacy; creative arts
and/or physical
wellbeing.

Very good analysis of
knowledge children
could learn within each
learning environment
across one or more key
learning areas: science
and technology;
mathematics; language
and literacy; creative arts
and/or physical
wellbeing.

Outstanding analysis of
knowledge children
could learn within each
learning environment
across one or more key
learning areas: science
and technology;
mathematics; language
and literacy; creative arts
and/or physical
wellbeing.

Part C
Explanation and
justification of approaches
and roles the early
childhood educator could
take in each learning
environment to promote
children’s learning and
development.

10 marks

Poor explanation and
justification of
approaches and roles the
early childhood educator
could take in this learning
environment to promote
children’s learning and
development.

Basic explanation and
justification of
approaches and roles the
early childhood educator
could take in this
learning environment to
promote children’s
learning and
development.

Good explanation and
justification of
approaches and roles the
early childhood educator
could take in this
learning environment to
promote children’s
learning and
development.

Very good explanation
and justification of
approaches and roles the
early childhood educator
could take in this
learning environment to
promote children’s
learning and
development.

Outstanding explanation
and justification of
approaches and roles the
early childhood educator
could take in this
learning environment to
promote children’s
learning and
development.

Links to the literature on
early childhood curriculum,
EYLF (AGDE, 2022) NQS
(ACECQA, 2018) and
Australian Curriculum
10 marks

There are few or no links
to relevant literature

There are satisfactory
links to relevant
literature

There are good links to
relevant literature

There are very good links
to relevant literature

There are extremely
good links to relevant
literature

Standard of writing and
presentation – spelling,
punctuation, grammar,
paragraph structure, APA
7th referencing style
5 marks

Poor standard of writing,
presentation, and APA
referencing

Basic standard of writing,
presentation, and APA
referencing

Good standard of
writing, presentation,
and APA referencing

Very good standard of
writing, presentation,
and APA referencing

Outstanding standard of
writing, presentation,
and APA referencing

Grade descriptions

Grade Description

High
Distinction
(HD)
≥ 85%

The student’s performance, in addition to satisfying all of the basic learning requirements, demonstrates distinctive insight and ability in researching, analysing and applying
relevant skills and concepts, and shows exceptional ability to synthesise, integrate and evaluate knowledge. The student’s performance could be described as outstanding in
relation to the learning requirements specified.

Distinction (D)
75%–84%

The student’s performance, in addition to satisfying all of the basic learning requirements, demonstrates distinctive insight and ability in researching, analysing and applying
relevant skills and concepts, and shows a well-developed ability to synthesise, integrate and evaluate knowledge. The student’s performance could be described as
distinguished in relation to the learning requirements specified.

Credit (C)
65%–74%

The student’s performance, in addition to satisfying all of the basic learning requirements specified, demonstrates insight and ability in researching, analysing and applying
relevant skills and concepts. The student’s performance could be described as better than satisfactory or adequate or competent or capable in relation to the learning
requirements specified.

Pass (P)
50%–64%

The student’s performance satisfies all of the basic learning requirements specified and provides a sound basis for proceeding to higher-level studies in the subject area. The
student’s performance could be described as satisfactory or adequate or competent or capable in relation to the learning requirements specified.

Fail (F)
< 50%

The student’s performance fails to satisfy the learning requirements specified.