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Previous experience
You should have the basic ICT competence
as required for this qualification. You will be able to benefit
from this module if you are able to relate what you learn
to previous experience in ICT integration with classroom teaching,
although this experience is not a requirement.
Module requirements
Once you have completed the module, we will
ask you to complete a short self-assessment form, based on
the outcomes of the module.
Click here to
view the self-assessment form.
We will also ask you to complete a brief
evaluation form.
Click here to
view the module evaluation form.
Web access
In order to participate in this module you
will need access to a computer that is linked to the Internet.
You will also be required to communicate with your group and
tutor via e-mail.
You will also require Web access in the
latter part of this module and you should make allowances
for the cost of online time at that stage.
Assessment
In this module your assessment will be weighted
as follows:
| Component |
Allocation |
| Assignment 1 |
20% |
| Assignment 2 |
20% |
| Assignment 3 |
40% |
| Group collaboration |
10% |
| Personal reflection in your blog |
10% |
Assignment
1: Evaluating the influences of current or past assessment
practice
This assignment is to be completed
once you have completed Activity 1.
What to do:
Use the self-assessment survey and
the learner survey to evaluate your assessment practice
and the learners' perceptions of your assessment practice.
Using this document template provide:
- A summary of the survey results and reasons
for the assessment methods and tools that you use. (20)
- Analyse and give reasons for the
difference/similarity in your own and your learners'
view of your assessment practice. (20)
- Evaluate your assessment practice in the light
of curriculum principles. (20)
- Outline the changes in assessment
practice that you think are most important to implement. Alternatively, justify why you
think that your assessment practice is completely
appropriate. (40)
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Assessment
criteria for Assignment 1 |
You
have described and explained the reasons for your current
assessment practice
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Maximum
of 20 |
You have described and analysed your and your learners' comparative responses, and discussed reasons for discrepancies
|
Maximum
of 20 |
You
have evaluated your assessment practice in the light
of curriculum principles
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Maximum
of 20 |
You
have provided a plan of action for changes in your assessment
practice or a justification for your current practice
to remain unchanged
|
Maximum
of 40 |
Total
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100
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What to submit:
Save the template and replace Country with your country name and YourName with your name
e.g. If you are in Antigua and Barbuda and your name is Joan Armstrong: Antigua_Module 4 _Joan_Armstrong_Assignment1
Submit this saved document as
a file attachment in email to assessment@schoolnet.org.za with the subject heading "Assignment1".
| Assignment
2: Create formative assessment tools for ICT integration
This assignment is to be completed
once you have completed Activity 5.
What to do:
In this assignment you will focus
on fine-tuning formative assessment tools that you can use in
the classes where you integrate ICT. You will be required
to create and submit 5 assessment tools.
1. Design 5 formative assessment tools that
you or your colleagues (teachers) could use in the learning environment. (50)
Use these 5 templates (either use a word processor or a spreadsheet) for the assignment:
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- Assessment tool 2 Word
- Assessment tool 3 Word
- Assessment tool 4 Word
- Assessment tool 5 Word
2. Be sure to focus on assessing the processes and products of ICT integration but also include the assessment of learning objectives. Each assessment tool must include at least one aspect of ICT integration and at least one learning objective. (10)
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Assessment
Criteria for Assignment 2 |
Mark
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You
have created 5 formative assessment tools. The criteria in the assessment tool are clearly formative in that they provide the learner with clear expectations of what is required to succeed.
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Maximum
of 30 |
Your
assessment tools fulfill the basic requirements of assessment
tools. Each tool includes assessment of both learning objectives and aspects of ICT integration (not ICT skills as such).
|
Maximum
of 20 |
Each
tool reflects some aspect of ICT integration, amongst
other criteria
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Maximum
of 10 |
Total
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60
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What to submit for assignment 2:
Save the templates and replace Country with your country name and YourName with your name.
e.g. If you are in Grenada and your name is Joan Armstrong:
Grenada_Module4_Joan_Armstrong_Assignment2-1
Grenada_Module4_Joan_Armstrong_Assignment2-2 etc
Then compress all 5 documents in a Zip file and name it in a similar way i.e.
Country_Module4 _YourName_Assignment2.zip
Submit the saved Zip file as
a file attachment in email to assessment@schoolnet.org.za with the subject heading "Assignment2".
| Assignment
3: Implementing an assessment strategy
This assignment is to be completed
once you have completed Activity 8. You will benefit
if you have completed all the activities in this module
before attempting this assignment.
Use this assignment template
What to do:
In this assignment you will develop
a full unit of work that includes the integration of
ICT. The portfolio of work that you will submit for
the assignment should include:
- Unit plan outline that includes an indication of how ICT has been integrated
- A complete assessment strategy
for the unit as a whole. The assessment plan is Section
C of the unit plan template (30 + 10))
- Three completed assessment tools. All assessment tools
must include reference to some aspects of ICT integration. (You can re-use the tools from assignment 2) (20)
- A reflection, written at the end of the unit plan, of the success of the assessment strategy. (20)
- A descriptopin of what changes you will make next time. (20)
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Assessment
criteria for Assignment 3 |
You
have created an assessment strategy
|
Maximum
of 30 |
You
have described the implementation of the unit
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Maximum
of 10 |
You have applied the assessment strategy to learner's work, and provided the learner sample and assessment tools
|
Maximum
of 20 |
You have reflected on the success of the assessment strategy
|
Maximum
of 20 |
You
have described the changes that you have made to your
strategy as a result of the reflection
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Maximum
of 20 |
Total
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100
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What to submit:
Save the three assessment tools using file names similar to the assignment template e.g. If you are in Antigua and Barbuda and your name is Joan Armstrong:
Antigua_Module4_Joan_Armstrong_Assignment3-1 (and 3-2 and 3-3)
Then, for your final submission, compress the three assessment tools and the assignment unit plan template in a Zip file and name it in a similar way i.e.
Country_Module4_YourName_Assignment3.zip
Submit the saved Zip file as a file attachment in email to assessment@schoolnet.org.za with the email subject heading "Assignment3". |
Module Outline
