ASSIGNMENT / TUGASAN

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HBEC2103
LANGUAGE AND LITERACY FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD /
LITERASI DAN BAHASA BAGI PENDIDIKAN AWAL KANAK-KANAK
JANUARY 2015 SEMESTER
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INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS / ARAHAN KEPADA PELAJAR
1. This assignment contains only ONE (1) question that is set in both Malay and English. / Tugasan ini
mengandungi SATU (1) soalan sahaja yang disediakan dalam bahasa Melayu dan bahasa Inggeris.
2. Answer in Malay or English. / Jawab dalam bahasa Melayu atau bahasa Inggeris.
3. Download the language version of the assignment template concerned from the MyVLE for
preparation and submission of your assignment. Your assignment should be typed using 12 point
Times New Roman font and 1.5 line spacing. / Muat turunkan templat tugasan versi bahasa yang
berkenaan daripada MyVLE untuk penyediaan dan penyerahan tugasan anda. Tugasan anda
hendaklah ditaip dengan menggunakan saiz fon 12 Times New Roman dan langkau baris 1.5.
4. Your assignment should be between 2500 to 3000 words excluding references. Do not copy the
assignment question and instructions to your answer. Only assignment answer developed within the
approximate word limit will be assessed. The number of words should be shown at the end of your
assignment. / Tugasan anda hendaklah mengandungi 2500 hingga 3000 patah perkataan tidak
termasuk rujukan. Bilangan perkataan hendaklah ditunjukkan di hujung tugasan anda. Jangan
menyalin soalan dan arahan tugasan dalam jawapan anda. Pemeriksa tidak akan membaca jawapan
tugasan yang melebihi had patah perkataan yang dibenarkan. Jumlah perkataan hendaklah
dinyatakan di penghujung tugasan anda.
5. You must submit your assignment TO YOUR FACE-TO-FACE TUTOR. You are advised to keep a
copy of your submitted assignment for personal reference. / Anda dikehendaki menghantar tugasan
KEPADA TUTOR BERSEMUKA. Anda dinasihatkan menyimpan salinan tugasan yang diserahkan
untuk rujukan sendiri.
6. Your assignment must be submitted between 13th 15th March 2015 or Tutorial 4. Submission
after 15th March 2015 or Tutorial 4 will NOT be accepted. / Tugasan anda hendaklah diserahkan
antara 13hb - 15hb Mac 2015 atau Tutorial 4. Serahan selepas 15hb Mac 2015 atau Tutorial 4
TIDAK akan diterima.
7. Your assignment should be prepared individually. You should not copy another persons assignment.
You should also not plagiarise another persons work as your own. / Tugasan hendaklah disiapkan
secara individu. Anda dilarang meniru tugasan orang lain. Anda juga dilarang sama sekali
memplagiat kerja orang lain sebagai kerja sendiri.
8. Please take note that PENALTY will be imposed on late submission of assignment as specified in the
Registrars Office circular 6/2012 (Refer to Registrars Announcement in myVLE). / Sila ambil
maklum tentang PENALTI yang akan dikenakan ke atas penghantaran lewat tugasan seperti yang
tertera di pekeliling pejabat Pendaftar 6/2012 (Rujuk Registrars Announcement di myVLE).

PENILAIAN / EVALUATION
Tugasan ini akan menyumbangkan 40 % markah kepada kursus tersebut dan akan dinilai
berdasarkan kepada Rubrik atau Skema Jawapan. / This assignment accounts for 40 % of the
marks for the course mentioned and shall be assessed based on the Rubrics or Answer Scheme.
Anda akan dimaklumkan tentang markah tugasan ini sebelum Peperiksaan Akhir Semester
bermula / You would be informed of the assignment mark before the Final Semester Examination
commences.
PLAGIARISME : POTONGAN MARKAH / PLAGIARISM : MARKS DEDUCTION
Amaran : Tugasan yang diserahkan secara automatik akan disemak untuk persamaan. Jika
plagiarisme dikesan, markah akan dipotong seperti berikut: / Warning: The submitted
assignment will automatically undergo a similarity check. If plagiarism is detected, marks would
be deducted as follows:

Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan antara 10 - 30 %: potongan 20% daripada

jumlah markah yang diperoleh.
Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan antara 31 - 50 %: potongan 40% daripada
jumlah markah yang diperoleh.
Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan lebih daripada 50%: Markah sifar akan
diberikan.
Assignments with 10 - 30 % overlap with others: 20% deduction from the total marks
scored.
Assignments with 31 - 50 % overlap with others: 40% deduction from the total marks
scored.
Assignments with more than 50% overlap with others: Zero mark would be given.

ASSIGNMENT QUESTION
As an early childhood education practitioner, it is important for you to have good
knowledge on how to evaluate books for young children. (Module HBEC2103 p. 58)
For this assignment, you are requested to:
i. Elaborate your understanding regarding the guidelines on how to evaluate the
contents of a childrens book;
ii. Observe the setting of the reading area for the young children of your own
workplace nursery/kindergarten/preschool (photos of the area can be used as
evidence) and elaborate your view/views regarding the appropriateness of the
existing settings (including the layout and reading materials) based on your
readings;
iii. Propose and rearrange a new setting for the reading area which is more user
friendly to the young children at your nursery/kindergarten/preschool (again,
photos of the area can be used as evidence); and
iv. Choose

one of

the

books

from

the

existing

collection

from

your

nursery/kindergarten/preschool reading area and conduct an interview with one of

your pupils to gain his/her view/views regarding the chosen book. Write a report
on the pupils comments based on the above mentioned guidelines.
If you are not working in a nursery/kindergarten/preschool, you are advised to visit one
which is very convenient to you. Please make sure that you have the permission of the
nursery/kindergarten/preschool authorities before conducting the observation and
practices.
To complete this assignment, you are advised to do thorough reading from various
sources (text books, journal articles, proceeding/seminar papers, http) to gain
understanding regarding the focus of discussion for this assignment.
[Total: 40 marks]

SOALAN TUGASAN
Sebagai pengamal pendidikan awal kanak-kanak, adalah penting bagi anda untuk
memilik pengetahuan yang baik berhubung kaedah untuk menilai buku untuk kanakkanak kecil. (Modul HBEC2103 ms. 58)
Untuk tugasan ini, anda diminta:
i. Menghuraikan dengan lebih lanjut kefahaman anda berhubung garis panduan
bagaimana menilai kandungan sebuah buku kanak-kanak;
ii. Melakukan pemerhatian terhadap seting ruang membaca bagi kanak-kanak di
taska/tadika/prasekolah tempat bekerja anda (rakaman gambar-gambar foto boleh
dijadikan sebagai bahan bukti) dan huraikan pandangan anda berhubung
kesesuaian seting (termasuk susun atur dan bahan bacaan) sedia ada berdasar
sumber rujukan yang anda baca;
iii. Cadangkan dan susun semula satu seting yang baru yang lebih mesra pengguna
atau user friendly kepada kanak-kanak kecil di taska/tadika/prasekolah tersebut
(sekali lagi gambar-gambar foto boleh dijadikan sebagai bahan bukti); dan
iv. Pilih salah sebuah daripada buku-buku yang sedia ada di ruang bacaan tersebut
dan

lakukan

satu

temubual

dengan

seorang

kanak-kanak

dari

taska/tadika/prasekolah tempat bertugas anda untuk mendapatkan pandangan

beliau berhubung buku yang anda pilih tadi. Laporkan ulasan kanak-kanak
tersebut berdasarkan garis panduan yang telah disebut di atas.
Sekiranya anda tidak bertugas di taska/tadika/prasekolah, anda dinasihatkan untuk
melawati sebuah taska/tadika/prasekolah yang paling sesuai untuk anda. Pastikan bahawa
anda memperoleh kebenaran dari pihak taska/tadika/prasekolah tersebut sebelum
memulakan pemerhatian dan amalan anda.
Untuk menyempurnakan tugasan ini, anda dinasihatkan untuk melakukan rujukan
pembacaan dari pelbagai sumber (buku teks, artikel-artikel jurnel, kertas-kertas
prosiding/seminar, http) untuk memperoleh kefahaman yang jelas berhubung fokus
perbincangan tugasan ini.
[Total: 40 marks]
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MUKA SURAT TAMAT / END OF PAGE

Assignment Guidelines (Content And Scoring)

Criteria

Weight

Introduction

1.0

Content:
1. Discussion on
guidelines
evaluating
contents of a
childrens
book.
2. Analysis on
existing
reading area
and books
collection at
workplace.
3. Proposal for
a more user
friendly
reading area.
4. Report on
pupils
comments on

6.5

Missing
Item

Weak

Partially Meets
Standards

Meets
Standard

Exceeds
Standard

0
No
introduction

1
The introduction is
unclear and no
discussion on
childrens books.
Irrelevant literature
reviews.

2
The introduction is
moderate and very
brief discussion on
childrens books.
Insufficient literature
reviews and not cited
accordingly.

3
The introduction is
moderate with a brief
discussion on
childrens books.
Adequate literature
reviews and cited
accordingly.

4
The introduction is
interesting with a
clear discussion on
childrens books.
Comprehensive
literature reviews and
cited accordingly.

No
explanation
provided.

A very minimum
discussion on
guidelines on
evaluating contents
of young childrens
book.
A very brief
analysis on the
existing reading
area at workplace
and not supported
with relevant
photos.
Proposal for a more
user friendly
reading area is
unclear. No layout
of the proposed
area provided.
Report on pupils

A brief discussion on
guidelines on
evaluating contents of
young childrens book.
Analysis on the
existing reading area at
workplace vague and
unclear. Few photo
shots provided.
Proposal for a more
user friendly reading
area provided but
unrealistic. Only
sketches of layout of
the proposed area
provided. No photos
provided as evidence.
A brief report on
pupils comments
presented but did not

A detail and clear

discussion on
guidelines on
evaluating contents of
young childrens
book.
Analysis on the
existing reading area
at workplace detailed
and clear supported
with adequate photo
shots.
Proposal for a more
user friendly reading
area provided and
look realistic
supported with a
layout plan of the
proposed area. Photo
shots of the new

A detail and clear

discussion on
guidelines on
evaluating contents of
young childrens
book.
Analysis on the
existing reading area
at workplace detailed,
clear, and interesting
supported with
comprehensive photo
shots.
Proposal for a more
user friendly reading
area provided and
look realistic
supported with a
layout plan of the
proposed area.

Max
Marks
4

26

Missing
Item

one of the
existing
Criteria
childrens
book.

Weight

Conclusion

1.5

No summary
provided.

Organisation

1.0

Report is not
organised.

Weak

Partially Meets
Standards

Meets
Standard

Exceeds
Standard

comments too brief

and did not based
on the guidelines.
Discussions and
analysis not
supported with
literature reviews.

based on the
guidelines.
Discussions and
analysis supported with
very minimum
literature reviews.

reading area provided

as evidence.
A detailed report on
pupils comments is
presented and based
on the guidelines.
Discussions and
analysis supported
with adequate
literature reviews.

Enormous photo shots

of the new reading
area provided as
evidence.
A detailed report on
pupils comments is
presented and based
on the guidelines.
Discussions and
analysis supported
with comprehensive
literature reviews.

Summary is not
clear and does not
answer the
assignment
question.
Many details are
not in logical order.
There is little sense
that the writing is
organised.

Summary is acceptable
but still does not
answer the assignment
question.

Summary is
acceptable and answer
most of the
assignment question.

Summary is very
comprehensive and
answer all assignment
question.

Details are not in

logical order and
distract the reader.

Details are placed in a

logical order but
presented less
effectively. Follows
APA referencing.

Details are placed in a

logical order and
presented effectively.
The paper is
interesting to read.
Follows APA
referencing.

TOTAL MARKS

Max
Marks

40