Assessment Guidelines for Students
2022
Module name
Module code
NQF level
Credits
Mode of delivery
Teaching Practice for PGCE 2
TP702
7
16
Online Distance Learning
Module Outcomes
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
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Design and present appropriate teaching, learning and assessment activities
and resources using the guidelines provided in the national school curriculums
such as CAPS documents.
Share good practice observed during practicum.
Comprehend policy and working conditions related to the profession.
Design original cost-effective resources.
Manage learners effectively in a school-based environment.
Display a positive attitude towards teaching in a multi-cultural society.
Provide opportunities for learners to reach their full potential.
Experiment and improvise with creative ideas in the use of educational media.
Accept responsibility for professional growth and development.
Exhibit professionalism and accept the demands expected of a teacher.
Keep a record of evidence of work completed.
Involve himself or herself in extra-mural activities at the school.
Reflect on his or her teaching with a view to improving.
Discuss the rationale and underlying thinking behind teachers' choices related
to teaching, learning and assessment.
Identify design principles that are important when planning lessons.
Examine teacher choices that create better learning opportunities for learners.
Select, view and critically reflect on lesson presentations in relation to learners
needs, content and context.
Interact and communicate effectively with staff.
Engage with mentor teachers in a school in a professional manner.
Reflect critically on experiences and develop strategies for improvement.
Cultivate a practical understanding of teaching and learning in a diverse range
of South African schools.
Nurture a commitment to the ideals of the teaching profession.
Project the required professionalism related to teaching.
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Summary
SYM + FIS = FIN
Semester Mark
Final Summative
Assessment
Final Mark
SYM 100%
+ FIS 0%
100%= FIN
1. SEMESTER MARK ASSESSMENT STRUCTURE
The assessments contributing to the semester mark (SYM) are indicated below.
Formal SYM Assessments – 100% of Overall Mark
Please note that ALL the assessments listed below will contribute to your final mark.
Duration
Total
Type
Weighting
Compulsory
(Timed-based
Marks
Assessment)
Assignment 1: Reflective essay
on Teacher's Professional
15%
Y
N/A
50
Judgement
Assignment 2: Class
10%
Y
N/A
50
Participation
Assignment 3: Mentor Teacher's
10%
Y
N/A
200
Lesson Assessment
Assignment 4: STADIO Lesson
20%
Y
N/A
200
Assessment
Assignment 5: Electronic
35%
Y
N/A
100
Portfolio of Evidence (PoE)
Assignment 6: School Final
10%
Y
N/A
100
Assessment
TOTAL SYM
100%
NOTE:
All assessments will contribute to students' final marks (FIN).
There will be no final examination in this module.
SPECIFIC SYM ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES – AN OVERVIEW
Type
Assignment 1: Reflective
essay on Teacher's
Professional Judgement
Description / Content
This is a reflective essay assignment. There are three parts
that you must engage in, to successfully complete this
assignment.
In Part 1, you must read two prescribed readings on
teacher's professional judgement related to Unit 2 of this
module and you need to find two additional readings
(relevant articles and/or book chapter) on the topic of
teacher professional judgement.
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Type
Description / Content
Prescribed readings:
Batchelor, J. and Petersen, N. 2019. Preservice
student views of teacher judgement and practice in
the age of artificial intelligence. Southern African
Review of Education, 25(1), 70-88. Available at:
https://www.google.com/search?q=Batchelor%2C+J.
+and+Petersen%2C+N.+2019.+Preservice+student
+views+of+teacher+judgement+and+practice+in+th
e+age+of+artificial+intelligence.+Southern+African+
Review+of+Education%2C+25(1)%2C+7088.&rlz=1C1GCEA_enZA994ZA994&oq=Batchelor%2
C+J.+and+Petersen%2C+N.+2019.+Preservice+stud
ent+views+of+teacher+judgement+and+practice+in
+the+age+of+artificial+intelligence.+Southern+Afric
an+Review+of+Education%2C+25(1)%2C+7088.&aqs=chrome.0.69i59.5212j0j7&sourceid=chrome
&ie=UTF-8
Dottin, E.S. 2009. Professional judgment and
dispositions in teacher education. Teaching and
Teacher Education, 25(1), pp.83-88. Available at:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/22312786
8_Professional_judgment_and_dispositions_in_teache
r_education
Find two additional articles/readings on teacher professional
judgement (excluding the prescribed readings for Unit 2).
Visit the online library site on the Learning Management
System (LMS).
https://stadio.instructure.com/courses/2773/pages/onlineresources
In Part 2, you will engage in planning for Part 3. You will
write down what you understand by teacher professional
judgement and think about how you can link this to a critical
incident (experience) that you experienced as a learner in a
school or as a student teacher at STADIO or as an
unqualified teacher. Think of the context, people that were
involved and the time period. Think carefully how this critical
incident had a positive impact on teaching and/or learning
and/or assessment (or a combination of these three
aspects).
In Part 3, you bring all your ideas together in the form of a
short reflective essay, where you discuss what teacher's
professional judgement is, and how this relates to the critical
incident that you identified as well as the outcomes or the
value of the teacher's professional judgement. Refer to the
TP702 assessment guide (AG) for further detail.
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Type
Assignment 2: Class
Participation
Assignment 3: Mentor
Teacher Assessment
Description / Content
This assignment is a combination of different learning
activities such as quizzes, forum discussions and a Wiki. The
assignment is designed to ensure that you participate
actively in the TP702 module and gain maximum benefit
from using all the learning materials. You will be required to
engage critically and share your understanding of learning
materials such as the research articles, YouTube Videos, etc.
More information regarding this assignment can be found in
the TP702 AG and the TP702 programme of work on the LMS
module page.
This assignment includes two formal lesson assessments by
your mentor teacher(s).
If you are a full-time student, you will be assessed once in
your SP subject and once in your FET subject by your
mentor teachers during the five-week teaching practice block
session.
If you are a part-time student, you will be assessed once in
your SP subject and once in your FET subject by your
mentor teachers during the five-week teaching practice block
session.
These two formal lesson assessments must be done on the
lesson assessment form for PGCE referred to as PRAC703.
The rubric for the assessment of a lesson PRAC702 provides
the level descriptors for each of the criteria on PRAC703. The
completed assessment forms must be placed in your
Portfolio of Evidence for submission to us. The marks for the
two formal lesson assessments must be signed off and
verified by the mentor teacher and/or principal on the last
page of the final school assessment report referred to as the
lesson verification form.
Assignment 4: STADIO
Lesson Assessment
PRAC702 and PRAC703 have been adapted for online teaching
for students that are teaching in an approved online school in
SA and will be made available on the LMS for students that
are doing online teaching for this module.
This assignment includes two formal lesson assessments in
the school by a STADIO TP Assessor, you are required to be
assessed once in your SP subject and once in your FET
subject during the five-week teaching practice block session.
If you have 3 subject specialisations, please ensure that you
have been formally assessed in all three of your subject
specialisations and the fourth lesson can be of your choice.
These formal lesson assessments must be done on the
lesson assessment form for PGCE referred to as PRAC703.
The rubric for the assessment of a lesson PRAC702 can be
found on in the Assessment Guide and provides the level
descriptors for each of the criteria on PRAC703. The
completed assessment forms must be placed in your
Portfolio of Evidence.
Copies of PRAC702 and PRAC703 were included in the
mentor packs for the mentors to use.
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Type
Description / Content
PRAC702 and PRAC703 have been adapted for online
teaching for students that are teaching in an approved online
school in SA and will be made available on the LMS for
students that are doing online teaching for this module.
Assignment 5: Electronic
Portfolio of Evidence (e-POE)
Assignment 6: School Final
Assessment
Arrangements on the allocation of STADIO appointed
assessors will be made available to you on the LMS by
15 August 2022.
The Portfolio of Evidence is an accumulation of work
completed in your teaching practice school as evidence of
your developing competence as a PGCE student. You are
required to develop a PoE in a professional looking lever arch
file as well as an Electronic Portfolio of Evidence for
submission to STADIO. This PoE file is required for use at
your school and for perusal by the mentor teacher, Head of
Department, Principal and the STADIO appointed
assessor(s). You will submit your PoE in electronic format on
the LMS for assessment. You must ensure that you meet all
PoE requirements mentioned in the Study Letter and
Assessment Guide. PRAC 704 (the PoE assessment rubric)
will be used by the STADIO assessor to mark the PoE.
PRAC704 is available in your Assessment Guide and on the
LMS. Details of how to present your PoE are available in the
TP702 Assessment Guide.
The final school assessment report is completed by the
principal in conjunction with the mentor teacher(s). This
report has two sections:
The Final TP School-Based Assessment is divided into two
sections.
Section A: General professional standard:
This section of the final school report assesses the
professional disposition of the student in relation to
punctuality, dress code, responsibility, commitment,
relationships with learners, mentor(s) and staff, participation
in teaching and non-teaching activities.
Section B: Lesson planning and presentation:
This section of the final school report assesses the student's
competence in lesson planning and presentation with focus
on integration of the curriculum, design of lesson planning
and presentation appropriate to age group and subject,
questioning skills, use of various teaching strategies, design
and use of resources, establishing rapport with learners,
classroom management. Kindly encourage your school
mentor to make a copy of the final assessment for record
purposes. The Final School Assessment submission deadline
date will be communicated to you via Canvas. Note: It is the
responsibility of the student to communicate with the school
on a regular basis to ensure that the attendance register,
and final school assessment report is returned to STADIO
School of Education. The TP702 result of a student will show
incomplete, if the attendance register and final school
assessment report with the lesson verification is not
returned. These documents are required for auditing
purposes.
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2. PASS REQUIREMENTS
In order to pass this module, you must submit all the required assessments for this
module and you need to achieve at least 50% in the semester mark (SYM).
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