PTEAC1X/101
STUDENT DECLARATION FORM
DEPARTMENT OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONAL STUDIES
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
You need to include a completed and signed copy of this form when you submit
Assignments 01, 02 and 50 for this module. Assignments without the form will be
cancelled and returned unmarked
The Department of Curriculum and Instructional Studies places specific emphasis on integrity
and ethical behavior with regard to the preparation of all written work submitted for academic
assessment.
Although your lecturers can provide you with information about reference techniques and
guidelines to avoid plagiarism, you also have a responsibility to fulfill in this regard. Should you at
any time feel unsure about the requirements, you must consult your lecturers before you submit
any assignment.
You are guilty of plagiarism when you extract information from a book, article, web page or fellow
student without acknowledging the source and submit it as your own work. In truth, you are stealing
someone else’s property. You may not use another student’s work. You may not allow anyone to
copy or use your work with the intention to submit it as his/her own.
Students who are guilty of plagiarism will forfeit all credit for the work concerned. Plagiarism is a
serious violation of the University’s regulations and may lead to expulsion.
The under-mentioned declaration must accompany written assignments. Your assignment will
be cancelled and returned unmarked if you do not include a fully completed and signed
declaration form.
I (full names):
Student number:
Module: PTEAC1X
Declare that…
1. I understand what plagiarism entails and am aware of the University’s policy in this regard.
2. I declare that this assignment is my own, original work. Where I used someone else’s work,
whether a printed source, the internet or any other source, I give the proper acknowledgement
and include a complete reference list.
3. I did not use another current or previous student’s work, submitting it as my own.
4. I did not allow and will not allow anyone to copy my work with the intention of submitting it as
his or her own work.
Signature: Date:
15
, ASSIGNMENT 02 FOR PTEAC1X
DUE DATE:
UNIQUE NO:
Please remove this part of the tutorial letter and submit as assignment 02
In the shoes of a learner.
The purpose of this assignment: In a single school day, learners are exposed to a spectrum
of teachers each with their own expectations as learners, teacher with their own teaching style,
each with their own classroom arrangements, etc. To understand better how your own
approach to teaching and the interaction with learners impacts on them we want you to
undertake an exercise where you follow/shadow a group of learners for a whole school day to
effectively experience what they experience during a typical school day and how it impacts on
them.
Assignment assessment criteria: The assignment will be marked using the short rubric below:
Criteria 0-5 6-10 11-20
Observations Some All Comprehensive
observations observations detailed
but done but observations on every
limited or limited aspect of the observation
incomplet schedule
0-10 11-20 21-30
Reflection Some Some Logically derived and
reflections but useful useful reflections and
limited for reflections an indication of how
practice they could inform
future practice.
Total 50
Do this exercise within the first week of your practical teaching.
Step 1: Ask your mentor to help you to identify a typical group of learners (a whole class) which
you
can “shadow” for a day.
Step 2: Get permission from the mentor and/or school principal and ask him/her to inform the
staff members to expect the student teacher in their classrooms.
Step 3: Complete the attached observation schedule for each
period. Step 4: Complete the attached reflection form.
Step 5: Thank the mentor and the staff members for their participation
Step 6: Submit as assignment 2.
NB: Submit the assignment the same week in which you shadowed the learners. Do not
submit this assignment with your portfolio. Do not wait to complete this assignment until the end
of your teaching practice period. It must be submitted within the first week of your Practical
Teaching
22 .
STUDENT DECLARATION FORM
DEPARTMENT OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONAL STUDIES
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
You need to include a completed and signed copy of this form when you submit
Assignments 01, 02 and 50 for this module. Assignments without the form will be
cancelled and returned unmarked
The Department of Curriculum and Instructional Studies places specific emphasis on integrity
and ethical behavior with regard to the preparation of all written work submitted for academic
assessment.
Although your lecturers can provide you with information about reference techniques and
guidelines to avoid plagiarism, you also have a responsibility to fulfill in this regard. Should you at
any time feel unsure about the requirements, you must consult your lecturers before you submit
any assignment.
You are guilty of plagiarism when you extract information from a book, article, web page or fellow
student without acknowledging the source and submit it as your own work. In truth, you are stealing
someone else’s property. You may not use another student’s work. You may not allow anyone to
copy or use your work with the intention to submit it as his/her own.
Students who are guilty of plagiarism will forfeit all credit for the work concerned. Plagiarism is a
serious violation of the University’s regulations and may lead to expulsion.
The under-mentioned declaration must accompany written assignments. Your assignment will
be cancelled and returned unmarked if you do not include a fully completed and signed
declaration form.
I (full names):
Student number:
Module: PTEAC1X
Declare that…
1. I understand what plagiarism entails and am aware of the University’s policy in this regard.
2. I declare that this assignment is my own, original work. Where I used someone else’s work,
whether a printed source, the internet or any other source, I give the proper acknowledgement
and include a complete reference list.
3. I did not use another current or previous student’s work, submitting it as my own.
4. I did not allow and will not allow anyone to copy my work with the intention of submitting it as
his or her own work.
Signature: Date:
15
, ASSIGNMENT 02 FOR PTEAC1X
DUE DATE:
UNIQUE NO:
Please remove this part of the tutorial letter and submit as assignment 02
In the shoes of a learner.
The purpose of this assignment: In a single school day, learners are exposed to a spectrum
of teachers each with their own expectations as learners, teacher with their own teaching style,
each with their own classroom arrangements, etc. To understand better how your own
approach to teaching and the interaction with learners impacts on them we want you to
undertake an exercise where you follow/shadow a group of learners for a whole school day to
effectively experience what they experience during a typical school day and how it impacts on
them.
Assignment assessment criteria: The assignment will be marked using the short rubric below:
Criteria 0-5 6-10 11-20
Observations Some All Comprehensive
observations observations detailed
but done but observations on every
limited or limited aspect of the observation
incomplet schedule
0-10 11-20 21-30
Reflection Some Some Logically derived and
reflections but useful useful reflections and
limited for reflections an indication of how
practice they could inform
future practice.
Total 50
Do this exercise within the first week of your practical teaching.
Step 1: Ask your mentor to help you to identify a typical group of learners (a whole class) which
you
can “shadow” for a day.
Step 2: Get permission from the mentor and/or school principal and ask him/her to inform the
staff members to expect the student teacher in their classrooms.
Step 3: Complete the attached observation schedule for each
period. Step 4: Complete the attached reflection form.
Step 5: Thank the mentor and the staff members for their participation
Step 6: Submit as assignment 2.
NB: Submit the assignment the same week in which you shadowed the learners. Do not
submit this assignment with your portfolio. Do not wait to complete this assignment until the end
of your teaching practice period. It must be submitted within the first week of your Practical
Teaching
22 .
