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Assessment name:	Portfolio of planning cycle
Due Date:	Monday 12th June 2023 @ 11:59pm
Weighting:	60%
Length:	2000 words
Task Description:	This Portfolio is comprised of two tasks. You must submit your assessment as one document. Task 1: Anecdotal record and learning experience Demonstrate how you have engaged in the planning cycle during your professional experience. Choose and submit your best detailed anecdotal record of your focus child and a learning experience plan that you implemented to extend on your observation and analysis of the child. Task 2: Reflective practice (approximately 1000 words) During your professional experience, you were required to complete daily reflections and highlight any ethical considerations or dilemmas you encountered. Reflect on your daily entries and explain one ethical dilemma that you observed or experienced yourself. · How did you or other educators respond to the issue? · What did you do well? · What could you have done better? · Was consideration given to all stakeholders’ perspectives in the decision-making process for resolving the issue? How? Make direct links to the unit’s readings, the EYLF and the NQS.
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Assessment 2: Portfolio MARKING RUBRIC

Criteria

High Distinction

Distinction

Credit

Pass

Fail

Task 1: Anecdotal record and learning experience (30%)

Articulation of the planning cycle during professional experience.

Anecdotal record shows evidence of understanding children’s learning and development with links to theory, the EYLF and NQS.

Demonstrates planning for Preschoolers’ learning and development, interests and competencies with links to the EYLF, NQS and theory.

Demonstrated excellent articulation of the planning cycle including:

Excellent anecdotal record of Preschool child that shows evidence of understanding Preschoolers’ learning and development with links to theory, the EYLF and NQS.

Excellent learning experience plan that extends on the Preschool child’s interests and competencies with links to the EYLF, NQS and theory

Demonstrated very good articulation of the planning cycle including:

Insightful anecdotal record of Preschool child that shows evidence of understanding Preschoolers’ learning and development with links to theory, the EYLF and NQS.

Insightful learning experience plan that extends on the Preschool child’s interests and competencies with links to the EYLF, NQS and theory

Demonstrated good articulation of the planning cycle including:

Good anecdotal record of Preschool child that shows evidence of understanding Preschoolers’ learning and development with links to theory, the EYLF and NQS.

Good learning experience plan that extends on the Preschool child’s interests and competencies with links to the EYLF, NQS and theory

Demonstrated satisfactory articulation of the planning cycle including:

Satisfactory anecdotal record of Preschool child that shows evidence of understanding Preschoolers’ learning and development with links to theory, the EYLF and NQS.

Satisfactory learning experience plan that extends on the Preschool child’s interests and competencies with links to the EYLF, NQS and theory

Does not show evidence of understanding the planning cycle.

Unsatisfactory anecdotal record of Preschool child that shows evidence of understanding Preschoolers’ learning and development with links to theory, the EYLF and NQS.

Unsatisfactory learning experience plan that extends on the Preschool child’s interests and competencies with links to the EYLF, NQS and theory

Task 2: Reflective practice (20%)

Reflection and response to one ethical dilemma encountered during professional experience with consideration to:

-What went well