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Assessment 3: Essay (30%)
Due: Week 12
Word count: 1500 words
Critically analyse teaching in the early years, focusing on building relationships with children, partnerships with
families and communities, and implementing inclusion and diversity. Discuss these topics thinking about ethical
and professional issues you might experience in your teaching practice.
Assessment Criteria
Criteria for
journal
High Distinction
80% -
Distinction
70%- 79%
Credit
60-69%
Pass
50-59%
Fail
<50%
Analysis of
building
relationships
with children
(20%)
Excellent analysis
of building
relationships with
children
Very good
analysis of
building
relationships
with children
Good analysis
of building
relationships
with children
Adequate
analysis of
building
relationships
with children
Limited analysis of
building
relationships with
children
Analysis of
building
partnerships
with families
and
communities
(20%)
Excellent analysis
of building
partnerships with
families and
communities
Very good
analysis of
building
partnerships
with families
and
communities
Good analysis
of building
partnerships
with families
and
communities
Adequate
analysis of
building
partnerships
with families
and
communities
Limited or no
analysis of building
partnerships with
families and
communities
Analysis of
inclusion and
diversity (20%)
Excellent analysis
of inclusion and
diversity
Very good
analysis of
inclusion and
diversity
Good analysis
of inclusion and
diversity
Adequate
analysis of
inclusion and
diversity
Limited or no
analysis of
inclusion and
diversity
Analysis of
teaching
practice issues
(15%)
Excellent analysis
of teaching
practice issues
Very good
analysis of
teaching
practice issues
Good analysis
of teaching
practice issues
Adequate
analysis of
teaching
practice issues
Limited analysis of
teaching practice
issues
Analysis of
professionalism
and ethics
(15%)
Excellent analysis
of professionalism
and ethics
Very good
analysis of
professionalism
and ethics
Good analysis
of
professionalism
and ethics
Adequate
analysis of
professionalism
and ethics
Limited analysis of
professionalism
and ethics
Reference
citations and
reference list
(10%)
A wide range of
academic and/or
professional
references are
included (at least
Sources are
At least 8
academic
and/or
professional
references are
included.
More than 6
academic
and/or
professional
references are
included.
At least 6
academic
and/or
professional
references are
included. APA 7
Fewer than 6
academic and/or
professional
references are
included. APA 7
style is not used.
ECEC100 Foundations of Early Childhood Education & Care (ECEC) 10
consistently cited
appropriately
following APA 7
style. All
references are
younger than five
years.
Sources are
cited
appropriately
following APA 7
style with
minor errors.
Almost all
references are
younger than
five years.
Sources are
mostly cited
appropriately
following APA 7
style. The
majority of
references are
younger than
five years.
style is used
with frequent
errors. Some
references are
older than five
years.
References are
older than five
years.
TOTAL
