Assessment coversheet: Assessment 1 - Knowledge Questions
Assessment coversheet: Assessment 1 - Knowledge Questions
Qualification CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care
Unit of Competency CHCECE038 Observe Children to Inform Practice
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Assessment task information
This assessment requires you to answer a series of short answer questions about your understanding of
The Education and Care Services National Regulations 2012
The National Quality Standards
The importance establishing collaborative partnerships with families and communities and using appropriate communication techniques when communicating with a variety of people.
What confidentiality and privacy requirement are necessary when collecting information from families?
Way of gathering information and how it can be used to support curriculum planning
Please refer to the resources below when considering your answers
A copy of your assessment will be retained for archiving once completed and feedback has been provided.
Student Instructions:
This assessment will be completed off the job
You may be able to complete the questions verbally. This would need to be negotiated with your assessor.
Your assessor will provide feedback on your answers, including any questions that may require a further response.
If you are required to re-answer any of the questions, make sure you apply this feedback.
Assessment maybe submitted electronically, via email, blackboard or submitted to lecturer in class
If you have specific needs that you would like considered during this assessment, please discuss this with your assessor to identify any possible reasonable adjustments prior to commencing the assessment.
Resource requirements:
Students to provide or arrange access to the following resources for this assessment:
ACECQA: national quality framework: https://www.acecqa.gov.au/Education and Care Services National Regulations 2012 https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/main_mrtitle_12946_homepage.htmlNational Quality Framework, section 3 and 4 https://www.acecqa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-09/Guide-to-the-NQF-September-2020.pdf
Assessor to provide or arrange access to the following resources for this assessment:
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Task Name: Knowledge questions
Complete the Questions below.
Question 1 The Education and Care Services National Law and National Regulations underpin the components of Quality Area 1,5 and 6.
Use the table below to summarise the requirements of the relevant aspects of the Law and Regulations. Reflect on relevant service policies and procedures to provide an example of how they might be demonstrated in an early childhood service.
Answer Section of National Law or National Regulation Summary of requirement Example of how this would be demonstrated
National Regulation 157 Access for parents National Regulation 74 Documenting of childs assessment or evaluations for delivery of educational program National Regulation
155. Interactions with children Feedback Question 2 Educators gather information from a range of sources to inform their planning.
List 2 ways of gathering information about children from each of the following stakeholders:
Children
Family
Educators
Carers and significant adults
Community
Other relevant professionals
Answer Children 1. 2.
Family 1. 2.
Educators 1. 2.
Carers and significant adults 1. 2.
Community 1. 2.
Other relevant professionals 1. 2.
Feedback Question 3 Read the following scenario and then answer the following questions.
Mark (4.3years) with mild Cerebral Palsy has been attending your service for 18 months and is currently enrolled in your 3-5 room.
When he first started attending his enrolment form stated that he has an inclusion support worker that comes in once a week, and he attends therapy sessions once a month.
From your observations on Mark, you know he is interested in dinosaurs, enjoys listening to music and does attempt some movements when dancing with the children. He can often be seen in the home corner playing with kitchen equipment and enjoys cooking with other children.
He is developing his mobility and at times need support to move from one place to another.
Mark is developing his skills at completing tasks independently. Mark will turn away from educators or children, become upset or give up at times if he is unable to complete a task independently.
His mother has confided to you that she has recently separated from Marks father and there is now a parenting order in place to prevent his father from collecting him from the service.
You have recently received a therapy plan from Marks support worker and your team leader has requested that you attend a meeting with her and Marks mother to provide an update on his progress.
What do you need to consider in relation to:
Confidentiality and privacy? Consider both the discussion with Marks mother and the information and documentation that has been collected relating to Mark.
Changes in the family circumstances
What information is important and why
The types of information you will collect from all sources
Collecting and recording Marks involvement in the curriculum. Consider his interests and needs
Give examples of how you collaborate with his mother and the questions you would ask to find out more information about Mark
Answer a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
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Question 4 There are key points in being able to make and document meaningful observations. Complete the following:
Why is it important to avoid labelling children?
Past and present tense are used in observations. Which tense should be used in the following observation types?
Answer a) Answer b) Observation Type Tense (past or present)
Anecdotal Running Record Jotting Learning story Feedback Satisfactory
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Question 5 Read the following scenario, identify the subjective, language and bias comments made then rewrite using appropriate professional objective language.
Educator Sally observed two children playing in the sandpit. Tommy (2.3 years) and Hui (2.1years) playing in the sandpit.
Hui is sitting in the sandpit wearing a pretty dress she is such a good little girl. Hui is filling her bucket slowly and carefully one scoop at a time, unlike Tommy who is giggling and is a typical boy making a terrible mess flicking the sand all over the place! He never listens and is such troublemaker. The educator has already told him if he cant play nicely with Hui, he will be removed from the sand pit
Answer Subjective and bias:
Rewritten scenario
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Question 6 Select 4 of the observation techniques below. Define each technique and provide an example of a situation they could be used:
Anecdotal
Learning Story
Work sample
Running Record
Checklist
Photograph and videos
Jottings
Answer 1.
2.
3.
4.
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Question 7 a) Define the 6 stages of the curriculum planning cycle.
b) Give 3 examples of how individual educators can contribute to the planning stage of the cycle
Answer a) Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Answer b) Example 1:
Example 2:
Example 3:
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Question 8 In your own words define:
Reflective practice
Why and how do educators use reflection
Provide 2 examples of how educators make meaningful reflection in the workplace
Answer a) b) c) Example 1:
Example 2:
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Question 9 Complete the table below relating to stages of development. Provide the age of each stage and 2 examples of milestones for that age group.
Give 2 examples of how stages of development are used in curriculum development
Answer a) Stage Age Milestone example 1 Milestone example 2
Infancy Toddlerhood Early Childhood Answer b) Example 1:
Example 2:
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