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Cambridge International Certificate in Teaching and Learning

   

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4164 Cambridge International Certificate in Teaching and LearningEvidence of Learning and ReflectionYour contextCandidate requirementsPlease provide information about how you meet thecandidate requirements. PleasecompleteComments/DetailsAre you a full- or part-time teacher?What kind of educational institution do you teach in?How many weeks do you teach for, over a full academicyear?How many hours per week do you teach?How many learners do you teach? Are you responsible for planning and facilitating thelearning activities of your learners?Do you have the regular support of at least one mentor?Please provide some brief information about your educational context:Your professional background including your experience as a teacherYour current role and responsibilities including the subject(s) and the stage (e.g. primary) youteachYour school or institutionThe Winchester School, Jebel AliYour learnersMy learners are 7-8 year old, all nationalities studying in National curriculum of England

4164 Cambridge International Certificate in Teaching and LearningUnit 1Understanding principles of learning andteachingLearningoutcomesCandidates will engage with principles and concepts of learning and teaching. They will alsoexplore what makes an effective lesson so they can:A explain their understanding of learning and how people learnB review teaching methods and learning activities that engage and motivate learners to learnC explain their understanding of the purposes of assessmentD identify and explain key features of what they think makes an effective lesson, and evaluatethe impact any new learning will have on their future professional practice.Candidates will:observe an experienced practitioner teaching a group of at least six learners for 40–120minutesobserve the experienced practitioner’s practice, accompanied by their mentorDiscuss with the mentor the key features of what makes an effective lesson.Evidence of learningExplainyourpersonal understanding of learning and how people learn.Identify the teaching methods and learning activities you think engage and motivate learnersto learn, and explain why you think this.Explainyour understanding of the purposes of assessment.Learning is a continuous process of acquiring new information from the moment we are born untilthe time we take exit from the world. Factors like places, people, opportunities and incidences shaped our learning. The more we gain experience from the outside world, the more it helps us in our endeavour to survive and thrive. In order to identify the best teaching methods for engaging and motivating learners, it is importantto have an idea of the stages of cognitive development proposed by Piaget. According to Piaget, a learnergoes through different stages of cognitive development that follows a sequence. These include theSensorimotor stage, Pre-operational stage, Concrete operational stage and Formal operational stage. Thefirst stage that is the Sensorimotor stage is characterized by a child’s ability to use his senses to observeand feel everything around him (Siegler 2016). The child experiences cognitive development when hediscovers his abilities to move and speak. At the Pre-operational stage, the chid develops the ability tocompare and imagine. This stage is also characterized by the enhancement of the child’s ability to uselanguage properly. In the third stage, which is the Concrete operational stage, the child is able to providelogical reasoning, have a coherent thinking and the ability to categorize understanding into multiple facets.The final stage of Formal operational stage witnesses the child developing abstract thinking ability anddemonstrates mature interpretation. Another important theory that enables teachers to identify the learning capabilities of learners isKolb’s Learning Cycle Theory. According to Kolb, learning involves the process in which “knowledge iscreated through the transformation of experience”. The learning cycle involves four stages that show howlearners learn and relearn: Concrete experience, Reflective observation, Abstract conceptualization andActive experimentation. Kolb stated that learning develops with every new experience people gain and24164 Evidence of Learning and Reflection for assessment in 2018 and 2019

4164 Cambridge International Certificate in Teaching and Learningwork at and expands with the knowledge that we attain (Barker, Lencucha and Anderson 2016).Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs, on the other hand, is a motivational theory that attempts tounderstand the basic human needs in order to motivate them. Abraham Maslow believed that motivationplays a key role in achieving the needs of people. His hierarchical model consisted of five tiers – Self-actualization, Esteem, Love or belonging, Safety and Physiological. In the field of teaching, we couldutilize this model by motivating the learners through their different needs (Gawel 1997). The needs ofstudents vary and as teachers, we have limited access to their lives in order to understand their needs.However, once at school and under our guidance, we could assess students’ needs and then adapt ourinstruction based on their needs. As teachers we must first try to understand whether each student has met his or her physiologicalneed that is whether each of them are physically fit and healthy. Then, we must check if they live andstudy in a safe environment. After that, we must see whether they are loved and have a sense of belonging.Finally, we must assess whether they feel good about themselves or not that is what they feel about theirself-esteem. Teaching methods and activities:Role Playis a useful activity for students of 7 to 8 years age to gain experience through learning. Childrenacquire the role of any specific character and play the role.Jigsaw method is another efficient learning method. The child is given an individual task and then workswith other children to combine the various pieces of the task and complete it.Think‐ Pair‐ Sharedevelops child’s ability to work in a team. The child is given a topic to build upon,find a solution and develop an idea along with the team. This results in an efficient solving of the problem.Flipped classroom assists children in getting the background of the study that could be applied in theclassroom. In this activity, teachers take on the role of facilitators who allow children to learn on theirown. Purposes of Assessment:Formative assessment is an activity that provides learners with feedbacks that assesses their progressduring the process of learning and notifies the method of their upcoming steps in learning. They areexamined through collaborative work, research, displays, feedbacks and presentations.Summative assessments allow us to measure the degree to which the child has learned after thecompletion of the program. Summative assessments are conducted at the end of the study program. Assessments are effective means for learning because:Assessments enable teachers to measure the things a learner has achieved at every stage andprovide them motivation(Fidalgo-Blanco et al. 2016).Reflective remarks and set targets give feedback to students to assist them in advancing to theirnext stage of development.Assessments replicate the teacher’s success in teaching and enable them to sharpen their teachingskills and dwell upon techniques that are better than the previous. These act as milestones within a community of learning or within a school and even to check theprogress throughout different schools. Assessments provide students with the added knowledge about the abilities and skills they haveacquired or are yet to acquire through the learning program (Nilson 2016). References:Barker, D.J., Lencucha, J. and Anderson, R., 2016. Kolb’s learning cycle as a framework for earlyfieldwork learning.World Federation of Occupational Therapists Bulletin,72(1), pp.28-34.Fidalgo-Blanco, Á., Sein-Echaluce, M.L., García-Peñalvo, F.J. and Conde, M.Á., 2015. Using LearningAnalytics to improve teamwork assessment.Computers in Human Behavior,47, pp.149-156.Gawel, J.E., 1997. Herzberg's theory of motivation and Maslow's hierarchy of needs.PracticalAssessment, Research & Evaluation,5(11), p.3.Nilson, L.B., 2016.Teaching at its best: A research-based resource for college instructors. John Wiley &Sons.Siegler, R.S., 2016. Continuity and change in the field of cognitive development and in the perspectives ofone cognitive developmentalist.Child Development Perspectives,10(2), pp.128-133.4164 Evidence of Learning and Reflection for assessment in 2018 and 20193

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