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Developing Critical and Creative Thinking for Young Children (GSS4013)

ASSIGNMENT
TOPIC : NATURE OF THINKING
INSTRUCTION
1.

It is a group task, for each group consisted of SIX students.

2.

Make a report by paper with a yellow cover

3.

Mode: Group

4.

Date of Submission: 2nd meeting, 10th January 2015


If you have any difficulties in submission according to date given or about your
assignment, please email me at monica_leena@msu.edu.my.

PROGRAM OUTCOME
PO1

Apply knowledge of childs thinking stage according to Piagets theory to


provide the appropriate stimulation to young children. (Knowledge)
Conduct activity, evaluate and analyses the process of developing childs
thinking ability and try to make the video which is included the situation while
student give stimulation to young children between 0-6 year olds. (Skills)
Perform managerial or supervisory roles and team working spirits in related
industries (at school or ECE institution) as well as communicate efficiently and
demonstrate interpersonal skills. (Communication Skill, Leadership &
Teamwork)
Help student to be more discipline and responsible to the task. Other than that,
it also develops their passion to early childhood education and enriches their
interest to the childs world in the real situation. (Values, attribution, and
professionalism)

PO2
PO5

PO4

COURSE OUTCOME
Organize activities to foster critical thinking abilities and attitudes at home
or in the classroom.
QUESTION
1.

Do analyses about cognitive development stage of Benjamin Blooms theory. The


analyses include:
a. One stage of critical thinking for young children (e.g. knowledge, or analysis)
b. The explanation as a complete
c. The kinds of materials
d. Contextual Example

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Developing Critical and Creative Thinking for Young Children (GSS4013)

e. Teaching-learning activity
2.

Take a video of the activity or teaching-learning process.

ASSESSMENT
Rubrics for this assignment:
Categories
(4) Excellent

(3) Good

Rubric Scale
(2) Satisfactory

(1) Need
Improvement
- Two items or less in
point 1
- Video is not original
and no relationship
with the topic

Complete
Report

Point 1 in the
question (a-e)
and originalrelated video in
point 2

- Four items in
point 1
- Related video
- Unoriginal video

- Three items in
point 1
- Unrelated video
- Original video

Structure of
Report

Use introduction,
analyses and
conclusion

Use introduction,
analyses and no
conclusion

Use analyses, no
introduction and
conclusion

Without introduction,
analyses and
conclusion. Just give a
general report

Content
Analyses

- Explanation
from general
going to
particular things
- There are
comparison
between
theories and
facts
- Use a summary

- Explanation in
general and
particular
things
- No comparison
theories with
facts
- Use a
summary

- Most of the
explanation in
general data
- No comparison
theories with
facts
- Use a summary

- Explanation only in
general
- No comparison
between theories
and facts
- No summary

Presentation
Performance

- Use a clear
language
- The voice until
the backside of
class
- Use materials
such as:
notebook/
laptop, LCD, CD
- Communicative
- Give the
feedback or
answers of the
questions

- Use a clear
language
- The voice is not
go to the
backside of
class
- Use materials
such as:
notebook/
laptop, LCD, CD
- Low
Communicative
- Give the
feedback or
answers of the
questions

- A half
explanation are
circumstances
- The voice is not
go to the
backside of
class
- Use materials
such as:
notebook/
laptop, LCD, CD
- Less
Communicative
- Give the
feedback or
answers of the
questions

- A half explanation
are circumstances
- The voice is not go
to the backside of
class
- Materials
presentation are not
complete
- Less Communicative
- No feedback or
answers of the
questions

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Developing Critical and Creative Thinking for Young Children (GSS4013)

PROJECT
TOPIC : FOSTERING CREATIVE THINKING IN CHILDREN
INSTRUCTION
5.

It is a group task, for each group consisted of SIX students.

1.

Make a report by paper with a white cover

2.

Mode: Group

3.

Present the paper or activity

4.

Date of Submission: 3rd meeting, 7th February 2015

If you have any difficulties in submission according to date given or about your assignment,
please email me at monica_leena@msu.edu.my.
PROGRAM OUTCOME
PO1

Apply knowledge of childs creative experiences according to the theory of


creativity, to provide the appropriate stimulation for young children.
(Knowledge)
Conduct activity, evaluate and analyses the process of developing childs
creative thinking which is included the situation while student give stimulation
to young children between 4-6 year olds. (Skills)
Perform managerial or supervisory roles and team working spirits in related
industries (at school or ECE institution) as well as communicate efficiently and
demonstrate interpersonal skills. (Communication Skill, Leadership &
Teamwork)
Help student to be more discipline and responsible to the task. Other than that,
it also develops their passion to early childhood education and enriches their
interest to the childs world in the real situation. (Values, attribution, and
professionalism)

PO2
PO5

PO4

COURSE OUTCOME

State the need to improve thinking and creative skills in children.


Foster creative thinking techniques and creative thinking activities among
children.

QUESTION
1.

Design a variety of creative activities for young children. The group can choose one
of these activities:

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Developing Critical and Creative Thinking for Young Children (GSS4013)

a. Art and Craft


b. Music
c. Dancing or Movement
d. Dramatic Play
e. Cooking without fire
2.

The activities include:


a. Title of activities
b. Appropriate activity and materials with childrens age
c. The names of groups members
d. Procedure of the activity
e. Simple explanation

ASSESSMENT
Rating Scale for this assignment:

No
1

Choose ONE value that reflects your choice based on the following scale:
1 = Need Improvement, 2 = Satisfactory, 3 = Good, 4 = Excellent
Category
Rating Scale
1
2
3
4
Person
a. All presenter are active and conduct the activities
b. Each presenter has a sense of aesthetic
c. All members can develop or detailing the ideas or
activities
d. Each member can do the activity by individual
e. Each person gives many ideas or can express their
potency
Press
a. The activities support childs interest
b. The activities give a challenge to children
c. The activities can invite children to feel a new
experience
d. The activities can stimulate childs curiosity
e. The activities will helping children to build their
imagination
Process
a. A variety of activities
b. Give children opportunity to think different
c. Appropriate with childs age
d. Safe and convert for children
e. Fun or joyful activities
Product
a. Its a new thing/original product or activity

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Developing Critical and Creative Thinking for Young Children (GSS4013)

b.
c.
d.
e.

Its a useful thing


The activity or product is understandable
Valuable for children
Contextual to childs daily life

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