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Requirement of Early Childhood Educators

Critical reflection is an important requirement of early childhood educators. Even though this is the last assessment task for this course you could start with this journal in the first week of the course and aim to make an entry at the end of each week. In this reflective journal, you will reflect on pedagogical practices you have been studying that underpin learning for children.

Critical reflection is a common practice in early childhood profession to help educators improve, change or re-examine current practice, perspectives, thinking and skills. Critical reflection means regularly identifying and exploring our own thoughts, feelings, and experiences and then deciding about how they fit in with the ideas, concepts, and theories that you are aware of, learning more about what others have been discussing and sharing.

In this reflective journal, explore not only your own thoughts, events and experiences that have occurred, but also examine them from different perspectives and consider whether this might in fact change your approach or own perspective. You may find it helpful to use a reflective framework such as the ‘So What? Model or the DATA model outlined in the O’Connor and Diggins' readings. Meaningful reflection will allow for consistent evaluation of your actions and approaches to early learning and an early childhood educator role.

You will end up with more but for the final assessment submission choose, submit one of your journal entries (800 words) that best represent your reflective practice.

A minimum of 3 scholarly references must be used to inform the Reflective Journal. References List is not counted in the word count.

WIL Reflective Journal (1)

WIL Reflective Journal (1)

Criteria

Ratings

Pts

This criterion is linked to a learning outcomeOngoing reflection

An ongoing reflection on your practice in relation to children's learning is demonstrated and well-articulated

5 to >3.0 Pts

Deadly

Sound reflection entry is included and relates to learning of young children

3 to >0.0 Pts

Average

The reflection entry is somewhat related to learning of young children

0 Pts

Gammon

The reflection entry is not related to learning of young children

5 pts

This criterion is linked to a learning outcomeQuestions

Important questions concerned with actions or environment or activities – and why you would choose to do those things that way that you would do, how theories and perspectives might have informed your approach, are posed and discussed

10 to >5.0 Pts

Deadly

Pre-service teacher demonstrates exceptional knowledge and understanding of practices that support these criteria; through an element of creativity using their personal experience and extended reading to construct a reflective opinion that is coherently and eloquently expressed

5 to >0.0 Pts

Average

Pre-service teacher reflects a sound knowledge of well-being of children, indicating a reflective understanding of the topic through their personal experience and extended reading

0 Pts

Gammon

There is no discussion of important questions concerned with actions, environment and activities – and why you choose to do those things that way that you do, how theories and perspectives might have informed your approach

10 pts

This criterion is linked to a learning outcomeScholarly conventions

Scholarly conventions are employed throughout, including referencing APA, clear expression, accuracy of grammar, and spelling

10 to >6.0 Pts

Deadly

Reflection critically evaluates a range of scholarly literature with clear expression, appropriateness of quoting, paraphrasing and citing references in text, with a list of references attached in correct format with no errors; displays clear expression, accuracy of grammar, and spelling.

6 to >0.0 Pts

Average

Reflection shows good efforts to evaluate basic range of scholarly literature and/ or some appropriateness of quoting, paraphrasing and citing references in text, with a list of references attached in correct format which is generally correct; generally clear expression, accuracy of grammar, and spelling (less than 3 errors)

0 Pts

Gammon

Reflection does not critically evaluate scholarly literature and has no appropriate quoting, paraphrasing and citing references in text. No list of references attached in correct format; displayed unclear expression, inaccuracy of grammar, and incorrect spelling.

10 pts

Total points: 25