PENYERAHAN DAN PENILAIAN TUGASAN ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION AND ASSESSMENT _________________________________________________________________________ SBEM3303 KAEDAH PENGAJARAN MATEMATIK/METHODOLOGY IN TEACHING MATHEMATICS

MAY 2012 _________________________________________________________________________ ARAHAN KEPADA PELAJAR / INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS

1. Tugasan ini mengandungi SATU (1) soalan sahaja yang disediakan dalam bahasa modul bercetak kursus ini. / This assignment contains only ONE (1) question that is set in the language of the printed module for the course. 2. Jawab dalam Bahasa Melayu atau Bahasa Inggeris. / Answer in Malay or English. 3. Muat turunkan templat tugasan versi bahasa yang berkenaan daripada MyVLE untuk penyediaan dan penyerahan tugasan anda. Tugasan anda hendaklah ditaip dengan menggunakan Times New Roman fon saiz 12 dan langkau 1.5. baris/ Download the language version of the assignment template concerned from the MyVLE for preparation and submission of your assignment. Your assignment should be typed using 12 point Times New Roman font and 1.5 line spacing. 4. Tugasan anda hendaklah antara 2500 hingga 3000 patah perkataan tidak termasuk rujukan. Bilangan perkataan hendaklah ditunjukkan di hujung tugasan anda. Jangan salin soalan dan arahan tugasan dalam jawapan anda. / Your assignment should be between 2500 to 3000 words excluding references. The number of words should be shown at the end of your assignment. Do not copy the assignment question and instructions to your answer. 5. Anda dikehendaki menghantar tugasan SECARA ON-LINE melalui MyVLE. Sila rujuk kepada portal untuk arahan mengenai prosedur menghantar tugasan anda secara on-line. Anda dinasihatkan menyimpan senaskah tugasan yang diserahkan untuk rujukan sendiri. / You must submit your assignment ON-LINE via the MyVLE. Refer to the portal for instructions on the procedures to submit your assignment on-line. You are advised to keep a copy of your submitted assignment for personal reference. 6. Anda hanya boleh menghantar tugasan SEKALI sahaja dalam SATU fail. / You can submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file. 7. Tugasan anda hendaklah diserahkan pada 27 Jun 2012 hingga 9 Julai 2012. Serahan selepas 9 Julai 2012 TIDAK akan diterima. / Your assignment must be submitted between 27 June 2012 and 9 July 2012. Submission after 9 July 2012 will NOT be accepted. 8. Tugasan hendaklah disiapkan secara individu. Anda dilarang meniru tugasan orang lain. Anda juga dilarang sama sekali memplagiat kerja orang lain sebagai kerja sendiri. / Your assignment should be prepared individually. You should not copy another persons assignment. You should also not plagiarise another persons work as your own.

PENILAIAN / EVALUATION Tugasan ini menyumbang sehingga 30% daripada jumlah markah kursus berkenaan dan akan dinilai berdasarkan kepada Rubrik yang dilampirkan. / This assignment accounts for 30% of the total marks for the course and shall be assessed based on the Rubrics attached . Anda akan diberikan maklum balas tentang tugasan ini sebelum Peperiksaan Akhir Semester bermula / You would be given feedback on the assignment before the Final Semester Examination commences. PLAGIARISME: POTONGAN MARKAH / PLAGIARISM: MARKS DEDUCTION Amaran: Tugasan yang diserahkan, secara automatik, akan disemak untuk menentukan kadar pertindihan. Jika plagiarisme dikesan, markah akan dipotong seperti berikut: / Warning: The submitted assignment will automatically undergo a similarity check. If plagiarism is detected, marks would be deducted as follows: Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan antara 10 - 30 % : potongan 20% daripada jumlah markah yang diperoleh. Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan antara 31 - 50 % : potongan 40% daripada jumlah markah yang diperoleh. Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan lebih daripada 50%: Markah sifar akan diberikan. Assignments with 10 - 30 % overlap with others: 20% deduction from the total marks scored. Assignments with 31 - 50 % overlap with others: 40% deduction from the total marks scored. Assignments with more than 50% overlap with others: Zero mark would be given.

ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

The purpose of this assignment is to evaluate your understanding of the importance of problem solving and reasoning in the teaching of mathematics. Your tasks are basically outlined below: i. Read the article on Mathematics Teaching for Understanding: Reasoning, Reading, and Formative Assessment by Paula Miller and Dagmar Koesling. This article is available at the following website: http://pubs.cde.ca.gov/tcsii/ch2/documents/Plaut_Chap_5.pdf ii. iii. iv. Discuss in detail what the author is trying to communicate with the reader. Compare the content of the article with Topic 3: Teaching of Problem-Solving and Reasoning, in your SBEM3303 module. Draw a conclusion based on your readings.

The descriptors in the rubrics will assist you in completing your assignment.

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LAMPIRAN / ATTACHMENT RUBRIK TUGASAN / ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS KOD KURSUS/COURSE CODE: SBEM3303 SEMESTER: MAY2012
Low Criteria 1. Discuss in detail the content of the article Marks Weight 2 0 No explanation provided. 1 Very basic discussion of the article; insufficient explanation of the main theme of the article; very limited summary of the examples and no clear classification. Fair 2 Incomplete discussion of the article; adequate explanation of the main theme of the article; clear summary of the examples which have been classified according to the different approaches. Moderate comparison of content in the module and article; moderately adequate evaluation of both documents; demonstrates a good attempt to analyze the similarities and differences. Above average 3 Quite complete discussion of the article; good explanation of the main theme of the article; good summary of the examples which have been classified according to the different approaches. Good comparison of content in the module and article; adequate evaluation of both documents; demonstrates clear progression of ideas in analyzing the similarities and differences. Excellent 4 Complete and clear discussion of the article; excellent explanation of the main theme of the article; excellent summary of the examples which have been classified according to the different approaches. Excellent comparison of content in the module and article; critically evaluates both documents; demonstrates very clear progression of ideas in analyzing the similarities and differences. Max Marks 8

2. Compare the content of the article with Topic 3: Teaching of Problem-Solving and Reasoning in your SBEM3303 module.

No comparison attempted.

Fair comparison of content in the module and article; minimal evaluation of both documents; only restating without analyzing the similarities and differences.

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3. Draw a conclusion based on your readings.

No conclusion drawn

Brief summary, lacks details, unclear and no integration of main points; disconnected flow.

Quite clear summary of main points presented but weak integration of points in the assignment, Choppy flow.

Good and clear summary of main points, some attention to details; quite interesting and good integration of points presented in the assignment; fairly smooth flow.

Excellent and very clear summary of main points great attention to details, interesting and thoughtful integration of points in the assignment, very smooth flow.

4. Mechanics of writing, overall presentation, concern for spelling, and sentence structure

0.5

Unacceptable presentation

Report is not well organised; contains either many errors or a few important errors that block the reader's understanding and ability to see connections between ideas.

Report is quite organized but contains several errors, which may temporarily confuse the reader; however does not affect the overall understanding.

Report is satisfactorily organized; contains few spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors, but readable.

Well structured and organized report; almost entirely free of spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors; Interesting to read

Total points

7.5

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