Task. You are required to demonstrate if you have developed the unit’s skills and knowledge without the support of GenAI. If you use GenAI tools in your assessment task, it may result in an academic integrity breach against you as described in the Student Academic and Non- Academic Misconduct Rules, Section 3. Under the Rules – Student Academic and Non-Academic Misconduct Rules (Section 3) students have the right to Appeal against the Academic Integrity Officers academic misconduct Determination, to the Executive Dean, with that determination being final and conclusive, and not subject to further Appeal within the University. Students are not able to appeal against academic misconduct via the Unit Assessor or unit staff.
Unit Learning Outcomes
You will demonstrate the following Unit Learning Outcomes on the successful completion of this task:
• ULO 3: Develop the knowledge and skills regarding setting up learning environments for children that are flexible and sustainable both indoors and outdoors.
• ULO 4: Reflect upon, and critique the holistic approaches of principles and practices.
Task Description This task requires you to reflect upon the Early Years Learning Framework [EYLF] (AGDE, 2022) principles and practices and write a report demonstrating your ability to identify and critique high- quality early childhood pedagogy.
Rationale Early childhood educators are required to understand the importance of high-quality practice and be able to identify what high-quality practice looks like. In this assessment, you will be asked to identify high-quality practice and determine the principles, theory and research that underpins such practice. This assessment aims to develop your understanding of how to align practice, principles, theory and research.
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Task Instructions The Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) is a crucial document for early childhood education and
care. You are to write a report that demonstrates your knowledge and understanding of how the
EYLF principles and practices support high-quality pedagogy.
Your critical reflection should be written in an essay that critically analyses three EYLF Principles (two
of which are Respect for diversity AND Sustainability; and one is your choice), and three EYLF
Practices (two of which are Responsiveness to children AND Learning environments; and one is your
choice). As part of your critical analysis, you will include your personal reflections on how you
anticipate implementing these three principles and three practices, in high-quality early childhood
education and care settings, to support best practice.
Your report should include an introduction that explains how the EYLF guides high-quality pedagogy,
body paragraphs and a conclusion, with in-text citations and references to academic literature to
support your perspectives.
The EYLF Principles and Practices that you can choose from are listed below (the compulsory principles and practices are in bold):
PRINCIPLES: – Secure, respectful and reciprocal relationships
– Partnerships
– Respect for diversity (compulsory)
– Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives
– Equity, inclusion and high expectations
– Sustainability (compulsory)
– Critical reflection and ongoing professional learning
– Collaborative leadership and teamwork
PRACTICES: – Holistic, integrated and interconnected approaches
– Responsiveness to children (compulsory)
– Play-based learning and intentionality
– Learning environments (compulsory)
– Cultural responsiveness
– Continuity of learning and transitions
– Assessment and evaluation for learning, development and wellbeing
Follow the steps below to complete this task:
• Create a new Word Document and save it with your surname and initial and the assessment task’s name. E.g: MillsA_TCHR5003_assessment2_report
• Create a cover page with the following details: o Student name o Student ID o Unit code
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o Unit Assessor and Tutor names o Date submitted
• Complete one reference list for the entire assessment task.
• Once complete, submit task via the Turnitin link in the Assessment and Submission section of the unit site.
• Adhere to APA7 formatting guidelines
Referencing APA7th referencing format is required with a minimum of 10 references. Sources should include relevant early childhood policy and peer-reviewed literature. Link to SCU Libguide here: APA 7 Referencing.
Task Submission Assessments should be submitted using the Turnitin activity titled “Assessment 2: Report” in the Assessments Tasks & Submission section on the Blackboard site. Only Microsoft Word documents submitted via the Turnitin portal on Blackboard will be accepted.
Special Consideration Students wishing to request special consideration to extend the due date of an assessment task
must submit a Request for Special Consideration form via their MyEnrolment page as early as
possible and prior to the original due date for that assessment task, along with any accompanying
documents, such as medical certificates.
Late Submissions & Penalties Except when special consideration is awarded, late submission of assessment tasks will lead automatically to the imposition of a penalty. Penalties will be incurred as soon as the deadline is reached.
• a penalty of 5% of the available marks will be deducted from the actual mark at one minute after the time listed in the due date
• a further penalty of 5% of the available mark will be deducted from the actual mark achieved on each subsequent calendar day until the mark reaches zero.”
Grades & Feedback Assignments that have been submitted by the due date will receive an SCU grade and written
feedback. Grades and feedback will be posted to “Grades & Feedback” section on the Blackboard
unit site. Please allow 7-10 days for marks to be posted.
Academic Integrity At Southern Cross University academic integrity means behaving with the values of honesty,
fairness, trustworthiness, courage, responsibility and respect in relation to academic work. The
Southern Cross University Academic Integrity Framework aims to develop a holistic, systematic and
consistent approach to addressing academic integrity across the entire University. For more
information see the SCU Academic Integrity Framework
GenAI May Not be Used Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools, such as ChatGPT, may not be used for this Assessment Task. You are required to demonstrate if you have developed the unit’s skills and knowledge without the support of GenAI. If you use GenAI tools in your assessment task, it may
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result in an academic integrity breach against you as described in the Student Academic and Non- Academic Misconduct Rules, Section 3.
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Assessment Rubric
Marking Criteria and % allocation
High Distinction + (100%)
High Distinction (85–99%)
Distinction (75–84%)
Credit (65– 74%)
Pass (50–64%) Marginal Fail (35-49%)
Fail (1-34%)
Not Addressed (0%)
Explanation of how the EYLF guides early childhood education and care pedagogy. 10 marks
Achieves all the criteria for a high distinction to an exemplary standard, without any errors.
Outstanding explanation of how the EYLF guides early childhood education and care pedagogy.
Very good explanation of how the EYLF guides early childhood education and care pedagogy.
Good explanation of how the EYLF guides early childhood education and care pedagogy.
Satisfactory explanation of how the EYLF guides early childhood education and care pedagogy.
Poor explanation of how the EYLF guides early childhood education and care pedagogy.
No explanation of how the EYLF guides early childhood education and care pedagogy.
Identification, examples and analysis of high- quality ECEC Principles 15 marks
Achieves all the criteria for a high distinction to an exemplary standard, without any errors.
Outstanding detail, examples and analysis regarding the identification of high-quality principles.
Very good detail, examples and analysis regarding the identification of high-quality principles.
Good detail, examples and analysis regarding the identification of high-quality principles.
Satisfactory detail, examples and analysis regarding the identification of high-quality principles.
Inadequate detail, examples and analysis regarding the identification of high-quality principles.
No detail, examples or analysis regarding the identification of high-quality principles.
Identification, examples and analysis of high- quality ECEC Practices 15 marks
Achieves all the criteria for a high distinction to an exemplary standard, without any errors.
Outstanding detail, examples and analysis regarding the identification of high-quality practices.
Very good detail, examples and analysis regarding the identification of high-quality practices.
Good detail, examples and analysis regarding the identification of high-quality practices.
Satisfactory detail, examples and analysis regarding the identification of high-quality practices.
Inadequate detail, examples and analysis regarding the identification of high-quality practices.
No detail, examples or analysis regarding the identification of high-quality practices.
Use of unit materials and relevant early childhood literature.
Achieves all the criteria for a high distinction to an exemplary standard, without any errors.
Outstanding reference to relevant unit materials and early childhood literature.
Very good reference to relevant unit materials and early childhood literature.
Good reference to relevant unit materials and early childhood literature.
Satisfactory reference to relevant unit materials and early childhood literature.
Inadequate reference to relevant unit materials and early childhood literature.
No reference to relevant unit materials and early childhood literature.
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5 marks
Academic Literacy 5 marks
Achieves all the criteria for a high distinction to an exemplary standard, without any errors.
Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding and application of correct writing conventions, including accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. The reference list contains all the required information in the correct APA 7 format.
Demonstrates a thorough understanding and application of correct writing conventions by correctly using spelling, grammar, and punctuation throughout with very minor inaccuracies. The reference list contains all the required information in the correct APA 7 format, with very minor errors.
Demonstrates a good understanding and application of correct writing conventions by correctly using spelling, grammar, and punctuation, with minor inaccuracies. The reference list contains all the required information, but some items may be in an incorrect format or have more than five minor errors.
Demonstrates a satisfactory understanding and application of correct writing conventions by mostly using correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation, with some inaccuracies. The reference list provides most of the required information, but there are some errors.
Poor understanding and application of correct writing conventions, including accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation that impact readability. The reference list is incorrectly formatted or there are an inadequate number of references.
Poor understanding and application of correct writing conventions, including accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation, that significantly impact readability. The reference list is incomplete or missing.
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Description of SCU Grades
High Distinction: The student’s performance, in addition to satisfying all of the basic learning requirements, demonstrates distinctive insight and ability in researching, analysing and
applying relevant skills and concepts, and shows exceptional ability to synthesise, integrate and evaluate knowledge. The student’s performance could be described as
outstanding in relation to the learning requirements specified.
Distinction: The student’s performance, in addition to satisfying all of the basic learning requirements, demonstrates distinctive insight and ability in researching, analysing and
applying relevant skills and concepts, and shows a well-developed ability to synthesise, integrate and evaluate knowledge. The student’s performance could be described
as distinguished in relation to the learning requirements specified.
Credit: The student’s performance, in addition to satisfying all of the basic learning requirements specified, demonstrates insight and ability in researching, analysing and applying
relevant skills and concepts. The student’s performance could be described as competent in relation to the learning requirements specified.
Pass: The student’s performance satisfies all of the basic learning requirements specified and provides a sound basis for proceeding to higher-level studies in the subject area.
The student’s performance could be described as satisfactory in relation to the learning requirements specified