ASSIGNMENT / TUGASAN

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HBEC3203
CHILD PSYCHOLOGY/PSIKOLOGI KANAK-KANAK
SEPTEMBER 2016 SEMESTER
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INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS / ARAHAN KEPADA PELAJAR
1. This assignment contains only ONE (1) question that is set in both Malay and English. / Tugasan ini
mengandungi SATU (1) soalan sahaja yang disediakan dalam bahasa Melayu dan bahasa Inggeris.
2. Answer in Malay or English. / Jawab dalam bahasa Melayu atau bahasa Inggeris.
3. Learners are to submit assignment only in MS-WORD format unless specified otherwise. Please refrain
from converting text/phrases into picture format such as .gif / .jpeg / print screen / etc. / Anda dikehendaki
menyerahkan tugasan dalam format MS-WORD melainkan dinyatakan sebaliknya. Anda tidak dibenarkan
untuk menukar teks/frasa tugasan tersebut kepada format grafik seperti .jpeg / .gif / print screen / dan
lain-lain format berkaitan.
4. Download the language version of the assignment template concerned from the myINSPIRE for
preparation and submission of your assignment. Your assignment should be typed using 12 point Times
New Roman font and 1.5 line spacing. / Muat turunkan templat tugasan versi bahasa yang berkenaan
daripada myINSPIRE untuk penyediaan dan penyerahan tugasan anda. Tugasan anda hendaklah ditaip
dengan menggunakan saiz fon 12 Times New Roman dan langkau baris 1.5.
5. Your assignment should be between 2500 to 3000 words excluding references. Do not copy the
assignment question and instructions to your answer. Only assignment answer developed within the
approximate word limit will be assessed. The number of words should be shown at the end of your
assignment. / Tugasan anda hendaklah mengandungi 2500 hingga 3000 patah perkataan tidak termasuk
rujukan. Bilangan perkataan hendaklah ditunjukkan di hujung tugasan anda. Jangan menyalin soalan
dan arahan tugasan dalam jawapan anda. Pemeriksa tidak akan membaca jawapan tugasan yang
melebihi had patah perkataan yang dibenarkan. Jumlah perkataan hendaklah dinyatakan di penghujung
tugasan anda.
6. You must submit your assignment ONLINE via the myINSPIRE. Refer to the portal for instructions on
the procedures to submit your assignment online. You are advised to keep a copy of your submitted
assignment and proof of the submission for personal reference. / Anda dikehendaki menghantar tugasan
SECARA ONLINE melalui myINSPIRE. Sila rujuk kepada portal untuk arahan mengenai prosedur
penghantaran tugasan secara online. Anda dinasihatkan menyimpan salinan tugasan yang dihantar dan
bukti penghantaran untuk rujukan sendiri.
7. You can submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file. / Anda hanya boleh menghantar tugasan
SEKALI sahaja dalam SATU fail.
8. Your assignment must be submitted between 31st October 13th November 2016. Submission after
13th November 2016 will NOT be accepted. / Tugasan anda hendaklah diserahkan antara 31hb
Oktober 13hb November 2016. Serahan selepas 13hb November 2016 TIDAK akan diterima.
9. Your assignment should be prepared individually. You should not copy another persons assignment. You
should also not plagiarise another persons work as your own. / Tugasan hendaklah disiapkan secara
individu. Anda dilarang meniru tugasan orang lain. Anda juga dilarang sama sekali memplagiat kerja
orang lain sebagai kerja sendiri.

10. Please take note that PENALTY will be imposed on late submission of assignment as specified in the
Registrars Office circular 6/2012 (Refer to Registrars Announcement in myVLE). / Sila ambil maklum
tentang PENALTI yang akan dikenakan ke atas penghantaran lewat tugasan seperti yang tertera di
pekeliling pejabat Pendaftar 6/2012 (Rujuk Registrars Announcement di myVLE).
11. Please ensure that you keep the RECEIPT issued upon submisson of your assignment as proof of
submission. Your assignment is considered as NOT submitted if you fail to produce the submission receipt
in any dispute arises concerning assignment submission. / Anda perlu memastikan RESIT yang
dikeluarkan bagi penghantaran tugasan disimpan sebagai bukti penghantaran. Kegagalan
mengemukakan resit dalam sebarang isu yang timbul berkaitan penghantaran tugasan akan
mengakibatkan tugasan dianggap TIDAK dihantar.

EVALUATION / PENILAIAN
This assignment accounts for 50% of the total marks for the course and shall be assessed
based on the Rubrics or Answer Scheme attached. You would be given feedback on the
assignment before the Final Semester Examination commences. /
Tugasan ini menyumbang sehingga 50% daripada jumlah markah kursus berkenaan dan
akan dinilai berdasarkan kepada Rubrik atau Skema Jawapan yang dilampirkan. Anda
akan diberikan maklum balas tentang tugasan ini sebelum Peperiksaan Akhir Semester
bermula.
PLAGIARISM: MARKS DEDUCTION/ PLAGIARISME: POTONGAN MARKAH
Warning: The submitted assignment will automatically undergo a similarity check. If
plagiarism is detected, marks would be deducted as follows: / Amaran: Tugasan yang
diserahkan, secara automatik, akan disemak untuk menentukan kadar pertindihan. Jika
plagiarisme dikesan, markah akan dipotong seperti berikut:
No.
1
2
3
4

% Similarities Group
(Kumpulan Pertindihan)
0 30
30.01 50
50.01 70
70.01 100

% Marks Deduction
(Potongan Markah)
0
5
10
100

Assignments found to have similarities under any of the categories above; will not be entitled
to apply for appeal. For learners who fall into the 70.01-100 similarities group, the access for
online appeal for assignment remarking of the subject will be disabled from the appeal
options. / Tugasan yang dikenal pasti mempunyai pertindihan tugasan bagi mana-mana
kumpulan pertindihan di atas tidak dibenarkan untuk rayuan. Bagi pelajar dalam kategori
pertindihan tugasan kumpulan 70.01-100, akses online rayuan semakan semula tugasan bagi
subjek berkaitan dilupuskan dari pilihan rayuan.

ASSIGNMENT QUESTION
All theories of child psychology grant at least some role to both nature and nurture, but it
varies in determining the factors that emphasises on explaining individual differences. They
have become increasingly aware that children grow in distinct contexts. Each child is born
within a unique blend of nature (genetic pool) and nurture. Both proximal surroundings
(home, school, community) and more distant settings (state resources and events) can result
in divergent paths of development. The output is a unique child, with markedly different
cognitive capacities, social skills and feelings about themselves and others.
(Module HBEC3203, Topic 2)

For this assignment, you are requested to:

(a)

Do a literature review with regards to the above statement.

(b)

Elaborate your understanding regarding the above statement.

(c)

Interview a teacher/child minder/principal/owner/parent in relation to the statement

above and ask his or her opinion about that.

(d)

As an early childhood care and education (ECCE) practitioner, how can you
accommodate this statement in your teaching and learning processes?

To complete this assignment, you are advised to do thorough reading from various sources
(text books, journal articles, proceeding/seminar papers, http) to gain understanding regarding
the focus of discussion for this assignment.
[Total: 50 marks]

SOALAN TUGASAN

Kesemua teori psikologi kanak-kanak menerima sekurang-kurangnya beberapa peranan

tentang faktor persekitaran dan penjagaan, tetapi mereka berbeza dalam menentukan faktorfaktor yang beri penekanan dalam menjelaskan perbezaan individu. Mereka semakin sedar
bahawa kanak-kanak membesar dalam konteks yang berbeza. Setiap anak dilahirkan dalam
percampuran persekitaran yang unik (kolam genetik) dan penjagaan. Kedua-dua persekitaran
proksimal (rumah, sekolah, masyarakat) dan tetapan yang lebih jauh (sumber negeri dan
peristiwa-peristiwa) boleh menyebabkan laluan berbeza dalam perkembangan kanak-kanak.
Hasilnya adalah kanak-kanak yang unik, dengan kapasiti kognitif yang sangat berbeza,
kemahiran sosial dan perasaan tentang diri dan orang lain.
(Modul HBEC3203, Topik 2)
Untuk tugasan ini, anda diminta untuk:
(a)
Menjalankan tinjauan literatur berkaitan dengan kenyataan di atas.
(b)
Huraikan pemahaman anda mengenai kenyataan di atas.
(c)
Temuduga seorang guru / pengasuh / pemilik / ibu bapa / berhubung dengan
(d)

kenyataan di atas dan minta pendapat beliau tentang perkara tersebut.

Sebagai pengamal penjagaan dan pendidikan awal kanak-kanak (ECCE), bagaimana
anda boleh meyesuaikan kenyataan ini dalam proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran
anda?

Untuk menyempurnakan tugasan ini, anda dinasihatkan untuk membuat rujukan pembacaan
dari pelbagai sumber (buku teks, artikel-artikel jurnel, kertas-kertas prosiding/seminar, http)
untuk memperoleh kefahaman yang jelas berhubung fokus perbincangan tugasan ini.

[Jumlah: 50 markah]

Assignment Rubrics

Criteria

Weight

Missing
Item
0
No
introduction.

Low

Fair

Above average

1
2
3
The introduction was The introduction was The introduction was
unclear.
moderate.
good with a clear
discussion on the
issue.

Excellent

Max
Marks
2

Introduction

0.5

Literature reviews

2.5

No reference
sources were
cited.

Three or less
reference sources
were cited correctly.

Four reference
sources were cited
correctly.

Five reference sources

were cited correctly
and appropriately.

4
The introduction was
interesting with a clear
and comprehensive
discussion on the
issue.
Six reference sources
were cited correctly
and appropriately.

Own
understanding/
insight

2.5

No insight
provided.

The insight and

discussion were
unclear.

The insight and

discussion were
brief.

The insight and

discussion were clear.

A clear and interesting

discussion and insight.

10

Other practioners
understanding/
insight

2.5

No insight
provided.

The insight and

discussion were
unclear.

The insight and

discussion were
brief.

The insight and

discussion were clear.

A clear and interesting

discussion and insight.

10

Accommodation of
the statement in
teaching and
learning processes

2.5

No
accommodati
on discussed.

The accommodation
and discussion of the
statement in teaching
and learning
processes were brief.

The accommodation
and discussion of the
statement in teaching
and learning processes
were clear.

A clear and interesting

discussion and insight
on the accommodation
of the statement in
teaching and learning
processes.

10

Conclusion

1.5

No summary
provided.

The accommodation
and discussion of the
statement in teaching
and learning
processes were
unclear and
unrealistic.
Summary was not
clear and does not
answer the
assignment question.

Summary was
acceptable but still
does not answer the
assignment question.

Summary was
acceptable and answer
most of the
assignment question.

Summary was very

comprehensive and
answer all assignment
question.

10

Organisation
Criteria

0.5
Weight

Missing
Item
Report was
not
organised.

Low

Fair

Many details were

Details were not in
not in logical order.
logical order and
There is little sense
distract the reader.
that the writing is
organised.
TOTAL MARKS

Above average

Excellent

Details were placed in

a logical order but
presented less
effectively.

Details were placed in

a logical order and
presented effectively.
The paper was
interesting to read.

Max
Marks
50