TPF2601/Assessment 2/2024

ASSESSMENT 2

Teaching Practice I

TPF2601
Grades R - 3

Year module

Department of Early Childhood Education

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please register on myUnisa, activate your myLife e-mail account and
make sure that you have regular access to the myUnisa module
website, TPF2601 as well as your group website

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CONTENTS
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1 GENERAL ASSESSMENT 02 INFORMATION ................................................................. 3

1.1 Assessment due dates ...................................................................................................... 3
1.2 The assignments ............................................................................................................... 3
1.3 The examination portfolios ................................................................................................ 3
1.4 Addendum ......................................................................................................................... 5

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Dear Student

1 GENERAL ASSESSMENT 02 INFORMATION

1.1 Assessment due dates
TEACHING PRACTICE DUE DATE CONTRIBUTION TO
YEAR MARK 20 %
Assessment 01: Written Refer to Moodle 10 % towards your
School form detail Platform year mark and also
✓ Must be signed by the principal serve as exam
TUTORIAL LETTER 101

admission.
If you don’t submit
Ass 01 You will fail
the module

Assessment 02: 10 % towards

Unique number: Refer to Moodle year mark
✓ Principal report platform
✓ Mentor report
✓ Attendance form
✓ Proof of placement from the TP office which goes to your
myLife email.
Any document missing will result in a zero

Tutorial letter Due date on the system Final mark

contribution

Assessment 3 (Portfolio 50): Tutorial letter 103 - 2 weeks (2 weeks in Grade R) 50 %

Assessment 4 (Portfolio 51): Tutorial Letter 104 - 3 weeks (1 week in Grade 1, 1 week in 50 %
Grade 2, and 1 week in Grade 3).

1.2 The assignments

Assessment 02 is attached at the end of the tutorial letter.

1.3 The examination portfolios

The teaching practice portfolios are provided in:
✓ Tutorial letter 103 (Assessment 3 - Portfolio 50) requires 2 weeks in Grade R)
✓ Tutorial letter 104 (Assessment 4 – Portfolio 51) requires 1 week in Grade 1, 1 week in
Grade 2, and 1 week in Grade 3)

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Very important

• Your exam is in the form of a portfolio (Assessment 50 and Assessment 51)

• Make sure that you submit your portfolios before the due date, otherwise, you will not pass
the module.
• There is no resubmission of assignments, therefore make sure that you have the correct
and complete assessment before you submit it. (Please revisit this because we gave
students 3 chances for submission)
• There is no extension of the due date, therefore do not ask the lecturer for an extension.
• The is no remark for Teaching Practice Examination portfolios
• The is no supplementary/aegrotat for Teaching Practice Examination portfolios
• This is a year module that must be completed in the year of study.
• A failure of the module means re-registering for the module
• You are not allowed to send any assessment to your lecturer, all assignments must be
submitted in the correct assessment submission portal
• Make sure that you attach the attendance register of full five weeks in each of your
portfolios, otherwise, you will not pass the module
• Make sure that there is a school stamp in your mentor evaluation forms and attendance
register, otherwise, you will not pass the module.
• All the documents must have authentic signatures no cutting and pasting electronic
signatures will be accepted.
• Missing documentation will result in zero
• Academic integrity and dishonesty apply, and students will face disciplinary action if found to
not adhere to the rules.

Kindly remember that portfolios are the final examinations. Portfolios are not returned to students.
Study all the guidelines for online submissions and due dates.

For all other information regarding module TPF2601, you should still refer to Tutorial letter 101.
as well as refer to all the announcements on the TPF2601 module site.

Module coordinator: Dr. Moshaba PON

Address: Simon Radipere Building, Room 7-41
E-mail address: emoshap@unisa.ac.za
Telephone number: (012) 429 4314 (During Office Hours -7h45 – 16h00)

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1.4 Addendum

PLEASE FIND ATTACHED ASSESSMENT 02 AS FOLLOWS:

• ASSESSMENT 02

(Please upload on myUnisa as one assignment)

This assessment is only submitted two weeks after you have completed the
placement days compulsory teaching practice.

Any documentation not attached will result in zero

✓ PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
✓ MENTOR REPORT
✓ ATTENDANCE REGISTER OF STUDENT TEACHER AT SCHOOL
✓ CONFIRMATION OF TEACHING PRACTICE PLACEMENT RECEIVED FROM
TEACHING PRACTICE OFFICE

• ANY MISSING DOCUMENT 0 %

• ANY MISSING SIGNATURES 0 %

• ALL SIGNATURE MUST BE Authentic and no cut and paste 0%

• ANY DATE DISCREPANCIES 0 %

• ANY ACADEMIC DISHONESTY 0 % and students will face a disciplinary hearing

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ASSESSMENT 02
Submit two weeks after completing the placement. It may not be later than the closing date.
Submit proof of the completed 25 days Teaching Practice not later than the due date. Two
reports are needed if you conduct TP at two different schools.

A. PRINCIPAL’S REPORT: must be completed by the principal

Name of School

Address

Province

Contact details

Name and surname and of Student

Student number

Date of teaching practice at school To

Complete the following questions as honestly a possible

Did you personally meet the student in your office?

Did the student discuss dates of teaching practice?

Were the requirements of Unisa teaching practice

explained?

Were you provided with the necessary tutorial letters

explaining the rules of teaching practice?

Was the student provided with a mentor?

Does the school have a mentor programme?

Did the student dress professionally?

Was the student on time?

Did the student attend for the duration of the school day?

Was the student actively involved in the school

programme for example extra-mural activities etc.?

SCHOOL STAMP Signature:

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B MENTOR REPORT - Must be completed by the Mentor

Name of School

Contact details

Address

Province

Name and surname of Student

Student number

Date of teaching practice at school To

Complete the following questions as honestly a possible

Did you personally meet the student in your office?

Did the student discuss dates of teaching practice?

Were the requirements of Unisa teaching practice

explained?

Were you provided with the necessary tutorial letters

explaining the rules of teaching practice?

Was the student provided with the school time and term
planning?

Do you have a structured mentor programme at your

school?

Did the student dress professionally?

Would you be interested in completing a mentor

programme?

Signature:
SCHOOL STAMP

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C ATTENDANCE REGISTER OF STUDENT TEACHER AT SCHOOL

Must be completed by the student and the Mentor.

Student name & surname Student number

Name of School

Address

Province:

Contact details:

Email: Signature:

Week 1 Date Grade R Signature Student Signature

Mentor/Teacher

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Week 2 Date Grade R Signature Student Signature

Mentor/Teacher

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Week 3 Date Grade 1 Signature Student Signature Mentor

/Teacher

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

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Week 4 Date Grade 2 Signature Student Signature

Mentor/Teacher

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Week 5 Date Grade 3 Signature Student Signature

Mentor/Teacher

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Declaration by the school principal/HOD/Mentor

I, ……………………………………………, the Principal/Head of Department of the above school

and I as mentor …………………………………………………………………………………….……..

confirm that ……………………..………………. has attended/did not attend his/her full Teaching

Practice period.

Date: …………………………………………………
Signature: ………………………………………………

School stamp

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D CONFIRMATION OF TEACHING PRACTICE PLACEMENT RECEIVED FROM

TEACHING PRACTICE OFFICE

PLEASE ATTACH: You have to attach the placement confirmation which you received after you
submitted the DSAR form to the teaching practice office. This confirmation is sent to your
myLife account.

All students must be placed by the TPO before the commencement of any Teaching Practice.
The placement office details are in Tutorial Letter 102

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