FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND HUMANITIES

DEPARTMENT OF FOUNDATION AND EDUCATION MANAGEMENT

COURSE NUMBER: EFN 5303

NAME: Guidance and Counselling Approach to Behaviour Management

Breakdown of Assessment

Description of Assessment Topic / Focus / Activity Marks Date Given Date Due
(%)

1 Individual Reflective Writing 175-200 words reflections on ONE 15 Week 1 Week 3

ASYNCHRONOUS session held

between Weeks 1 to 2

2 Group Oral Presentations Therapeutic approach 30 Week 1 Weeks 5-7

3 Individual Test One Content Covered 15 Week 1 Week 5

4 Individual Test Two Entire Course 40 Week 1 Week 10

 Individual Reflection: 15 marks
1. Each student will complete one (1) reflection piece on ONE ASYNCHRONOUS SESSION held between Weeks 1 to 2. Students could submit
the pieces starting in week 2. Reflection must be submitted by the end of week 3.
2. The reflection should average 175-200 words. The maximum score for the reflection is 15 marks.

Maximum Score
Levels of Score Obtained
Description Sample
Reflection
30
Nil: Reflection does not address student’s’ own thinking or learning. “Covid-19 was declared a Pandemic on March 11, 02
Recall Student documents' exact content covered 2020.”
Students demonstrate the acquisition of new content from significant 05
“I didn’t know that many of the traditions I believed
Level 1: learning experiences. Reflection provides evidence of gaining knowledge,
were based on Anglo-American roots. I thought that
Descriptive making sense of new experiences, or making linkages between old and new
all cultures viewed traditions similarly.”
information.
Students demonstrate thoughts about or challenges to beliefs, values, and 07
Level 2: attitudes of self and others. Reflection provides examples of self-projection “I felt bad when I heard the derogatory terms used so
Empathetic into the experiences of others, sensitivity towards the values and beliefs of freely when I visited the South.”
others, and/or tolerance for differences.
Students demonstrate the application of learning to a broader context of “I was able to observe nursing staff interact with a 12
personal and professional life. Reflection provides evidence of student’s patient whose first language was Tagalog and who
Level 3:
use of readings, observations, and discussions to examine, appraise, was diagnosed with altered mental status. The nurses
Analytic
compare, contrast, plan for new actions or responses, or propose remedies employed many of the strategies that we have read
to use in and outside structured learning experiences. about and discussed in class.”
Students demonstrate examination of the learning process, showing what “I found myself forming impressions about a child’s 15
Level 4: learning occurred, how learning occurred, and how newly acquired language abilities and made myself stop until I got
Metacognitive knowledge or learning altered existing knowledge. Reflection provides additional information as suggested in class
examples of evaluation or revision of real and fictitious interactions. discussions.”
TOTAL 15

Rubric adapted from The University of Edinburgh https://www.ed.ac.uk/reflection/facilitators-toolkit/assessment/rubrics

Oral Group Presentation: 30 marks
1. A topic listed below will be assigned to each group.
2. Describe one (1) therapeutic approach that is deemed to be best suited based on the problem assigned (ensure to highlight any step-by-step
engagement in the approach you have selected; be specific about the grade level and/or age (age group) of the child).
3. Briefly offer considerations for an alternative method of therapy that may also be practical and appropriate.
4. Discuss two (2) possible legal and/or ethical considerations surrounding the approach described in # 2.
5. Zoom Presentation should be within a time frame of 30 -35 minutes.
6. The presentation should be in the form of PowerPoint or Poster

Group 1: Bullying in Schools Group 6: Bullying in Schools

Group 2: Suicidal Threats Group 7: Suicidal Threats
Group 3: Substance Abuse Group 8: Substance Abuse
Group 4: School Shooting/Weapons Group 9: School Shooting/Weapons
Group 5: Looting & Political Protest/Unrest Group 10: Looting & Political Protest/Unrest

# Assessment Criteria Maximum Score

Score Obtained
1 Awareness and understanding of content
 Description of one (1) therapeutic 10
 Discussion of an alternative method 10
 Discussion of two (2) possible legal and ethical considerations (5 x 2 marks = 10 marks) 10
 Clear explanation with examples 10
2 Evidence of Collaboration
 Members’ knowledgeable about all areas presented 4
3 Professional and technical quality
 Conduct 2
 Appropriate, rational sequencing 2
 Use of technology/instructional materials/ Appropriate, attractive visuals 2
 Show internalization and convincing 2
 Proper interpretation of the task 2
4 Language and expression
 Effective expression & communication 3
5 In-text Citation 3

TOTAL 60/2 = 30