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TPS3703 Assignment 1a 2024

Assignment for teaching practice

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA

2024

TPS3703

Teaching Practice III


Assignment 1A

100 Marks

Instructions to students:

 Write neatly and legibly.


 A student will be penalised for submitting untidy work.
 Students are required to attach letters of confirmation for
their teaching practice placement from the teaching practice
office.
 No assignment will be marked without a confirmation letter of
placement for their teaching practice.
 Assignments submitted facing upside down will not be marked.
 Assignments without declarations will not marked.
 Plagiarised work will not be marked, and disciplinary actions will
be taken against the student.
 Please type your work, handwritten assignments will not be
marked.
 The length of this assignment should be 20 pages or less.
Assignments exceeding 20 pages will not be marked.
 There will be no mark for students who submit blank assignments.
 Students should note that second attempts are granted to
students who have valid reasons, no student is automatically
entitled to second attempt. It is the lecturer’s prerogative to grant
a second attempt to a student if he/she (lecturer) deems fit.
 No extension of time will be granted to students for this
assignment.
 Students are advised to submit this assignment after a week (5
days) after commencing with their teaching practice. The lecturer
will enforce this and those students who will not comply will be
heavily punished.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA

2024

TPS3703

Teaching Practice III Assignment 1A

100 Marks

Student Surname and Initials: Student Number: Module Code: Academic


year: Subject majors: Subjects Taught/Observed: Name of the School
Contact details of the school:

NB: Use this cover page a formal cover page for this assignment. No submission will be
marked without this cover page.
For the period that you are a student in the Department of Curriculum
and Instructional Studies, the following declaration must accompany all
your written work to be submitted. No written work will be accepted
unless the declaration has been completed and attached.

I (full names):

Student number:

Subject/module code:

Declare that:

1. I understand what plagiarism entails and I am aware of the


university’s policy in this regard.

2. This (e.g., essay, report, project,


assignment, dissertation, thesis) is my own, original work. Where I
have used someone else’s work (whether from a printed source, the
internet, or any other source), due acknowledgement has been
given and reference has been made according to departmental
requirements.

3. I have not made use of another student’s previous work and


submitted it as my own.

4. I have not allowed – nor will allow – anyone to copy my work


with the intention of presenting it as their own work.
Signature: Date:

NB: A fully completed declaration should come after your cover page of your assignment.
No assignment will be marked without a fully completed and signed declaration. No
emailed declarations will be accepted, and there is no second attempt that will be granted to
students who will fail to sign declaration form.
Follow the formatting outlined below. Failure to follow this will results to
loss of marks.
Font: Arial
Font size: 12
Spacing: 1.5

SECTION A: SCHOOL DISCIPLINARY

CODE QUESTION 1.

1.1. As part of this assignment, you are required to attach a letter from the
teaching practice office confirming your placement in the school of your
choice where you will do your teaching practice. All TPS3703 students are
required to complete their teaching practice in a high school and teach
one major subject in the FET phase (Grades 10- 12). Attaching the
confirmation letter of placement from the teaching practice will account
for 20% of the total mark for this assignment. No assignment will be
marked without the confirmation of placement. [20]

QUESTION 2

2. Disciplinary code

Discipline is an extremely important aspect in schools. The purpose of this section is


2.1. Mentionyourself
to familiarise three important aspects of
with the disciplinary theand
code disciplinary code
to reflect on (e.g., offences,
its functionality.
procedures)
[3]
2.2. How do you think the disciplinary code supports staff members in
establishing good discipline in the school? Explain your answer and give
examples. [10]
2.3. How do you think the disciplinary code supports teachers in establishing
good discipline in the classroom? Explain your answer and give examples.
[10]
2.4. Reflection: Suggest improvements to the disciplinary code and give your
reasons for such suggestions. [10]
2.5. Evidence: Attach the index (table of contents) page of the disciplinary code.
[2]
SECTION B: SCHOOL COMMITTEES

QUESTION 3

Various committees in a school play an important role towards the functionality of the
school. School committees focus on different areas that contribute to the health of the
school.

3.1. Mention two committees that exist in the school where you are doing your
teaching - practice and discuss in detail the functions of the committees
you identified. [20]

3.2. Critically discuss how each committee contributes to the functionality of


the school as a whole. Make use of practical examples to support your
discussion. [20]
3.3. Attach evidence that shows that the committees discussed in this
section are fully functional and that they contribute to the functionality of
the whole school.
[5]
TOTAL 100 MARKS

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