CHC50113-Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care

Assessment Requirements

The assessment requirements specify the evidence and required conditions for assessment.  Each unit of competency can be unbundled to reveal three key assessment components:

1.Performance Evidence

-describes the subtasks that make up the element of the unit

2.Knowledge Evidence

-describes the knowledge that must be applied to understanding the tasks described in the elements 

3.Assessment Condition

-describes the environment and conditions that assessments must be conducted under

Questions

1.When developing behaviour management plans for children, you will need to consider the Early Childhood Australia (ECA) Code of Ethics and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CROC). 

Explain in your own words how each of the following will affect your approach to developing behaviour management plans:

a.Early Childhood Australia (ECA) Code of Ethics

Guidance: Identify specific parts of the Code of Ethics that will affect your approach, and explain how you will incorporate these into the development of behaviour management plans.

b.United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CROC)

Guidance: Identify specific parts of the CROC that will affect your approach, and explain how you will incorporate these into the development of behaviour management plans.

2.Which regulations, legislation, and workplace practices relate to inclusion of all children in an Early Childhood Education and Care centre and what programs are available in your state to provide assistance to meeting the inclusion and professional support needs of child care and early learning services?

3.Autism Spectrum Disorder. 

In your role as an educator, you may identify children with a range of additional needs. Each will affect the way you ensure all children are included in your care and planned activities.

a.Briefly define Autism spectrum disorder.

b.Describe two (2) strategies that may help encourage a child with Autism to participate in activities.

4.Attention Deficit Disorder. 

In your role as an educator, you may identify children with a range of additional needs. Each will affect the way you ensure all children are included in your care and planned activities.

Briefly define attention deficit disorder.

Describe two (2) strategies that may help encourage a child with attention deficit disorder to participate in activities.

5.Illness and health conditions. 

In your role as an educator, you may identify children with a range of additional needs. Each will affect the way you ensure all children are included in your care and planned activities.

Describe two (2) different illnesses/health conditions that may result in a child having additional needs.

b.Describe two (2) strategies that may encourage participation of a child with an illness/health condition and help you ensure he or she is included.