Activity Guide for the Development of the Practical Component and Evaluation Rubric - Unit 2 - Phase 4 - Practical Component - Simulated Practice

Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia
Vicerrectoría Académica y de Investigación
General Guide for the Development of the Practical Component of the Course:
Foreign Language Acquisition and Learning – 518015
Activity Guide and Evaluation Rubric – Phase 4 Practical Component – Simulated
Practice
1. General Information of the Practical Component
Learning strategy: Problem-Based Learning
Course type: Methodological
Evaluation moment: Intermediate
Highest score of the component: 90 points
Number of activities of the practical component registered in this guide: 1
With the development of this component students are expected to achieve
the following learning outcomes:
Design innovative, evidence-based language learning activities and assessments,
incorporating current trends to effectively facilitate English language acquisition in
diverse educational contexts.
2. General Activity Description of the Practical Component.
Scenarios of the practical component: Remote
Activity type: Collaborative
Activity number: 4
Highest score of the activity: 90 points
The activity starts on: Wednesday,
The activity ends on: Tuesday,
November 6, 2024
November 26, 2024
The resources required for the development of this activity are the
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Virtual Campus
Pedagogical and Educational Practice Simulator
Institutional e-mail
Unit 2 contents
The Project Proposal made in Phase 3
Pedagogical Practice Traceability forms
Student’s e-portfolio
EPICA attendance
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The activity consists of:
Individually:
Pre-Task
Go to the learning environment and review, study, and analyze the contents included
in Unit 2 - Practical Approaches for Effective Language Learning.
Attend and actively participate in the web conference by filling out the attendance
form. In case you are unable to attend the live session, you may review the recording
and provide a summary of the content covered. Make sure to include your summary
in the final document.
Step 1: Simulation for "Project-Based Learning in Foreign Language
Acquisition"
The Pedagogical Practices Simulator is an academic tool that allows undergraduate
students to propose and carry out simulated pedagogical and didactic practices. It is
based on problem situations to strengthen the skills inherent in the training of
graduates who can apply them in their field practices in different learning
environments.
In this activity, the student will engage in a simulation titled "Project-Based Learning
in Foreign Language Acquisition" that is available in the learning environment.
Instructions:
To fully complete the simulator, follow these steps, divided into two parts. Both parts
must be completed in English.
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First part
Solve a situational problem: you need to create a justification for three different
problematic situations. Each justification should be at least 300 words, providing a
thorough rationale and analysis.
To access the simulator the student must:
1. Access the resource in the learning environment
2. Play the introductory video to the simulator.
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3. Play the Instructional Video that is on the button and follow the step by step for
the development of the activity.
4. Download the Justifications file that the Simulator will show you, this must be
uploaded to your e-portfolio in the folder called: “PRÁCTICA SIMULADA”.
Please name it, like this: SITUACIÓN PROBLEMA_YOUR NAME
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Second part
The student will engage in research related to the problematic situations identified in
the simulation.
To access the Research Assistant the student must:
1. Access the resource ‘Research Assistant’ in the simulator. Here, you need to
recognize every stage: Initial idea, action, evaluation, and reflection.
2. Once you have recognized the stages, you must start the development of you
research idea generating a short but concise proposal following the instructions
included in each stage.
3. Finally, you must download the file that compiles all the information you
included during the development of the research assistant. This must be
uploaded to your e-portfolio in the folder called: “PRÁCTICA SIMULADA”.
Please name it like this: ASISTENTE DE INVESTIGACIÓN_YOUR NAME.
If you need additional information and instructions to develop each stage, please ask
your tutor for guidance.
Step 2: Post your progress in the Research Assistant in the forum
Post your progress in the research assistant in the forum and provide feedback to at
least one of your classmates.
Collaboratively:
Step 3: Design a Poster
Instructions: Create a collaborative poster summarizing your project proposal from
Phase 3. The poster should visually present your innovative language learning
activities, assessments, and integration of current trends.
Use this template for creating your poster.
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As a team, prepare for the presentation of your project at an event called "Ágora"
which will take place in Phase 5.
Step 4: EPICA attendance
ECEDU has defined the EPICA strategy, which includes a series of face-to-face or
virtual sessions with student groups. During the meeting, you will receive instructions
on your practice processes and required forms. Additionally, you will have the
opportunity to share your experiences with observational practices and their impacts.
Be prepared to share your experiences; each participant will have a few minutes to
speak. Remember to take screenshots to include in your final submission.
Note: Attendance is mandatory and will contribute to your evaluation score as
specified in the rubric. The meeting schedule will be announced in the course forums,
as well as via email and Teams chat, by each tutor.
Post Cycle Component:
Individually
E-portfolio
Your E-portfolio should include the folder for PRÁCTICA SIMULADA, as indicated
below:
PRÁCTICA SIMULADA:
• SITUACIÓN PROBLEMA_YOUR NAME
• ASISTENTE DE INVESTIGACIÓN_YOUR NAME
Collaboratively
Create a PDF file that includes the following components:
• Cover Page: Design a cover page for your document following the APA style
guidelines.
• Evidence of Forum Participation: Each member of the group has to provide
evidence of their active participation in the forum, such as screenshots or relevant
excerpts.
• Poster: The picture and the link of your poster (upload it in your personal one drive
and make sure to provide free access).
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• Evidence of EPICA attendance: Provide evidence of your active participation in the
EPICA.
• References in APA Style: Include a list of references using the APA style format.
Name your document in the evaluation environment using the following format:
Group Number_Phase 4_518015
Once your document is complete, submit it to the evaluation environment for
assessment.
For the development of the practical component consider that:
In the Initial Information Environment, you must:
Check the course agenda and note the delivery time for each activity.
Familiarize yourself with the main characteristics of the course through the course
presentation.
Accept the terms and conditions of the course.
Identify the designated times for synchronous teacher interaction and support.
In the Learning Environment, you must:
Read the course syllabus thoroughly.
Read, study, and analyze the course contents in detail.
In the Evaluation Environment, you must:
Submit the activities within the specified deadlines, ensuring that you fulfill all the
requirements outlined in the activity guide.
Evidences of individual work:
The individual evidence to be submitted is:
Your e-portfolio with:
Your E-portfolio should include the folder for PRÁCTICA SIMULADA, as indicated
below:
PRÁCTICA SIMULADA:
• SITUACIÓN PROBLEMA_YOUR NAME
• ASISTENTE DE INVESTIGACIÓN_YOUR NAME
Evidences of collaborative work:
The collaborative evidence to be submitted is:
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In the evaluation environment you must send the following document:
Create a PDF file that includes the following components:
• Cover Page: Design a cover page for your document following the APA style
guidelines.
• Evidence of Forum Participation: Each member of the group has to provide
evidence of their active participation in the forum, such as screenshots or relevant
excerpts.
• Poster: The picture and the link of your poster (upload it in your personal one drive
and make sure to provide free access).
• Evidence of EPICA attendance: Provide evidence of your active participation in the
EPICA.
• References in APA Style: Include a list of references using the APA style format.
Name your document in the evaluation environment using the following format:
Group Number_Phase 4_518015
Once your document is complete, just one member of the group must submit it to
the evaluation environment for assessment.
3. General Guidelines for the Development of Evidences
For Individual evidence, consider the following:
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Before submitting the requested product, students should check that it meets all
the requirements mentioned in this activity guide.
• The forms must be submitted in PDF format. It must be well named. All the
information required in the forms must be filled out.
Please keep in mind that all individual or collaborative written products must comply
with the spelling rules and presentation conditions defined in this activity guide.
Regarding the use of references, consider that the product of this activity must
comply with APA style.
In any case, make sure you comply with the rules and avoid academic plagiarism.
You can review your written products using the Turnitin tool found on the virtual
campus.
Under the Academic Code of Conduct, the actions that infringe the academic order,
among others, are the following: paragraph e) Plagiarism is to present as your own
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work all or part of a written report, task or document of invention carried out by
another person. It also implies the use of citations or lack of references, or it
includes citations where there is no match between these and the reference and
paragraph f) To reproduce, or copy for profit, educational resources or results of
research products, which have rights reserved for the University. (Acuerdo 029 - 13
de diciembre de 2013, artículo 99)
The academic penalties students will face are:
a) In case of academic fraud demonstrated in the academic work or evaluation, the
score obtained will be zero (0.0) without any disciplinary measures being derived.
b) In case of proven plagiarism in academic work of any nature, the score obtained
will be zero (0.0), without any disciplinary measures being derived.
4. Evaluation Rubric Template
Activity type: Collaborative
Activity number: 4
Evaluation moment: Intermediate
The highest score possible is 90 points
Criteria
Performance levels
First evaluation
High level: The student provides thorough and well-justified
criterion:
rationales for all three problematic situations, demonstrating
deep understanding and clear analysis. Completes all simulation
The student
steps accurately and submits all required documents following
develops the
specified instructions.
pedagogical practice If your work is at this level, you can get between 43 points
simulator.
and 50 points
This criterion
represents 50
points of the total
of 90 points of
the activity.
Average level: The student provides adequate rationales for
the problematic situations with some analysis. Completes most
simulation steps correctly and submits the required documents
with minor errors in following instructions.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 30 points
and 42 points
Low level: The student provides insufficient or unclear
rationales for the problematic situations with little to no analysis.
Incompletely follows the simulation steps and submits the
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required documents with significant errors or omissions in
following instructions.
The student does not carry out the simulation.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0 points
and 29 points
Second evaluation High level: The poster is comprehensive, visually appealing,
criterion:
and clearly presents the project's purpose, goals, activities,
assessments, and current trends. All sections are complete, wellThe student
organized, and demonstrate a deep understanding of innovative
produces a welllanguage learning activities.
organized and
If your work is at this level, you can get between 26 points
visually appealing
and 30 points
poster.
Average level: The poster is adequately detailed and presents
This criterion
the project's main points, but lacks some visual appeal or clarity.
represents 30
Most sections are complete, but there may be minor omissions
points of the total or less thorough integration of current trends.
of 90 points of
If your work is at this level, you can get between 18 points
the activity.
and 25 points
Low level: The poster is incomplete or poorly organized, with
missing or unclear sections. There is little to no integration of
current trends, and the presentation lacks depth and visual
appeal.
The poster is not submitted.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 17 points
Third evaluation
criterion:
High level: The student actively engages in all tasks, completes
all steps on time, attends the EPICA, and posts progress in the
forum with constructive feedback to a classmate.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 9 points
and 10 points
The student
participates in
EPICA and
demonstrates it in
Average level: The student participates in most tasks,
the quality of the
completes most steps on time, attends the EPICA and posts
submitted products.
progress in the forum with basic feedback to a classmate.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 6 points
This criterion
and 8 points
represents 10
points of the total
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of 90 points of
the activity.
Low level: The student shows limited engagement, completes
few steps on time, misses the EPICA, and posts minimal
progress in the forum with poor feedback to a classmate.
The student does not complete the steps on time, does not
participate in the forum, and does not attend the EPICA
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 5 points
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