Description of Assessment

Students are to complete an essay response to the following question relating to group based learning and develop an appropriate group based learning task suitable for stage 1 (SACE) of their subject.

Essay topic:
“Group based learning should be a fundamental component of Accounting, Economics and Business and Enterprise subjects taught at stage 1 level.”
Discuss with reference to observations during your placements and academic research the extent to which you believe this statement is accurate.
ESSAY
This should be completed as an appropriately formatted and presented academic essay not exceeding 1000 words. (You need to only address the subject/s in the question that is specific to you)

My subject area is Economic

GROUP TASK RELATED TO SUBJECT
Appropriately formatted and presented group task suitable for content at stage 1 level. It is expected that the task be fully explained (so as to enable another teacher to teach the task) and relevant materials included. This does not need to be a full lesson task/activity but should be for a period no shorter than 15 minutes.

As with all University Assessment students must ensure that they adhere to the Universities Plagiarism Policy. Appropriate recognition of other people’s ideas is expected throughout the task, particularly in the essay.

Assessment Conditions
Students will be assessed against the extent to which the meet the learning objectives listed below and should ensure they refer to the marking rubric attached.
Learning Objectives
 Know and understand the aims, content and pedagogy appropriate for the discipline areas of Accounting, Business Studies or Economics.
 Understand and be able to apply a wide range of methods of presenting course material to students specific to Accounting, Business Studies or Economics and include the use of modern technology.