Supervised Practical Training, Early Childhood EducationLaajuus (12 cr)

Objective

The students recognise the individual needs and resources of different aged children as the starting points of care, education, guidance and learning. The students can plan, implement and assess activities aimed at children and child groups together with the personnel. The students learn to form and evaluate their own practical knowledge in early childhood education.

Content

Tutored practical training in the operational units of early childhood education, particularly in those of children's daycare. Pedagogic planning, guidance and evaluation of children's and child group's activities, cooperation with families and evaluation of one's own learning.

Qualifications

The student has a conception of professional, ethic and pedagogical principles in early childhood education. He or she is able to use expressional and functional medhods on
client work in early childhood education.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Pass/Fail
Practical training is passed, when the majority of the objectives have been achieved.

Practical training is failed, if the student can not achieve majority of the objectives and competences.

Oral and written evaluation.
The student's self-assessment.