Advanced Certificate in Intermediate Phase Teaching
Education, Training and Development - Schooling
Purpose and Rationale
Purpose:
The purpose of the Advanced Certificate in Intermediate Phase Teaching is to empower teachers with more specialised knowledge and more advanced skills and competencies, particularly in problem-solving. This will enable them to effectively recognize, assess, and manage teaching and learning challenges commonly faced by intermediate phase teachers and learners. Additionally, the program aims to provide teachers with an enhanced understanding of values that can contribute to the growth and development of intermediate phase learners as well as the teaching profession as a whole. The target audience for this certificate program is teachers instructing students in grades four to seven. The curriculum includes three specialized subjects focusing on the Teaching of English First Additional Language, Fundamental Mathematical Concepts, and addressing Barriers to Learning.
Rationale:
The Department of Higher Education and Training underscores the importance of teachers continuously improving their teaching practices and advancing their careers to deliver quality education to students. A significant number of teachers lack adequate subject knowledge, while others may desire to switch subjects or teaching phases. Therefore, teachers with existing qualifications should engage in continuous professional development programs to deepen their subject expertise, enhance their qualifications, or transition to teaching different subjects or in different phases to revitalize their teaching careers. The Advanced Certificate in Intermediate Phase Teaching (ACT) qualification caters to educators seeking specialization in a new teaching subject, those transitioning from the Foundation Phase (FP) to the Intermediate Phase (IP), educators looking to strengthen their subject and/or phase specialization, or individuals holding a three-year Diploma in education and wishing to upgrade their qualifications. This certificate program also enables teachers to advance in their academic pursuits while promoting personal and social well-being.
Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of knowledge of the key terms, concepts, facts, principles, rules, and theories related to intermediate phase teaching and be able to apply this knowledge to practice.
- Manage, organise and teach an intermediate phase class of learners effectively.
- Communicate accurately, coherently and effectively by means of oral, written, and technological skills when engaging with relevant stakeholders within the school context, as well as when preparing assignments, giving evidence of insight and respect for intellectual property conventions and rules.
- Demonstrate an insight into the challenges that face early childhood education in South Africa due to social challenges such as poverty, deep rural environments, HIV/AIDS, and the language and cultural diversity.
- The ability to monitor his/her own learning progress and apply relevant learning strategies to realise all the outcomes of this qualification.
Assessment Criteria
Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:
- Explanation and discussion of the different types of knowledge needed for intermediate phase teaching.
- Application of specific knowledge for practical and situational teaching.
- Discussion of the origin and content of the different schools of thought in the field of intermediate phase teaching.
- Comparison and evaluation of the different schools of thought in the field of intermediate phase teaching.
Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:
- Explanation of the principles of good classroom management.
- Explanation of the principles of good classroom organisation.
- Application of effective classroom management, organisation, teaching, and learning in an authentic classroom situation.
Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:
- Identification and application of important principles of effective communication in a school context and in written assignments.
- Preparation and submission of assignments adhering to all academic conventions.
Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:
- Identification of the range of challenges faced by early childhood education within different South African contexts.
- Discussion of the challenges teachers face when teaching in an environment with a high incidence of HIV/AIDS and poverty.
- Evaluation and discussion of possible solutions for the identified challenges.
Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5:
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of their own learning strategies.
- Development of different strategies for improving learning to realize outcomes.
Integrated Assessment:
- Utilization of appropriate, continuous formative and summative assessment activities within an outcomes-based higher education environment.
- Communication of qualification and module outcomes according to SAQA's level descriptors.
- Adherence to NQF level requirements for assessment instruments.
- Inclusion of formative assessment through written assignments and summative assessment through written examinations or practical assignments.
- Integration of at least one opportunity for integrated assessment in each module.
Qualification Details
- Type
- Advanced Certificate
- NQF Level
- 06
- Min. Credits
- 120
- SAQA Source
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