early childhood education

early
childhood
education
Bachelor of Early
Childhood Education (Hons)
The HELP BECE (Hons) Program is the professional preparation for early
childhood educators and carers. Professionally, BECE graduates are
recognized as Edu-Carers. The Edu-Carers’ education centres on the
provision of culturally, socially and developmentally appropriate nursery
and kindergarten programs.
The
The program is spiral and integrated in scope and
content. It begins with a broad base, progressively
becoming learning-outcome based, and finally links
school achievement with society and home as shown
in the list of subjects.
Qualified Academic Standing
Graduate Edu-carers are academically strong,
professionally competent and personally motivated
with national and international recognition for
admission to postgraduate studies such as MA/MEd
and PhD.
The BECE (HONS) Programme is MQA Accredited (REF: A10104)
Kekuatan: Program dikatakan membekal pengetahuan dan kemahiran teoritikal yang mencukupi kepada para graduan untuk
meneroka perkembangan-perkembangan terkini serta keperluan semasa profesionalisme bidang pendidikan awal kanak-kanak.
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Professional Traits of Best Practice
• Knowledge and understanding of child-centred
pedagogy
• Mastery of play-based, thematic, integrated ECE
curriculum
• Strong in the provision of project-based and
experiential learning • Competent in lesson planning and implementation
skills
• Regular practice in observation, recording and
progress profiling of every child
• Integration of practice and principles based on ECE
knowledge and understanding
• Contribute to the development of early childhood
education.
B EC E
C u r r i c u lu m C y
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School, Society and home
YEAR 3
KIndergarden program preparation
Year 2
NUrsery Program preparation
Year 1
Career Opportunities for Edu-carers
The BECE (Hons) program enables graduates to
pursue several employment opportunities in addition
to the Edu-carer careers in multi-sectoral settings.
• Operators and administrators of care and education
centres, art-craft-music clubs, play groups
• Organizers and conductors of recreation activities:
birthdays, holiday camps, excursions
• Manufacturers and promoters of learning materials
and resources; toys and games; food products
• Writers and illustrators of stories, rhymes and poems;
learning-teaching aids; TV, ICT & multimedia
programs
• Education facilitators in a variety of settings:
museums, galleries, science centres, zoos, hospitals,
welfare homes.
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Nature and Scope of the Edu-carers’ Profession
Promotion of young children’s maximum learning
outcomes that lead to their overall balanced
development in partnership with their parents
constitutes the nature and scope of the BECE
(Hons) program. The primary concern is about how
Edu-carers ensure that every child grows healthy
and strong, emerging confident, disciplined and
independent as they become interested in books
and learning, and literate - mixing with other children
and getting ready for primary school.
Highlights of the Student-Educators’ Learning
Experience
•A
cquire knowledge and understanding of the
foundations of early childhood education, young
children’s curriculum and the contemporary
societal issues and trends linking home, school and
society
•M
aster and internalize the skills, strategies and
techniques of nine areas of the early childhood
education curriculum
•E
nsure that successful learning takes place for
themselves through observation and data collation
techniques and skills required for assessment,
progress profiling of learners along the age group’s
developmental profile and program evaluation
• Advocate play as the right pedagogy in best practice
integrated with child development theories
• Explore a wide range of ideas on the thematic
integrated child-centred curriculum
• Cultivate a sense of commitment and aspiration to
become dedicated Edu-carers
• Appreciate and accept the challenges of
entrepreneurship and the wide business opportunities
in the early childhood industry
• Contribute significantly to the development of early
childhood scholarship.
Adherence to ECE Principles and Practice
Subjects listed are MQA regulated with Best Practice as
the integration of early childhood principles and practice.
Examples: 16 weeks teaching practicum and the
Independent Inquiry.
Minimum Fulfilment of 120 Credit Hours and Pass the
36 Subjects
• 26 major ECE subjects
• 2 workplace practicums: nursery and kindergarten
• 2 free ECE electives
• 1 compulsory ECE elective
• 5 MPU subjects
List of Subjects
YEAR ONE: NURSERY PROGRAM PREPARATION
1. BECE101/1 Child Development 1 (The Growing
Developing Child)
MPU4MPU 3 1 elective from 4 courses
2. BECE102/1 Early Childhood Educationand Curriculum 1
(Play and Learning Experiences)
MPU3323
3. BECE106/1 Observation and Assessment I (The
Nursery Program)
MPU3343Career Pathways in the Field of Behavioural
Sciences in Malaysia
MPU3313Comparative Ethics for Malaysia
Malaysian Constitution
MPU3333Malaysian Digital Transformation
MPU1 MPU3123 Tamadun Islam dan Tamadun Asia (TITAS)
7.BECE103Sociology of Education
MPU2 MPU3113 Hubungan Etnik
8.BECE208Health, Safety and Nutrition for Young
Children
9.BECE206Music and Movement in Early Childhood
4.BECE207/1 Young Children’s Literature
5.BECE205/1 Young Children ‘s Visual Arts Program: Art
and Craft
MPU5MPU4 1 elective from 3 courses
MPU3MPU 2 1 elective from 3 courses
MPU3412Co-curriculum – Sport 2
MPU3213 MPU3422Co-curriculum – Community Service
Bahasa Kebangsaan A
MPU3223Leadership and Life Skills
MPU3233
Leadership in Business
MPU3432Co-curriculum – Event Management 2
6.BECE105/1Development of Education
YEAR TWO: KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM PREPARATION
10. BECE206/1 Teaching Young Children English
17. BECE203/1 Science and Technology in Early Childhood
18. BECE204/1 Social and Environment Studies in Early
Childhood
11. BECE210/1 Managing Young Children’s Behaviours
12. BECE308/1 Practicum 1: Nursery Experience
The 8 Weeks ECCE Experience (2 weeks: 1
credit hour)
13. BECE101/2 Child Development II (Learning Experiences
and Development)
19. BECE213/1 Teaching Young Children Bahasa Malaysia
20. BECE215/1
Physical and Health Education in Early Childhood
21. 1 elective from 2 courses
14. BECE102/2 Early Childhood Education and Curriculum II
(Purpose Play and Preschool Programs)
BECE214/1 Teaching Young Children Chinese
BECE211/1
Introduction to Special Education
15. BECE106/2 Observation and Assessment II
(The Kindergarten Program)
BECE311/1 Introduction to Learning Disabilities
16. BECE202/1 Mathematics in Early Childhood
YEAR THREE: SCHOOL, SOCIETY AND HOME
22.BECE309/1 Practicum II: Kindergarten Practice
BECE310/1 Introduction to Play Therapy
26. BECE301/1 Education of the Gifted and Talented
27. BECE302/1 Management of Early Childhood Programs
23.BECE313/1 Independent Inquiry
28. BECE306/1 Parenting Young Children
24.BECE303/1Issues of Early Childhood Education (Ethics
and Professionalism, Accessibility and
Quality)
29. 1 elective from 2 courses
he 8 Weeks ECE Experience (2 weeks: 1
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credit hour)
25.
1 elective from 3 courses
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BECE211/1 Introduction to Special Education
BECE311/1 Introduction to Learning Disabilities
BECE304/1 School-Community Relationships
BECE307/1
Globalism and Multiculturalism for Children
30. BECE312/1 ECCE Entrepreneurship
31. BECE216/1 Children’s Theatre
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Delivery Modes
The ECCE teaching team is exceptionally strong in the
application of principles of best practice.
• All lessons are experiential and empirical in scope
• Centre-based observations are included in most
assignments
• Lesson plans have trial-runs with a small group of
children
• Theoretical engagement with research evidence is
implicit
• Reflection is an inclusive component of practice.
E-learning is the mode through which lecture notes and
assignment guidelines will be given. Recommended
readings will be given online. Additional reading
materials are available for purchase in the department.
Assessment Modes
To reflect the focus of the BECE program on Edu-carers’
education, a range of assessment modes are carried out.
The three general modes of assessment apply to most
subjects:
• Mid-term test
• Assignment
• Final examination
Formative assessment varies from 50% to 70% while
the examination is given 30% to 50% of overall marks.
Subjects that do not have mid-term tests and
assignments have the following alternative assessment:
• Curriculum portfolio
• Trial-run practicum
• Individualized test.
Practice-based subjects that do not have a final
examination are assessed in the following modes:
• Project inquiry
• Practical test
• Journal
• Event organization.
Two Teaching Practicums (TP)
TP I (BECE308) on Nursery Experience completes the
early years program, while TP2 (BECE309) on
Kindergarten Practice follows the completion of the
preschool program. Both observe the school calendar,
taking up 2 semesters. The assessment mode comprises
the following:
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• Practicum Centre Log Book
• Teacher Record Book
• TP Supervisor’s Lesson Observations
• Cooperative Teacher’s Report
Entry Requirements
One of the following:
• HELP Diploma in Business/Information Technology/
Foundation in Arts or Foundation in Science
• STPM/A-Level passes in 2 subjects or with a CGPA of 2.00
• Senior Middle Three (SM3) or UEC with a minimum
grade B in 5 subjects
• 5 CPU (Canadian Pre-University) passes with a
minimum average of 50%
• SAM (South Australian Matriculation)/TEE (Tertiary
Entrance Education) with a university aggregate of 50%
• Equivalent Diploma, Foundation or Matriculation
qualification
• Minimum of 24 scores in the International
Baccalaureate
• Victorian Certificate of Education with a minimum
average of 50%
• Other equivalent qualification approved/accredited by
Malaysian Qualifications Agency, eg ECE Diploma
And any one of the following:
• SPM or SPMV with a minimum of 3 credits (including
English or its equivalent) and a pass in Bahasa
Malaysia at SPM level
• GCE O-Levels with 3 credits (including English)
• Other equivalent qualification approved/accredited by
the Malaysian Qualifications Agency
Intakes
January, May, August/September
Eligibility for Study Loans, Merit Scholarship or
Bursary and Financial Aid
Applicants who meet the selection criteria can apply for
one of the following:
• PTPTN Loan
• HELP University Merit Scholarship
• HELP University Bursary
• HELP University Financial Aid
Information can be obtained from the Registry, HELP
University.
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The BECE Students Club
The BECE Students Club is an initiative of the first cohort of
Activities of the BECE Students Club:
students (2011). It has grown in status and extended its
1. Organized three annual events
activities into several community services. Every BECE
- BECE gathering connecting with ECE stakeholders
student is a member. From the wide range of activities
- 2-days of activities with the Pop-Up Stories Fan Clubs of
organized, informal learning experiences augment the
Selangor and KL
learning experience of the formal program. This enriches the
- Second Time Around Story Books
Edu-carers’ professional journey by encouraging them to
2.Organising and maintaining the Library of the HELP
assume leadership roles and take ownership of their own
educational journey of commitment to community service.
Education Department
3. Participation in Orang Asli Study Camps.
Motor coordination through hoopla tunnel
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Sorting experience through taste and smell
Recital with the angklung, a musical instrument that BECE students master and teach to preschoolers
Mastering the skill of string puppetry
Preparing dumplings with children
A scene from the musical, Sailor's Return
Home. a BECE students production
Teacher's roll-in role during sand play
Participative learning through music and movement
International students from Nepal, Turkey,
Myanmar, Africa and Switzerland
Flannel board story-telling skill
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The BECE
Academic
Team
Research
The BECE team of lecturers is
strong in teacher education and
their teaching is informed and
enlivened by research,
investigation and enquiry. They
have four research projects to
their credit.
· Longitudinal Study of Early
English Literacy
· Malaysian Indigenous
Education Initiative
· Five Cities Bilingual (English
and Chinese) Study
· National Child Data Centre
(NCDC) Feasibility Study
The National Child Data Centre
project was a RM1.7 million
national level feasibility study
funded by the Economic
Planning Unit (EPU) of the PM's
Department on the
establishment of a National
Children's Data Centre (NCDC),
benchmarked against seven
countries. The NCDC Set-up
Phase has begun at the National
Child Development Research
Centre housed in Universiti
Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI).
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Dr Frances Lee Moi Fah
BA (English) (Malaya),
PGCE (English & History)
(ACAD), Dip Ed (Ed &
Psych), MA (Ed Psych), (IE
London), PhD (London)
Dean and Professor, Faculty of Education
and Languages
Dr Lee’s three decades of educational
experience cover early childhood to tertiary
education. Her focus on teacher education
began in 1982 at the Institute of Education,
University of London. Research in teacher
quality and learners’ progress is another
experience with impact on child development,
early English literacy and bilingualism, and
teachers’ job satisfaction. Early Childhood
Education is Dr Lee’s pet subject, originating
from her involvement in the Bernard van Leer
funded research on the moral and cognitive
development of preschool children, which
resulted in the book Growing up in Singapore,
the preschool years (Longman). It was further
sustained in the 1990s when she became the
ECE Malaysian Coordinator at Edith Cowan
University in Australia.
Dr Yeow Poh Wha
BA Hons, Dip Ed (Malaya),
MEd TESOL (Manchester),
PhD (Leeds)
Senior Lecturer
Dr taught English for 9 years.
at the Royal Military College. She then trained
teachers of English at the Ministry of
Education. She has more than 25 years of
experience in training Malaysian pre-service
and in-service teachers as well teachers from
Southeast Asia when she served in the
Regional English Language Centre (RELC) in
Singapore prior to joining HELP University.
Currently she teaches English, Early Literacy
and Introduction to Special Needs.
Ms Dorothy Rajoo
BA ECS, Gold Key Award
(Edith Cowan), MA (ECE)
(Malaya)
Lecturer
Ms Rajoo is an ECE subject
expert with more than 20 years’ involvement
in ECE. She holds a BA in Early Childhood
Studies (ECS) from Edith Cowan University,
where she was a Gold Key award winner, after
obtaining an Early Years Education Diploma
(Advanced Certificate level). She has worked
with young children for 25 years and has 15
years’ lecturing experience in Early Childhood
Education at certificate, diploma and degree
levels. She has conducted numerous
workshops in Early Childhood Education.
Ms Doreen Lye Bee Hong
BA ECS, Gold Key Award
(Edith Cowan), MA ECE,
Distinction (ECE Distinction) (Malaya)
Lecturer
Ms. Lye is an ECE subject expert with more
than 15 years’ involvement in the Early
Childhood Education curriculum. She earned
her Master in Early Childhood Education
(ECE) from the University of Malaya and her
Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Studies
(ECS) from Edith Cowan University, Western
Australia. She connects HU education
department with ECE practitioners and is
responsible for teaching practicum
placement. Also, Ms. Lye is HU
Representative in the ECCE Council.
Furthermore her rich experience in the
childcare industry stretches over more than
20 years.
Ms Chong Tse Tee
BA ECS, Gold Key Award
(Edith Cowan), MEd (OUM)
Senior Lecturer
Ms Chong Tse Tee is an ECE
subject expert with more than
20 years’ commitment to the provision of high
quality ECE curriculum. She has 13 years of
experience working with young children and 5
years of lecturing ECE modules at the diploma
and bachelor degree level. She also holds a
Diploma in TESOL and an Executive Diploma
in Human Resource Management.
Ms Penny Ang
BA ECS, Gold Key Award
(Edith Cowan), MEd (TESL)
(Malaya)
Lecturer
In addition to her BA and MEd
degrees, Ms. Ang holds a Diploma in the
Montessori Method of Nursery Education and
a Primary Teaching Certificate in Elementary
Speech Communication Arts from Guildhall
London. She obtained the Certificate IV in
Teaching English to Speakers of Other
Languages (TESOL) from the International
Language Academy of Australia. She holds
positions in the Jabatan Pembangunan
Kemahiran, Kementerian Sumber Manusia,
Malaysia as External Verifier (PPL); Assessor
- Prior Achievements Accreditation (PPPPT), and External Verifier-National Dual
Training System (PPL-SLDN). Her 20-year
involvement in ECE includes preschool
administration and working with young
learners in the classroom. She is an
accredited trainer for the Basic Childcare
Course (Kursus Asuhan dan Didikan Awal
Kanak Kanak Permata) of the Jabatan
Kebajikan Masyarakat, and served as a trainer
and mentor for the Projek Asuhan Prihatin
Malaysia, providing courses on home-based
childcare to single mothers from the
low-income group.
Ms Revati Ramakrishnan
BPsych (Curtin), MHSc
(Psych) (IIUM)
Lecturer
Ms Revati obtained her
Masters in Human Sciences
(Psychology) from the International Islamic
University in 2014 and her Bachelor of
Psychology from Curtin University of
Technology in Western Australia in 2008.
She has 3 years of teaching experience in
Early Childhood Education covering subjects
such as motivating children in learning and
understanding children’s behaviour. She is
trained in Indian classical dance, and has
been involved in many dance dramas
involving various age groups.
Ms Christina Yong Yoon
Kum
BA ECS (Edith Cowan),
Teacher’s Diploma (Trinity
College of Music)
Lecturer
Ms Yong has nine years’ experience teaching
expressive art in Institute CECE Malaysia,
where she specializes in teaching basic
keyboard techniques and music and
movement. She also provides training in
basic childcare and advice on setting up
home-based childcare centres. She teaches
piano to the curricula of the Associated
Board of the Royal Schools of Music and
Trinity College of Music. Ms Yong is active as
a choir member and committee member of
the Central Malaya Church Music
Association.
Mr Siew Tin Chen
Visual Arts Diploma
(China)
Lecturer
Mr Siew has been dedicated
to teaching Chinese Ink
Painting for over ten years. His students have
included Malays and Indians. Currently he is
a contest adjudicator for the Chinese Ink
Painting Association of Malaysia. He has
won top prizes in art competitions in
Malaysia, and his work has been exhibited in
Malaysia, Singapore and China. He holds a
Grade 8 qualification from the Arts Grade
Examination Centre of the Art, Science,
Technology Research Institute of China.
Ms Maureen Szetho
MEd (OUM), Licentiate &
Associate, Trinity College
of Music, Licentiate, Royal
School of Music London
Lecturer
Ms Szetho is passionate about early
childhood education and has trained
teachers in Malaysia, China, Indonesia and
Myanmar. She has taught music education
for teachers in music and movement, and
dance and singing. She also trains
Montessori teachers in music and conducts
children and adult choirs. She also writes,
produces and directs musicals and plays.
She is trained in ballet, and plays the viola in
the orchestra. Ms Szetho has led teamwork
workshops in behavioural modification for
leading corporations. She has organized
activity camps in experiential learning for
various age groups, and is presently involved
in continuing education for adults.
Dr Rouhollah
Khodabandelou
BA, MSc (Arak, Iran), PhD
(UPM)
Assistant Professor
(Educational Technology)
Dr Rouhollah’s research interests are in
technology implementation in education,
ICT and multimedia in education,
instructional technology, instructional
design, and and online and blended learning
environments. In recent years, he has
focused on online and blended learning
environments, research tools and data
analysis software such as SPSS and Amos.
He has collaborated actively with
researchers in disciplines such as HRD and
educational psychology, particularly in
curriculum and instruction. He has
published journal articles in the field and has
presented papers in international
conferences. Dr Rouhollah has also served
on international conference committees and
as journal and conference reviewer. He has
taught computer applications in education,
production and application of instructional
materials, selection and utilization of
instructional materials, production of
instructional films and other related courses.
Ms Ang Kwee Ching
BA (Edith Cowan)
Lecturer
Ms Ang obtained her
Bachelor of Arts in Early
Childhood Studies from
Edith Cowan University in Western Australia
after pursuing an Early Years Education
Diploma (Advance Certificate level). ßShe
has more than 20 years of experience
working with young children. She is
currently a principal of a preschool centre.
Ms Ang is passionate about community
service oriented education programs. For
the last 30 years her centre has
successfully nurtured large cohorts of
learners both junior and senior.
Mr Brendan Ch’ng
BA, MEd (Monash)
Lecturer
Mr Ch’ng specialised in
Gifted Education in his MEd
from Monash University. He
majored in Psychology and International
Studies in his BA from the same university.
His research interests focus primarily on
gifted education and educational
psychology. Mr Ch’ng is also interested in
exploring other areas including language
and identity.
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Teaching and learning know no class
distinction. Instruction as in teaching and
learning is for every child."
- Confucius
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