OPM1501 Assignment 2
(COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2023
(566940)
, ASSESSMENT 02
UNIQUE NUMBER – 566940
Closing date: 19 June 2023
The questions are based on learning units 2, 3 and 4
1 From a constructivist perspective, it is important to create learning environments
and learning activities that enable learners’ construction of knowledge rather than
just absorb it. Write a 1000-word essay in which you critically respond to this
statement with a lens on the teaching of numbers, patterns, and relationships in
any grade in the Intermediate Phase. You should include examples, either from
your learning experience at school, general reading, or observation as a learner
to illustrate the points that you make.
Please use the rubric 1, provided at the end of this Tutorial Letter, to guide the
structuring of your essay. It is important that you use this rubric to do self-evaluation
before you submit to ensure that you have completed all the required elements for
the essay adequately.
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2 A Unisa mathematics student teacher argued with his Teaching Practice mentor
that “It is easier for a teacher to teach using rote learning and constructivism does
not work in the real classroom setting”. Reflect on what this statement means for
you as a Unisa student teacher. (10)
3 Use compensation to add or subtract the following:
(COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2023
(566940)
, ASSESSMENT 02
UNIQUE NUMBER – 566940
Closing date: 19 June 2023
The questions are based on learning units 2, 3 and 4
1 From a constructivist perspective, it is important to create learning environments
and learning activities that enable learners’ construction of knowledge rather than
just absorb it. Write a 1000-word essay in which you critically respond to this
statement with a lens on the teaching of numbers, patterns, and relationships in
any grade in the Intermediate Phase. You should include examples, either from
your learning experience at school, general reading, or observation as a learner
to illustrate the points that you make.
Please use the rubric 1, provided at the end of this Tutorial Letter, to guide the
structuring of your essay. It is important that you use this rubric to do self-evaluation
before you submit to ensure that you have completed all the required elements for
the essay adequately.
[30]
2 A Unisa mathematics student teacher argued with his Teaching Practice mentor
that “It is easier for a teacher to teach using rote learning and constructivism does
not work in the real classroom setting”. Reflect on what this statement means for
you as a Unisa student teacher. (10)
3 Use compensation to add or subtract the following:
