EED2601 Assignment 4 2023 (ACCURATE ANSWERS/SOLUTIONS)

EED2601 Assignment 4 2023 (ACCURATE ANSWERS/SOLUTIONS) QUESTIONS ASKED: ACTIVITY 1 1.1 Progress towards achieving sustainability can be gauged using sustainability indicators. 1.1.1. Mention any two sustainability indicators. (2) 1.1.2. State four examples of the application of the above-mentioned sustainability indicators. (4) 1.2 Define sustainable development using your own understanding after reading what Brundtland Report says about it. (4) 1.3 Identify an environmental issue around your school and discuss how you will apply any five Tbilisi Principles of environmental education in teaching the lesson topic of your choice. (15) Use the table below to present your answers. Environmental issue: Lesson topic: Tbilisi principles Application of the Tbilisi principles 1. EED2601/101 23 2. 3. 4. 5. ACTIVITY 2 2.1 Learners should not only learn about the environment but should also be active participants in the learning situations in environmental education processes. 2.1.1. Discuss your role in promoting active learning. Your answer should reflect the process of active learning process by Rosenberg et al (2013). In your discussion, clearly indicate the programs that you can initiate to promote active learning and how you keep learners engaged in the whole process of teaching and learning. (20) ACTIVITY 3 3.1. Environmental education promotes multiple intelligences in the classroom. 3.1.1. Choose any three multiple intelligences and plan a lesson that clearly outlines how you would cater for these intelligences in your classroom while teaching EE. (15) Use the table below to present your answers. Topic: Multiple intelligences Application of multiple intelligences in formal education processes 1. 2. 3. 24 3.2. Environmental education can take place in different contexts: 3.2.1. Discuss the different contexts in which environmental education can occur. In your answer, explain how you will encourage environmental education learning in these different contexts. Substantiate your answers with relevant activities that you will do. (10) ACTIVITY 4 4.1. Historic international events have influenced the development of environmental education. In these events, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has contributed to hosting some of these events. 4.1.1. Select any five events that have been hosted by UNESCO and mention the year, name of the event and discuss the outcome (in your own understanding after reading what literature says) for each event. (10) Use the table below to present your answers. Year Name and outcome of each event 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ACTIVITY 5 Read the extract below and answer the questions that follows: It is imperative for individuals to understand the concept of “holistic environment”. O’Donoghue and Janse van Rensburg (1995) refer to holistic model as the interconnected variables of a holistic environment. EED2601/101 25 5.1 Write an essay which focuses how each variable influences the other. Structure your essay as a mini essay which requires an introduction, body and conclusion. The following serves as a guideline on how your essay SHOULD be structured: 5.1.1 Introduction: should briefly explain the concept of holistic environment. (3) 5.1.2 Body: should discuss the different variables of a holistic environment and comment on how they influence one another. (15) 5.1.3 Conclusion: should comment on the need for balance among the variables of holistic environment. (2) The rubric below will be used for mark allocation. Introduction 3 Body 15 Conclusion 2 TOTAL 20 TOTAL: [100]