Student nr:
CUS3701
Assignment 2
QUESTION 1
If a curriculum developer wants to prepare learners for the 21st century, which knowledge and
skills should be included, in particular for the diverse South African context? These skills are listed
under 1.2.5 in your textbook. Provide an EXAMPLE of each of these competencies in your own
words.
➢ Sense-making: Learners understand knowledge and apply what they have learnt, as well as
the process of giving meaning to something. For example, we frequently use the phrase
, "figure it out." You are attempting to make sense of something when you are attempting to
figure it out.
➢ Social intelligence:Learners' ability to engage with groups on a social level in order to
understand themselves and others is referred to as social intelligence. This is especially
significant at a school with multi-ethnic students in the same classroom.
➢ Novel and adaptive thinking: Learners will need creative thinking skills to comprehend
problems and seek answers; this will necessitate a more hands-on approach to learning in
classrooms through practical engagement rather than straight instruction.
➢ Cross-cultural competency: The ability to engage people from other cultures will be a
necessary talent for the future workforce. Workplaces, particularly in South Africa, are today
culturally diverse, necessitating diplomacy and the capacity to collaborate for a common
goal.
➢ Computational thinking: Computational thinking, or the ability to solve problems creatively,
will be an essential talent for the 21st century student, and calculating math equations,
producing music, and doing robotics all require logical computational thinking.
➢ New media literacy: The capacity to analyze, appraise, and make judgments about the
legitimacy of sources will be a vital talent, and a practice exercise on how to recognize false
news will aid in developing this skill.
➢ Transdisciplinarity: A student's capacity to understand concepts across a wide range of
disciplines is known as transdisciplinarity, and it contributes to a more holistic approach to
learning. For example, a learner may be required to write an English essay on a geographical
concept.
➢ Design mindset: The learner's capacity to apply creativity to reach a desired end will become
an essential talent, and if given a complicated math problem, they will need to find ways to
break down the elements of the problem in order to creatively provide a solution.
➢ Cognitive load management: Another skill that must be acquired is the capacity to skim and
scan for relevant and vital information; essay writing is one activity where such a skill will be
valuable.
➢ Virtual collaboration: Because of the advent of the internet and the widespread use of virtual
classrooms and business settings where members are "present" but not actually in the same
room, the ability to work independently but within a virtual collaborative setting is a critical
skill for the learner in the twenty-first century.
QUESTION 2
It is of the utmost importance to give clear instructions on what is expected in assessment.
Learners will not be able to complete a task successfully if they do not understand the question.
Identify ten factors of effective questioning.
➢ Use funnel questions, which begin with broad queries and progress to more detailed ones.
➢ The question should be stated clearly so that students can grasp it.
CUS3701
Assignment 2
QUESTION 1
If a curriculum developer wants to prepare learners for the 21st century, which knowledge and
skills should be included, in particular for the diverse South African context? These skills are listed
under 1.2.5 in your textbook. Provide an EXAMPLE of each of these competencies in your own
words.
➢ Sense-making: Learners understand knowledge and apply what they have learnt, as well as
the process of giving meaning to something. For example, we frequently use the phrase
, "figure it out." You are attempting to make sense of something when you are attempting to
figure it out.
➢ Social intelligence:Learners' ability to engage with groups on a social level in order to
understand themselves and others is referred to as social intelligence. This is especially
significant at a school with multi-ethnic students in the same classroom.
➢ Novel and adaptive thinking: Learners will need creative thinking skills to comprehend
problems and seek answers; this will necessitate a more hands-on approach to learning in
classrooms through practical engagement rather than straight instruction.
➢ Cross-cultural competency: The ability to engage people from other cultures will be a
necessary talent for the future workforce. Workplaces, particularly in South Africa, are today
culturally diverse, necessitating diplomacy and the capacity to collaborate for a common
goal.
➢ Computational thinking: Computational thinking, or the ability to solve problems creatively,
will be an essential talent for the 21st century student, and calculating math equations,
producing music, and doing robotics all require logical computational thinking.
➢ New media literacy: The capacity to analyze, appraise, and make judgments about the
legitimacy of sources will be a vital talent, and a practice exercise on how to recognize false
news will aid in developing this skill.
➢ Transdisciplinarity: A student's capacity to understand concepts across a wide range of
disciplines is known as transdisciplinarity, and it contributes to a more holistic approach to
learning. For example, a learner may be required to write an English essay on a geographical
concept.
➢ Design mindset: The learner's capacity to apply creativity to reach a desired end will become
an essential talent, and if given a complicated math problem, they will need to find ways to
break down the elements of the problem in order to creatively provide a solution.
➢ Cognitive load management: Another skill that must be acquired is the capacity to skim and
scan for relevant and vital information; essay writing is one activity where such a skill will be
valuable.
➢ Virtual collaboration: Because of the advent of the internet and the widespread use of virtual
classrooms and business settings where members are "present" but not actually in the same
room, the ability to work independently but within a virtual collaborative setting is a critical
skill for the learner in the twenty-first century.
QUESTION 2
It is of the utmost importance to give clear instructions on what is expected in assessment.
Learners will not be able to complete a task successfully if they do not understand the question.
Identify ten factors of effective questioning.
➢ Use funnel questions, which begin with broad queries and progress to more detailed ones.
➢ The question should be stated clearly so that students can grasp it.
