HED4808 Assignment 4 Portfolio
(COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2025 - DUE 22
January 2025
, QUESTION 1: (40) Critically review the dialogue above- and use
appropriate motivation to support your views. Your answer should not
be more than 5 pages long: 1.1 Motivate your reasons why you think/
the professor’s perspective on the content of the module is valid or not.
Use literature to support your answer (10) 1.2 Motivate with reasons
too why you think the student's perspective on addressing the content
of the module is valid or not. Use literature to support your answer (10)
1.3 If you were in the ECD theories module- how would you like to see
the issue being resolved- that would ensure that all epistemologies are
well represented in the module. Support your answer with relevant
examples and sources (10) 1.4 Apply your understanding of Indigenous
knowledge systems by defining it and explaining its relevance in the
curriculum of Higher Education institutions. Cite sources used in
answering the questions. (10) SECTION B The following scenario is
based on an interaction between an ECD teacher and children. Read the
story carefully and answer the questions that follow with motivation.
Adhere to the guidelines as shared at the beginning of this document.
NB: Your answer should not be more than 3 pages long. SCENARIO: Ms.
Modise is a seasoned Grade 1 teacher with over a decade of
experience. While she has traditionally used the same teaching
strategies, recently she noticed a decline in her learners’ ability to grasp
concepts. In a new robotics lesson, she introduced a task where
learners had to build tall towers from Legos and wooden blocks, part of
the curriculum additions by the Department of education.
HED4808/ASSESSMENT 4/0/2024 9 As Ms Modise moved around the
classroom, she noticed Tshepo’s group uniquely constructing the tower.
Despite her attempts to guide them towards a ‘correct’ method, the
group persisted in their approach, showing a strong sense of agency
### SECTION A
(COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2025 - DUE 22
January 2025
, QUESTION 1: (40) Critically review the dialogue above- and use
appropriate motivation to support your views. Your answer should not
be more than 5 pages long: 1.1 Motivate your reasons why you think/
the professor’s perspective on the content of the module is valid or not.
Use literature to support your answer (10) 1.2 Motivate with reasons
too why you think the student's perspective on addressing the content
of the module is valid or not. Use literature to support your answer (10)
1.3 If you were in the ECD theories module- how would you like to see
the issue being resolved- that would ensure that all epistemologies are
well represented in the module. Support your answer with relevant
examples and sources (10) 1.4 Apply your understanding of Indigenous
knowledge systems by defining it and explaining its relevance in the
curriculum of Higher Education institutions. Cite sources used in
answering the questions. (10) SECTION B The following scenario is
based on an interaction between an ECD teacher and children. Read the
story carefully and answer the questions that follow with motivation.
Adhere to the guidelines as shared at the beginning of this document.
NB: Your answer should not be more than 3 pages long. SCENARIO: Ms.
Modise is a seasoned Grade 1 teacher with over a decade of
experience. While she has traditionally used the same teaching
strategies, recently she noticed a decline in her learners’ ability to grasp
concepts. In a new robotics lesson, she introduced a task where
learners had to build tall towers from Legos and wooden blocks, part of
the curriculum additions by the Department of education.
HED4808/ASSESSMENT 4/0/2024 9 As Ms Modise moved around the
classroom, she noticed Tshepo’s group uniquely constructing the tower.
Despite her attempts to guide them towards a ‘correct’ method, the
group persisted in their approach, showing a strong sense of agency
### SECTION A
