CUS3701 EXAM pack question with
answers
The curriculum as planned refers to - -The explicit document also described as the
"blueprint" for teaching
-A narrow description of the "curriculum" as a concept entails a - -List of contents
to be learnt
-A broad definition of the "curriculum" - -Would acknowledge both intended and
unintended learning, and the influence of the contexts on the applied
curriculum
-"The term "covert" is intended to convey the idea of teaching that is implicit, but
deliberate on the part of the teacher in the class." Do you agree with this statement
? - -Yes, because the term "covert" refers to the practical teaching situation
-What is the difference between a "concept" and an "approach" ? - -A concept is an
idea or abstract principle, but an approach is the perspective towards something or
a way of
thinking
-Lev Vygotsky, an educationist who argued for a _________________ perspective in
education, lived during the
Russian Revolution, a time of great change in his culture and society. - -Social
constructionist
-Which one of the following is the best description of the National Qualifications
Framework (NQF) ? - -A single national framework that would bring together all
education and training under one authority
-For the teacher to approach learning as a process, might include variations of
constructivist thinking such as active learning (Piaget and Vygotsky), discovery
learning (Bruner), and - -Knowledge building
-Which of the following is not a principle of discovery learning ? - -Social
transformation
-According to the Norms and Standards for Educators document (which is now
replaced by the minimum
qualifications for teachers), the cornerstone of this policy is : - -The notion of applied
competence and its associated assessment criteria
-Objectives are - -What can the learners demonstrate ?
-The purpose of assessment is to - -Determine whether the learning required for
the achievement of the specific outcomes is actually taking place
, -The following policy aligns the different quality management programmes that
have been developed in the past into an integrated quality management system : - -
Integrated Quality Management System (IQMS)
-As an educator, you will be involved in different levels of planning when it comes
to planning a learning programme. As an individual teacher, at which planning level
will you mainly be involved ? - -Lesson plans
-Which of the following describes whole school planning the best ? - -All
stakeholders in the school consider all the activities and decide on the goals
-What do we have to take into consideration in the school and classroom that will
have a direct influence on the
design of our lesson plan ? - -Curricular framework and the availability of resources
-When selecting and evaluating Learning, Teaching and Support Materials (LTSM's)
there are a number of things that you need to look out for, namely - -The CAPS,
knowledge and skills, values and attitudes, and assessment
-Bloom's taxonomy provides a structureStiunviaw.chomic - h Thteo sctuadtye-
ngootersi mzearkientpsltarcue ctional (teaching) outcomes and
assessment. The core reason for his design of the taxonomy was to - -Help teachers
and instructional designers to classify objectives and goals
-The word paradigm literally means - -Frame of reference
-Which one of the following statements applies to the use of teaching media ? - -
Media can make a lesson more interesting, hold the learners' attention longer and
thus improve learning
-Making connections between teaching, learning, and assessment encourages a
______________________
approach to the analysis of assessment and its impact on the teaching-learning
process. - -Holistic
-Which item best suits the description of the heading below ? A feature of the new
South African education :
CAPS - back to basics. - -A strong emphasis on acquiring theoretical knowledge by
the learner
-A learning programme/curriculum designer should be able to - -Be innovative and
creative
-During which problem-solving phase should learners identify criteria that the
solutions should meet ? - -Gathering information on possible solutions
-Since the year _______________ South Africa has undergone a great deal of
educational change as a result of
the situation that the first democratic government inherited. - -1994
answers
The curriculum as planned refers to - -The explicit document also described as the
"blueprint" for teaching
-A narrow description of the "curriculum" as a concept entails a - -List of contents
to be learnt
-A broad definition of the "curriculum" - -Would acknowledge both intended and
unintended learning, and the influence of the contexts on the applied
curriculum
-"The term "covert" is intended to convey the idea of teaching that is implicit, but
deliberate on the part of the teacher in the class." Do you agree with this statement
? - -Yes, because the term "covert" refers to the practical teaching situation
-What is the difference between a "concept" and an "approach" ? - -A concept is an
idea or abstract principle, but an approach is the perspective towards something or
a way of
thinking
-Lev Vygotsky, an educationist who argued for a _________________ perspective in
education, lived during the
Russian Revolution, a time of great change in his culture and society. - -Social
constructionist
-Which one of the following is the best description of the National Qualifications
Framework (NQF) ? - -A single national framework that would bring together all
education and training under one authority
-For the teacher to approach learning as a process, might include variations of
constructivist thinking such as active learning (Piaget and Vygotsky), discovery
learning (Bruner), and - -Knowledge building
-Which of the following is not a principle of discovery learning ? - -Social
transformation
-According to the Norms and Standards for Educators document (which is now
replaced by the minimum
qualifications for teachers), the cornerstone of this policy is : - -The notion of applied
competence and its associated assessment criteria
-Objectives are - -What can the learners demonstrate ?
-The purpose of assessment is to - -Determine whether the learning required for
the achievement of the specific outcomes is actually taking place
, -The following policy aligns the different quality management programmes that
have been developed in the past into an integrated quality management system : - -
Integrated Quality Management System (IQMS)
-As an educator, you will be involved in different levels of planning when it comes
to planning a learning programme. As an individual teacher, at which planning level
will you mainly be involved ? - -Lesson plans
-Which of the following describes whole school planning the best ? - -All
stakeholders in the school consider all the activities and decide on the goals
-What do we have to take into consideration in the school and classroom that will
have a direct influence on the
design of our lesson plan ? - -Curricular framework and the availability of resources
-When selecting and evaluating Learning, Teaching and Support Materials (LTSM's)
there are a number of things that you need to look out for, namely - -The CAPS,
knowledge and skills, values and attitudes, and assessment
-Bloom's taxonomy provides a structureStiunviaw.chomic - h Thteo sctuadtye-
ngootersi mzearkientpsltarcue ctional (teaching) outcomes and
assessment. The core reason for his design of the taxonomy was to - -Help teachers
and instructional designers to classify objectives and goals
-The word paradigm literally means - -Frame of reference
-Which one of the following statements applies to the use of teaching media ? - -
Media can make a lesson more interesting, hold the learners' attention longer and
thus improve learning
-Making connections between teaching, learning, and assessment encourages a
______________________
approach to the analysis of assessment and its impact on the teaching-learning
process. - -Holistic
-Which item best suits the description of the heading below ? A feature of the new
South African education :
CAPS - back to basics. - -A strong emphasis on acquiring theoretical knowledge by
the learner
-A learning programme/curriculum designer should be able to - -Be innovative and
creative
-During which problem-solving phase should learners identify criteria that the
solutions should meet ? - -Gathering information on possible solutions
-Since the year _______________ South Africa has undergone a great deal of
educational change as a result of
the situation that the first democratic government inherited. - -1994
