CUS3701 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM STUDY
GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
●● A narrow description of the "curriculum" as a concept entails a
Answer: List of contents to be learnt
●● A broad definition of the "curriculum"
Answer: 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 ?
Answer: Yes, because the term "covert" refers to the practical teaching
situation
●● What is the difference between a "concept" and an "approach" ?
Answer: 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.
Answer: Social constructionist
●● Which one of the following is the best description of the National
Qualifications Framework (NQF) ?
Answer: 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
Answer: Knowledge building
●● Which of the following is not a principle of discovery learning ?
Answer: 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 :
Answer: The notion of applied competence and its associated assessment
criteria
, ●● Objectives are
Answer: What can the learners demonstrate ?
●● The purpose of assessment is to
Answer: 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 :
Answer: 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 ?
Answer: Lesson plans
●● Which of the following describes whole school planning the best ?
Answer: 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 ?
GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
●● A narrow description of the "curriculum" as a concept entails a
Answer: List of contents to be learnt
●● A broad definition of the "curriculum"
Answer: 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 ?
Answer: Yes, because the term "covert" refers to the practical teaching
situation
●● What is the difference between a "concept" and an "approach" ?
Answer: 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.
Answer: Social constructionist
●● Which one of the following is the best description of the National
Qualifications Framework (NQF) ?
Answer: 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
Answer: Knowledge building
●● Which of the following is not a principle of discovery learning ?
Answer: 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 :
Answer: The notion of applied competence and its associated assessment
criteria
, ●● Objectives are
Answer: What can the learners demonstrate ?
●● The purpose of assessment is to
Answer: 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 :
Answer: 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 ?
Answer: Lesson plans
●● Which of the following describes whole school planning the best ?
Answer: 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 ?
