SAE3701 Assignment 3 2022

ASSIGNMENT 03 (Paragraph-type questions; COMPULSORY) Submission date: 08 August 2022 Unique number: QUESTION 1 1 According to Christie, what purposes do schools serve? (5) 2 According to Christie, what is the role of critical intellectuals in education? (10) 3 Discuss major changes guaranteed in the “new” South African Constitution after the demise of apartheid in 1994. Briefly explain why they were necessary changes. (5) [20] QUESTION 2 1 What was taught in mission schools in the 19th century? (5) 2 Discuss racism and subordination as one of the aspects of mission education that were often criticised. (6) 3 Discuss the different views held by the mission educators on what black students should learn at secondary and teacher training institutions. (6) 4 According to the historian Etherington, what are the THREE things that drove many black people to come to the mission schools? (3) [20] QUESTION 3 1 What is needed to change schooling in South Africa? (6) 2 According to Taylor (in Christie), what are five (5) factors that could be used to improve school results? (10) 3 According to Leshoai (1981:242), what was the main focus of the oral history as used by precolonial societies for their education? (4) 24 SAE3701/101/3/2022 [20] QUESTION 4 1 What are common features of effective schools? (5) 2 How can teachers maintain a focus on teaching and learning? (8) 3 What will make a difference to the learning experiences and outcomes of different students at school? (2) 4 Discuss why the issue of Afrikaans was so contentious (seen as a problem) in Bantu Education schools in the 1970s. (5) [20] QUESTION 5 1 What is meant by ‘accountability’ in the teaching profession? (5) 2 Balfour (1996) suggests that the development of teacher professionality has been a persistent cause problem in South African schools. Discuss what is meant by a teacher ‘ culture of professionality’. (5) 3 Discuss the major features of the former Outcomes-Based Education (OBE) curriculum. (5) 4 Sommarise the major differences between Outcomes-Based Education (OBE) and the current Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS)