SAE3701/101/3/2022
7.5.1 Assignment 1
ASSIGNMENT 01 – (MULTIPLE-CHOICE ORIENTATION ASSIGNMENT – COMPULSORY) on
myUnisa
Submission Date: 17 March 2022
Unique number: 779024
Read your study material for this module and answer the following questions. Select the correct or
most suitable option and fill in the number on the optical mark-reading sheet.
QUESTIONS
1 What was the original intention for designing OBE? Education in a New SA pg.36
A To develop mass education
B To develop mass participation
C To develop self-directed learning
D To develop a semi-skilled labour force
2Which of the following is embraced by the ethics of care? Opening the doors of learning pg. 9
A What it is to be human and engagement with others
B A universally shared human nature and individualism
C What it is to be human and individualism
D What it is to be human and a universally shared human nature
3. Which type of schools are termed ‘exposed sites’?
A Schools that serve poorer communities, have learners who often struggle to
achieve academically and have a lack of resources
B Schools that serve poorer communities and have a lack of resources
C Schools that have a lack of resources but are well-funded
D Schools that have learners who often struggle to achieve academically and have
a lack of resources but are well-funded.
, 4. What was the major criticism of Curriculum 2005? Education in new SA pg. 20
A It was a Western curriculum; it was incommensurate with teachers’ existing
knowledge and it required resources that were non-existent in most schools.
B It was incommensurate with teachers’ existing knowledge, it required resources
that were non-existent in most schools, and it promoted segregation of learners.
C It was incommensurate with teachers’ existing knowledge and it required resources
that were non-existent in most schools.
D It required resources that were non-existent in most schools and it promoted
segregation of learners.
5. What were the findings of the National Education Evaluation and Development Unit (NEEDU)
regarding the loss of learning time in schools? Education in new SA pg. 31
A Long school holidays, the abuse of leave by teachers and daily school disruptions
B Long school holidays, the late coming of learners and the abuse of leave by
teachers
C The late coming of learners, the abuse of leave by teachers and daily school
disruptions
D Long school holidays, the late coming of learners and daily school disruptions.
6. How did the extreme right wing view the promotion of the use of Afrikaans in schools?
A A symbol of national self-assertion and a test of government commitment to
Afrikaner identity
B A symbol of national self-assertion and an alignment with the Anglophone business
C A test of government commitment to Afrikaner identity and an alignment with the
Anglophone business
D An alignment with the Anglophone business and undermining the need of the
labour market
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7.5.1 Assignment 1
ASSIGNMENT 01 – (MULTIPLE-CHOICE ORIENTATION ASSIGNMENT – COMPULSORY) on
myUnisa
Submission Date: 17 March 2022
Unique number: 779024
Read your study material for this module and answer the following questions. Select the correct or
most suitable option and fill in the number on the optical mark-reading sheet.
QUESTIONS
1 What was the original intention for designing OBE? Education in a New SA pg.36
A To develop mass education
B To develop mass participation
C To develop self-directed learning
D To develop a semi-skilled labour force
2Which of the following is embraced by the ethics of care? Opening the doors of learning pg. 9
A What it is to be human and engagement with others
B A universally shared human nature and individualism
C What it is to be human and individualism
D What it is to be human and a universally shared human nature
3. Which type of schools are termed ‘exposed sites’?
A Schools that serve poorer communities, have learners who often struggle to
achieve academically and have a lack of resources
B Schools that serve poorer communities and have a lack of resources
C Schools that have a lack of resources but are well-funded
D Schools that have learners who often struggle to achieve academically and have
a lack of resources but are well-funded.
, 4. What was the major criticism of Curriculum 2005? Education in new SA pg. 20
A It was a Western curriculum; it was incommensurate with teachers’ existing
knowledge and it required resources that were non-existent in most schools.
B It was incommensurate with teachers’ existing knowledge, it required resources
that were non-existent in most schools, and it promoted segregation of learners.
C It was incommensurate with teachers’ existing knowledge and it required resources
that were non-existent in most schools.
D It required resources that were non-existent in most schools and it promoted
segregation of learners.
5. What were the findings of the National Education Evaluation and Development Unit (NEEDU)
regarding the loss of learning time in schools? Education in new SA pg. 31
A Long school holidays, the abuse of leave by teachers and daily school disruptions
B Long school holidays, the late coming of learners and the abuse of leave by
teachers
C The late coming of learners, the abuse of leave by teachers and daily school
disruptions
D Long school holidays, the late coming of learners and daily school disruptions.
6. How did the extreme right wing view the promotion of the use of Afrikaans in schools?
A A symbol of national self-assertion and a test of government commitment to
Afrikaner identity
B A symbol of national self-assertion and an alignment with the Anglophone business
C A test of government commitment to Afrikaner identity and an alignment with the
Anglophone business
D An alignment with the Anglophone business and undermining the need of the
labour market
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