EMA1501
ASSIGNMENT 4 (YEAR MODULE)
DUE DATE: 20 August 2024
Written Assignment Submission Guidelines:
Please ensure that your assignment is submitted electronically through the myUnisa platform no
later than …August 2024. Kindly note that fax or email submissions will not be accepted.
NB: Assignment submitted to the lecturer(s) through email will not be considered.
QUESTION 1
1.1 In the Foundation Phase, learners are taught to work with all four elements of the data
handling process, however, in the Grade R classroom, learners are taught how to work with
data, starting with collecting, sorting and then representing the data. In two to three
sentences, explain why Grade R learners only stop at representing the data. (2)
ANSWER:
Grade R learners are at the early stages of cognitive development and are primarily developing
their foundational skills. Representing data is a tangible and visual way to help them understand
abstract concepts. They are not yet ready to interpret or analyze data, as these skills require
higher-order thinking that develops in later grades.
1.2 In your own words, compare and contrast the sequence in which Grade R learners master
data handling skills to the sequence in which Grades 1 to 3 master data handling. Write it in
two paragraphs of about 5 to 6 lines or about 100 words each. (5x2=10)
ANSWER:
ASSIGNMENT 4 (YEAR MODULE)
DUE DATE: 20 August 2024
Written Assignment Submission Guidelines:
Please ensure that your assignment is submitted electronically through the myUnisa platform no
later than …August 2024. Kindly note that fax or email submissions will not be accepted.
NB: Assignment submitted to the lecturer(s) through email will not be considered.
QUESTION 1
1.1 In the Foundation Phase, learners are taught to work with all four elements of the data
handling process, however, in the Grade R classroom, learners are taught how to work with
data, starting with collecting, sorting and then representing the data. In two to three
sentences, explain why Grade R learners only stop at representing the data. (2)
ANSWER:
Grade R learners are at the early stages of cognitive development and are primarily developing
their foundational skills. Representing data is a tangible and visual way to help them understand
abstract concepts. They are not yet ready to interpret or analyze data, as these skills require
higher-order thinking that develops in later grades.
1.2 In your own words, compare and contrast the sequence in which Grade R learners master
data handling skills to the sequence in which Grades 1 to 3 master data handling. Write it in
two paragraphs of about 5 to 6 lines or about 100 words each. (5x2=10)
ANSWER:
