SAE3701/201/0/2020
Tutorial letter 201/0/2020
South African Education System
SAE3701
Year Module
Department of Educational Foundations
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This tutorial letter contains important information
about your module.
1
, CONTENTS
Page
1 MEMORANDUM FOR ASSIGNMENT 01 ……………………………………… 3
2 COMMENTS ON ASSIGNMENT02 ………………………………………………. 3
3 MEMORANDUM FOR ASSIGNMENT 03 …………………………………….. 12
4 EXAMINATION PREPARATION …………………………………………………… 19
2
, 1 MEMORANDUM FOR ASSIGNMENT 01
Que Answer Que Answer
1 1 11 3
2 3 12 3
3 4 13 4
4 2 14 2
5 2 15 3
6 2 16 4
7 1 17 3
8 3 18 2
9 3 19 1
10 2 20 2
[20 marks]
2 COMMENTS ON ASSIGNMENT 02
This assignment covers the historical context of South African Education and
ranges from pre-colonial to post-apartheid education.
Sources: Study guide, Christie (1996), Hyslop (1999), Moloi 2011), Balfour (2016).
Question 1
1. What aspects of social life did pre-colonial education embrace? (5)
• It embraced character building.
• Development of physical aptitude (for example hunting and basketry).
• The acquisition of moral qualities that are an integral part of adulthood.
• It also embraced the transmission of knowledge through oral testimonies which
taught wisdom, religion and politics.
• It was a means in which people learnt to live successfully and effectively in their
social and natural environments.
3
Tutorial letter 201/0/2020
South African Education System
SAE3701
Year Module
Department of Educational Foundations
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This tutorial letter contains important information
about your module.
1
, CONTENTS
Page
1 MEMORANDUM FOR ASSIGNMENT 01 ……………………………………… 3
2 COMMENTS ON ASSIGNMENT02 ………………………………………………. 3
3 MEMORANDUM FOR ASSIGNMENT 03 …………………………………….. 12
4 EXAMINATION PREPARATION …………………………………………………… 19
2
, 1 MEMORANDUM FOR ASSIGNMENT 01
Que Answer Que Answer
1 1 11 3
2 3 12 3
3 4 13 4
4 2 14 2
5 2 15 3
6 2 16 4
7 1 17 3
8 3 18 2
9 3 19 1
10 2 20 2
[20 marks]
2 COMMENTS ON ASSIGNMENT 02
This assignment covers the historical context of South African Education and
ranges from pre-colonial to post-apartheid education.
Sources: Study guide, Christie (1996), Hyslop (1999), Moloi 2011), Balfour (2016).
Question 1
1. What aspects of social life did pre-colonial education embrace? (5)
• It embraced character building.
• Development of physical aptitude (for example hunting and basketry).
• The acquisition of moral qualities that are an integral part of adulthood.
• It also embraced the transmission of knowledge through oral testimonies which
taught wisdom, religion and politics.
• It was a means in which people learnt to live successfully and effectively in their
social and natural environments.
3
