, AED3701 Assignment 4
Semester 2 2025
DUE September 2025
Use this document as a guide and for references to answer your assignment
Question 1 [10 marks]
Choose the correct answer from the options provided. Write down only the
number and the corresponding letter next to it (e.g. 1.1 E).
1.1 This is one of the critical concepts in Africanised assessment practice.
A) Individualism
B) Efficiency
C) Competitiveness
D) Ubuntu
Ubuntu emphasises interconnectedness, compassion, and community. In
Africanised assessment, the goal is collective growth and support, not
individualism or competitiveness.
1.2 How can teachers integrate indigenous knowledge into assessment planning?
A) By excluding traditional practices
B) By adapting assessment materials to reflect learners' cultural backgrounds
C) By using only Western methodologies
D) By focusing on competitive learning
Teachers should design assessments that reflect learners’ cultural knowledge and
practices. This makes assessment meaningful and validates indigenous ways of
knowing, rather than imposing only Western methods.
Semester 2 2025
DUE September 2025
Use this document as a guide and for references to answer your assignment
Question 1 [10 marks]
Choose the correct answer from the options provided. Write down only the
number and the corresponding letter next to it (e.g. 1.1 E).
1.1 This is one of the critical concepts in Africanised assessment practice.
A) Individualism
B) Efficiency
C) Competitiveness
D) Ubuntu
Ubuntu emphasises interconnectedness, compassion, and community. In
Africanised assessment, the goal is collective growth and support, not
individualism or competitiveness.
1.2 How can teachers integrate indigenous knowledge into assessment planning?
A) By excluding traditional practices
B) By adapting assessment materials to reflect learners' cultural backgrounds
C) By using only Western methodologies
D) By focusing on competitive learning
Teachers should design assessments that reflect learners’ cultural knowledge and
practices. This makes assessment meaningful and validates indigenous ways of
knowing, rather than imposing only Western methods.
