,UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
(UNISA)
CUS3701 – CURRICULUM STUDIES
FINAL EXAMINATION PAPER – 2025
TOTAL: 100 marks TIME: 2 hours
NAME: _________________________________________
SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE
(Choose the correct answer and write only the letter next to each number.)
(2 marks each = 20 marks)
1. The curriculum as planned refers to:
A. The role of the teacher in the class.
B. Teacher and learner reactions.
C. The explicit document also described as the “blueprint” for teaching.
D. Assessment.
Correct answer: C
2. Lev Vygotsky argued for a __________ perspective in education.
A. Naturalist
B. Social constructionist
C. Behaviourist
D. Post-modernist
Correct answer: B
,3. Who views curriculum as a process where objectives may change as teaching
continues?
A. Stenhouse
B. Tyler
C. Freire
D. Vygotsky
Correct answer: A
4. According to Freire, teaching may either empower or __________ learners.
A. Domesticate
B. Reform
C. Transform
D. Alienate
Correct answer: A
5. A curriculum that acknowledges both intended and unintended learning is a
__________ definition.
A. Narrow
B. Broad
C. Technical
D. Objective
Correct answer: B
6. The National Qualifications Framework (NQF) is:
A. A single national framework bringing together all education and training.
B. A document controlling only basic education.
, C. A sector-based framework.
D. A union-managed system.
Correct answer: A
7. The process model of curriculum design is associated with:
A. Stenhouse
B. Tyler
C. Freire
D. Bruner
Correct answer: A
8. “Knowledge must be speculative and not an unchangeable entity.” This
reflects __________.
A. Tyler
B. Freire
C. Stenhouse
D. Vygotsky
Correct answer: C
9. According to Tyler, objectives serve to __________.
A. Liberate learners
B. Achieve efficiency and effectiveness
C. Encourage dialogue
D. Build social awareness
Correct answer: B
10. The CAPS document represents which type of curriculum?
(UNISA)
CUS3701 – CURRICULUM STUDIES
FINAL EXAMINATION PAPER – 2025
TOTAL: 100 marks TIME: 2 hours
NAME: _________________________________________
SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE
(Choose the correct answer and write only the letter next to each number.)
(2 marks each = 20 marks)
1. The curriculum as planned refers to:
A. The role of the teacher in the class.
B. Teacher and learner reactions.
C. The explicit document also described as the “blueprint” for teaching.
D. Assessment.
Correct answer: C
2. Lev Vygotsky argued for a __________ perspective in education.
A. Naturalist
B. Social constructionist
C. Behaviourist
D. Post-modernist
Correct answer: B
,3. Who views curriculum as a process where objectives may change as teaching
continues?
A. Stenhouse
B. Tyler
C. Freire
D. Vygotsky
Correct answer: A
4. According to Freire, teaching may either empower or __________ learners.
A. Domesticate
B. Reform
C. Transform
D. Alienate
Correct answer: A
5. A curriculum that acknowledges both intended and unintended learning is a
__________ definition.
A. Narrow
B. Broad
C. Technical
D. Objective
Correct answer: B
6. The National Qualifications Framework (NQF) is:
A. A single national framework bringing together all education and training.
B. A document controlling only basic education.
, C. A sector-based framework.
D. A union-managed system.
Correct answer: A
7. The process model of curriculum design is associated with:
A. Stenhouse
B. Tyler
C. Freire
D. Bruner
Correct answer: A
8. “Knowledge must be speculative and not an unchangeable entity.” This
reflects __________.
A. Tyler
B. Freire
C. Stenhouse
D. Vygotsky
Correct answer: C
9. According to Tyler, objectives serve to __________.
A. Liberate learners
B. Achieve efficiency and effectiveness
C. Encourage dialogue
D. Build social awareness
Correct answer: B
10. The CAPS document represents which type of curriculum?
