TPS3704 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 1 2026 - DUE 2026; 100% Correct solutions and explanations.

TPS3704 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 1 2026 - DUE 2026; 100% Correct solutions and explanations. STUDENT DECLARATION FORM DEPARTMENT OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONAL STUDIES COLLEGE OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA You need to include a completed and signed copy of this form when you submit Assignments 01 and 50 for this module. Assignments without the form will be cancelled and returned unmarked The Department of Curriculum and Instructional Studies places specific emphasis on integrity and ethical behaviour with regard to the preparation of all written work submitted for academic assessment. Although your lecturers can provide you with information about reference techniques and guidelines to avoid plagiarism, you also have a responsibility to fulfil in this regard. Please visit the Study @ Unisa page and carefully study the policy on plagiarism before completing any assignment. Should you at any time feel unsure about the requirements, you must consult your lecturers before you submit any assignment. You are guilty of plagiarism when you extract information from a book, article, web page or fellow student without acknowledging the source and submit it as your own work. In truth, you are stealing someone else’s property. You may not use another student’s work. You may not allow anyone to copy or use your work with the intention to submit it as his/her own. Students who are guilty of plagiarism will forfeit all credit for the work concerned. Plagiarism is a serious violation of the University’s regulations and may lead to expulsion. The under-mentioned declaration must accompany written assignments. Your assignment will be cancelled and returned unmarked if you do not include a fully completed and signed declaration form. I (full names): Student number: Module: TPS3704 Declare that… 1. I understand what plagiarism entails and am aware of the University’s policy in this regard. 2. I declare that this assignment is my own, original work. Where I used someone else’s work, whether a printed source, the internet or any other source, I give the proper acknowledgement and include a complete reference list. 3. I did not use another current or previous student’s work, submitting it as my own. 4. I did not allow and will not allow anyone to copy my work with the intention of submitting it as his or her own work. Signature Date: ______________________ Question 1 Read the extract carefully and answer all questions that follow. Your responses must demonstrate an understanding of ethical practice and professionalism in teaching, with clear application of the SACE Code of Professional Ethics and Professional Teaching Standards. Write in formal academic language and focus on analysis, application, and reflective insight, rather than description only. Extract You are a student teacher completing your teaching practice at a public secondary school, where you teach a Grade 11 Economics class with learners from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. One of your students, Lerato, often submits incomplete assignments and frequently arrives late to class. During a lesson on Demand and Supply, you ask the learners to work in pairs. Lerato struggles to participate and quietly tells you that she sometimes does not have access to data at home because she has to share a phone with her siblings. Later in the lesson, you make a general remark that learners who fail to submit their work “lack discipline and commitment.” You do not name Lerato specifically, but you notice several classmates laughing and looking in her direction. You soon realise that your comment has embarrassed her, and she withdraws for the rest of the lesson. After class, you discuss Lerato’s academic difficulties with another student teacher in the corridor, not noticing that some learners could overhear your conversation. Later that evening, you post on social media, expressing your frustrations: “Some Grade 11 learners expect teachers to lower standards instead of putting in more effort,” and include a photo from the classroom showing learners, though no names are mentioned. The following week, you observe that Lerato’s academic performance has declined even further. Shortly after, her parent contacted the school, expressing concerns that Lerato feels humiliated, unsupported, and anxious about attending your class. Required: 1.1 Identify and analyse three ethical or professional breaches evident in the extract. For each, explain why it is ethically problematic in the context of teaching practice. (15) 1.2 Using the Code of Professional Ethics for Teachers, evaluate your conduct towards: • the learner, and