CUS3701
Assignment 1
Unique no. 862949
MAY 2021
Question 1
The curriculum as planned refers to…
1. the role of the teacher in the class.
2. teacher and learner reactions.
3. the explicit document also described as the “blueprint” for teaching.
4. assessment.
Question 2
A narrow description of the “curriculum” as a concept entails a …
1. list of contents to be learnt.
2. organization of facts
3. learning and teaching situation
4. teacher interpretation
Question 3
A broad definition of the “curriculum” …
1. includes only the contents to be taught.
2. refers to the textbooks.
3. would acknowledge both intended and unintended learning, and the
influence of the contexts on the applied curriculum.
4. refers to the sequence of learning.
, Question 4
“The term “covert” is intended to convey the idea of teaching that is implicit,
but deliberate on the part of the teacher in the class.” Do you agree with this
statement?
1. Yes, because the term “covert” refers to the practical teaching situation.
2. No, because the teacher cannot “covert” actions.
Question 5
What is the difference between a “concept” and an “approach”?
1. A concept is a word, but an approach is a phrase.
2. A concept refers to a definition, but an approach is an understanding.
3. A concept is an idea or abstract principle, but an approach is the
perspective towards something or a way of thinking.
4. A concept is the way to describe something, but an approach is a principle
to follow.
Question 6
Lev Vygotsky, an educationist who argued for a … perspective in education,
lived during the Russian Revolution, a time of great change in his culture and
society.
1. naturalist
2. social constructionist
3. behaviourist
4. post-modernist
Question 7
Which one of the following is the best description of the National
Qualifications Framework (NQF)?
1. an organised business such as the Private Sector Education Council
2. a single national framework that works together with trade unions
3. a single national framework that compiled the CAPS document
4. a single national framework that would bring together all education and
training under one authority
Assignment 1
Unique no. 862949
MAY 2021
Question 1
The curriculum as planned refers to…
1. the role of the teacher in the class.
2. teacher and learner reactions.
3. the explicit document also described as the “blueprint” for teaching.
4. assessment.
Question 2
A narrow description of the “curriculum” as a concept entails a …
1. list of contents to be learnt.
2. organization of facts
3. learning and teaching situation
4. teacher interpretation
Question 3
A broad definition of the “curriculum” …
1. includes only the contents to be taught.
2. refers to the textbooks.
3. would acknowledge both intended and unintended learning, and the
influence of the contexts on the applied curriculum.
4. refers to the sequence of learning.
, Question 4
“The term “covert” is intended to convey the idea of teaching that is implicit,
but deliberate on the part of the teacher in the class.” Do you agree with this
statement?
1. Yes, because the term “covert” refers to the practical teaching situation.
2. No, because the teacher cannot “covert” actions.
Question 5
What is the difference between a “concept” and an “approach”?
1. A concept is a word, but an approach is a phrase.
2. A concept refers to a definition, but an approach is an understanding.
3. A concept is an idea or abstract principle, but an approach is the
perspective towards something or a way of thinking.
4. A concept is the way to describe something, but an approach is a principle
to follow.
Question 6
Lev Vygotsky, an educationist who argued for a … perspective in education,
lived during the Russian Revolution, a time of great change in his culture and
society.
1. naturalist
2. social constructionist
3. behaviourist
4. post-modernist
Question 7
Which one of the following is the best description of the National
Qualifications Framework (NQF)?
1. an organised business such as the Private Sector Education Council
2. a single national framework that works together with trade unions
3. a single national framework that compiled the CAPS document
4. a single national framework that would bring together all education and
training under one authority
