CUS3701
EXAM PACK
,CUS3701 2025
CURRICULUM STUDIES
EXAM ANSWERS
SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE
(20 marks)
1. C – The explicit document also described as the “blueprint” for teaching.
2. B – Social constructionist.
3. A – Stenhouse.
4. A – Domesticate.
5. B – Broad.
6. A – A single national framework bringing together all education and training.
7. A – Stenhouse.
8. C – Stenhouse.
9. B – Achieve efficiency and effectiveness.
10. C – Centralised.
Answer summary
1. C | 2. B | 3. A | 4. A | 5. B | 6. A | 7. A | 8. C | 9. B | 10. C
SECTION B: MATCH THE COLUMNS
(10 marks)
Column A Correct Answer Explanation
1. Tyler D Objectives model; technical rationality
2. Stenhouse A Curriculum as process; teacher as researcher
3. Freire B Critical pedagogy; dialogue; problem-posing education
, Column A Correct Answer Explanation
4. Vygotsky C Social constructionist; Zone of Proximal Development
5. Bloom E Cognitive taxonomy; hierarchy of thinking skills
Answers
1. D
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. E
SECTION C: TRUE OR FALSE
(10 marks)
1. The curriculum as implemented is known as the hidden curriculum.
False.
The implemented curriculum refers to the curriculum that is actually put into practice
by teachers in the classroom. The hidden curriculum refers to unintended learning,
such as values, attitudes, behaviours and social expectations acquired through the
schooling environment.
2. According to Stenhouse, a curriculum plan should be a prescription rather than
a recommendation.
False.
According to Stenhouse, a curriculum plan should be a recommendation rather than a
prescription. It should provide teachers with guidance while allowing professional
judgement, experimentation and adaptation.
, 3. The Integrated Quality Management System (IQMS) aligns quality-management
programmes in education.
True.
IQMS was designed to promote quality management and continuous improvement in
the education system.
4. Outcomes-Based Education (OBE) is a curriculum, not an approach.
False.
Outcomes-Based Education is an educational approach, rather than simply a
curriculum. It focuses on what learners should know, understand and be able to
demonstrate after learning.
5. Ubuntu is founded on interpersonal, intrapersonal and environmental values.
True.
Ubuntu emphasises interconnectedness, human dignity, relationships, community,
mutual respect and responsibility toward others and the environment.
Answer summary
1. False – Implemented curriculum is not the hidden curriculum.
2. False – Recommendation, not prescription.
3. True
4. False – OBE is an educational approach.
5. True
SECTION D: SHORT ANSWER / FILL IN THE BLANKS
(20 marks)
EXAM PACK
,CUS3701 2025
CURRICULUM STUDIES
EXAM ANSWERS
SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE
(20 marks)
1. C – The explicit document also described as the “blueprint” for teaching.
2. B – Social constructionist.
3. A – Stenhouse.
4. A – Domesticate.
5. B – Broad.
6. A – A single national framework bringing together all education and training.
7. A – Stenhouse.
8. C – Stenhouse.
9. B – Achieve efficiency and effectiveness.
10. C – Centralised.
Answer summary
1. C | 2. B | 3. A | 4. A | 5. B | 6. A | 7. A | 8. C | 9. B | 10. C
SECTION B: MATCH THE COLUMNS
(10 marks)
Column A Correct Answer Explanation
1. Tyler D Objectives model; technical rationality
2. Stenhouse A Curriculum as process; teacher as researcher
3. Freire B Critical pedagogy; dialogue; problem-posing education
, Column A Correct Answer Explanation
4. Vygotsky C Social constructionist; Zone of Proximal Development
5. Bloom E Cognitive taxonomy; hierarchy of thinking skills
Answers
1. D
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. E
SECTION C: TRUE OR FALSE
(10 marks)
1. The curriculum as implemented is known as the hidden curriculum.
False.
The implemented curriculum refers to the curriculum that is actually put into practice
by teachers in the classroom. The hidden curriculum refers to unintended learning,
such as values, attitudes, behaviours and social expectations acquired through the
schooling environment.
2. According to Stenhouse, a curriculum plan should be a prescription rather than
a recommendation.
False.
According to Stenhouse, a curriculum plan should be a recommendation rather than a
prescription. It should provide teachers with guidance while allowing professional
judgement, experimentation and adaptation.
, 3. The Integrated Quality Management System (IQMS) aligns quality-management
programmes in education.
True.
IQMS was designed to promote quality management and continuous improvement in
the education system.
4. Outcomes-Based Education (OBE) is a curriculum, not an approach.
False.
Outcomes-Based Education is an educational approach, rather than simply a
curriculum. It focuses on what learners should know, understand and be able to
demonstrate after learning.
5. Ubuntu is founded on interpersonal, intrapersonal and environmental values.
True.
Ubuntu emphasises interconnectedness, human dignity, relationships, community,
mutual respect and responsibility toward others and the environment.
Answer summary
1. False – Implemented curriculum is not the hidden curriculum.
2. False – Recommendation, not prescription.
3. True
4. False – OBE is an educational approach.
5. True
SECTION D: SHORT ANSWER / FILL IN THE BLANKS
(20 marks)
