ECS2603
EXAM PACK
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CUS3701
June 2021
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
JUNE 2021
CUS3701
NON-VENUE-BASED
Curriculum Studies
100 marks
Duration: 4 hours
This examination question paper consists of six pages.
Instructions:
Make sure that your student number is on your document.
You need to submit this examination script via myUnisa:
Go to myUnisa.
Access myExams at https://myexams.unisa.ac.za/portal.
Find the link "Login and download my Exam Question Paper for June 2021" on
the myExams landing page and log in with your student number and password.
Select the module.
It MUST be in PDF.
Make sure that you use the correct format.
The whole document must be submitted as ONE document only.
Follow the instructions on the screen.
Submit your examination answer file on the eAssessment tool.
The system will only allow you to log on between the allocated four hours.
No extension of time will be granted. No other format of submission, such as e-mails,
will be allowed. No exceptions will be made. You must apply for an aegrotat exam via
the EXAM section if you fail to submit it.
ALL THE QUESTIONS ARE COMPULSORY.
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June 2021
QUESTION 1
Are the following statements true or false? Write only true or false next to the
number.
1.1 Assessment criteria must be a well-defined standard against which a
teacher's performance can be measured.
1.2 Formulating new equations using all unknowns is an example of a question
on the creation/synthesis cognitive category.
1.3 The teacher who increases his or her wait time in response to learners
provides a further opportunity for sustained discussion in the classroom.
1.4 The greatest advantage of simulation as a teaching strategy is that it is true
to life.
1.5 Cognitive guided instruction is one teaching strategy that can be used to
help the teacher understands the learner's way of thinking.
1.6 The NCS and the CAPS set the same learning outcomes for all learners.
1.7 The IQMS provides clearer and more specific guidelines regarding the
minimum requirements for the development of learning programmes.
1.8 Ghandi, Nkrumah and Tambo were activists who were involved in the
decolonisation of the curriculum.
1.9 According to Grundy's theory, the physical classroom should provide
clustered desks or tables and workspaces for peer learning.
1.10 Vygotsky pioneered an approach to curriculum development and reform that
stressed the quality of the educational process and the values that defined
it.
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CUS3701
June 2021
QUESTION 2
Read through the following statements/scenarios and write down which teaching
strategy will be the most effective.
2.1 Learners need to develop a strong base of declarative knowledge to synthesis their
knowledge into an appropriate model and recognise common solution strategies.
2.2 It is two weeks before the election and you want the learners, who are 18 and
who will vote for the first time, to understand exactly how a polling station
functions.
2.3 The teacher states a problem and ALL the learners in the class participate.
They have to find a solution.
2.4 As a teacher, you guide learners to construct new meaning and knowledge
based on existing knowledge.
2.5 The teacher and learners took turns leading small-group discussions based on
a reading.
2.6 The class is divided into small groups that have to prepare and present a topic
that is unfamiliar to them. The teacher will provide support.
2.7 As a Mathematics teacher, your main focus is to listen to the learners'
mathematical thinking and use it as a basis for instruction.
2.8 You want to encourage your learners to be open-minded and allow them to
develop self-confidence when reasoning.
2.9 Many aspects can facilitate the learning process, including books, media or
objects; but, most importantly, technology enables communication among
learners, between learner and teacher, or through automatic feedback.
2.10 Asking the learners randomly keeps everyone on their "toes" because no one
knows who is going to be asked next.
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EXAM PACK
, 6
CUS3701
June 2021
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
JUNE 2021
CUS3701
NON-VENUE-BASED
Curriculum Studies
100 marks
Duration: 4 hours
This examination question paper consists of six pages.
Instructions:
Make sure that your student number is on your document.
You need to submit this examination script via myUnisa:
Go to myUnisa.
Access myExams at https://myexams.unisa.ac.za/portal.
Find the link "Login and download my Exam Question Paper for June 2021" on
the myExams landing page and log in with your student number and password.
Select the module.
It MUST be in PDF.
Make sure that you use the correct format.
The whole document must be submitted as ONE document only.
Follow the instructions on the screen.
Submit your examination answer file on the eAssessment tool.
The system will only allow you to log on between the allocated four hours.
No extension of time will be granted. No other format of submission, such as e-mails,
will be allowed. No exceptions will be made. You must apply for an aegrotat exam via
the EXAM section if you fail to submit it.
ALL THE QUESTIONS ARE COMPULSORY.
, 7
CUS3701
June 2021
QUESTION 1
Are the following statements true or false? Write only true or false next to the
number.
1.1 Assessment criteria must be a well-defined standard against which a
teacher's performance can be measured.
1.2 Formulating new equations using all unknowns is an example of a question
on the creation/synthesis cognitive category.
1.3 The teacher who increases his or her wait time in response to learners
provides a further opportunity for sustained discussion in the classroom.
1.4 The greatest advantage of simulation as a teaching strategy is that it is true
to life.
1.5 Cognitive guided instruction is one teaching strategy that can be used to
help the teacher understands the learner's way of thinking.
1.6 The NCS and the CAPS set the same learning outcomes for all learners.
1.7 The IQMS provides clearer and more specific guidelines regarding the
minimum requirements for the development of learning programmes.
1.8 Ghandi, Nkrumah and Tambo were activists who were involved in the
decolonisation of the curriculum.
1.9 According to Grundy's theory, the physical classroom should provide
clustered desks or tables and workspaces for peer learning.
1.10 Vygotsky pioneered an approach to curriculum development and reform that
stressed the quality of the educational process and the values that defined
it.
[10]
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CUS3701
June 2021
QUESTION 2
Read through the following statements/scenarios and write down which teaching
strategy will be the most effective.
2.1 Learners need to develop a strong base of declarative knowledge to synthesis their
knowledge into an appropriate model and recognise common solution strategies.
2.2 It is two weeks before the election and you want the learners, who are 18 and
who will vote for the first time, to understand exactly how a polling station
functions.
2.3 The teacher states a problem and ALL the learners in the class participate.
They have to find a solution.
2.4 As a teacher, you guide learners to construct new meaning and knowledge
based on existing knowledge.
2.5 The teacher and learners took turns leading small-group discussions based on
a reading.
2.6 The class is divided into small groups that have to prepare and present a topic
that is unfamiliar to them. The teacher will provide support.
2.7 As a Mathematics teacher, your main focus is to listen to the learners'
mathematical thinking and use it as a basis for instruction.
2.8 You want to encourage your learners to be open-minded and allow them to
develop self-confidence when reasoning.
2.9 Many aspects can facilitate the learning process, including books, media or
objects; but, most importantly, technology enables communication among
learners, between learner and teacher, or through automatic feedback.
2.10 Asking the learners randomly keeps everyone on their "toes" because no one
knows who is going to be asked next.
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