7/20/2022 MFP2601
Assignment 02
Due Date: 20 July 2022
Marks: 100
, Contents
Question 1 - Define the following concepts: ......................................................................................... 2
1.1 Leadership ............................................................................................................................... 2
1.2 Diversity .................................................................................................................................. 2
1.3 School Governing Body ........................................................................................................... 2
1.4 Reflective teaching .................................................................................................................. 2
1.5 Multi-grade teaching............................................................................................................... 2
QUESTION 2: The assessment of learners is an integral part of teaching and learning in the
Foundation Phase. Discuss this statement under the following sub-headings: ..................................... 3
2.1 Definition of assessment......................................................................................................... 3
2.2 The purpose of assessment .................................................................................................... 3
2.3 Types of assessment and examples ........................................................................................ 3
2.4 Guidelines to consider when selecting appropriate assessment methods ............................ 3
2.5 Observation as an assessment tool in the Foundation Phase ................................................ 3
QUESTION 3:You are a newly appointed teacher at the primary school in your village. You were
worried about the state of the school environment that does not enable effective teaching and
learning at the time of your teaching practice session as a student teacher. Develop checklist
questions in respect of the FIVE (5) environmental factors that can enable a positive teaching and
learning environment ............................................................................................................................. 4
QUESTION 4: You are a member of the School Governing Body. The SGB chairperson delegated you
to draft the school policy. How will you align the school policy with the national and provincial
education legislations as mandatory requirements for a standardised school policy? ......................... 5
QUESTION 5: Critically discuss the benefits and dangers of using technology in teaching and learning
in the Foundation Phase. Substantiate your answers with suitable practical examples. ...................... 6
QUESTION 6: The abolishment of corporal punishment in South African education system led to the
introduction of alternatives to corporal punishment with the aim of maintaining discipline at schools
without the violation of the rights of learners. Critically discuss the effectiveness of alternatives to
corporal punishment in comparison with the traditional approaches to disciplines in primary schools.
Substantiate your answers with suitable practical examples. ................................................................ 7
QUESTION 7: As a teacher in the Foundation Phase, explain how you can implement the school visit
policy aiming at the protection of teacher-learner contact time? ......................................................... 8
QUESTION 8: Critically discuss the determinants of parental involvement in the education of
children in the Foundation Phase. ......................................................................................................... 9
QUESTION 9: Describe how the grade R classroom layout should be if you are to become an effective
classroom manager ............................................................................................................................... 10
Assignment 02
Due Date: 20 July 2022
Marks: 100
, Contents
Question 1 - Define the following concepts: ......................................................................................... 2
1.1 Leadership ............................................................................................................................... 2
1.2 Diversity .................................................................................................................................. 2
1.3 School Governing Body ........................................................................................................... 2
1.4 Reflective teaching .................................................................................................................. 2
1.5 Multi-grade teaching............................................................................................................... 2
QUESTION 2: The assessment of learners is an integral part of teaching and learning in the
Foundation Phase. Discuss this statement under the following sub-headings: ..................................... 3
2.1 Definition of assessment......................................................................................................... 3
2.2 The purpose of assessment .................................................................................................... 3
2.3 Types of assessment and examples ........................................................................................ 3
2.4 Guidelines to consider when selecting appropriate assessment methods ............................ 3
2.5 Observation as an assessment tool in the Foundation Phase ................................................ 3
QUESTION 3:You are a newly appointed teacher at the primary school in your village. You were
worried about the state of the school environment that does not enable effective teaching and
learning at the time of your teaching practice session as a student teacher. Develop checklist
questions in respect of the FIVE (5) environmental factors that can enable a positive teaching and
learning environment ............................................................................................................................. 4
QUESTION 4: You are a member of the School Governing Body. The SGB chairperson delegated you
to draft the school policy. How will you align the school policy with the national and provincial
education legislations as mandatory requirements for a standardised school policy? ......................... 5
QUESTION 5: Critically discuss the benefits and dangers of using technology in teaching and learning
in the Foundation Phase. Substantiate your answers with suitable practical examples. ...................... 6
QUESTION 6: The abolishment of corporal punishment in South African education system led to the
introduction of alternatives to corporal punishment with the aim of maintaining discipline at schools
without the violation of the rights of learners. Critically discuss the effectiveness of alternatives to
corporal punishment in comparison with the traditional approaches to disciplines in primary schools.
Substantiate your answers with suitable practical examples. ................................................................ 7
QUESTION 7: As a teacher in the Foundation Phase, explain how you can implement the school visit
policy aiming at the protection of teacher-learner contact time? ......................................................... 8
QUESTION 8: Critically discuss the determinants of parental involvement in the education of
children in the Foundation Phase. ......................................................................................................... 9
QUESTION 9: Describe how the grade R classroom layout should be if you are to become an effective
classroom manager ............................................................................................................................... 10
