8.5 The assignments
ASSIGNMENT 01 – OVERVIEW OF INSTRUCTIONAL STUDIES IN CONTEXT
UNIQUE NUMBER: 651762
DUE DATE: 25 MARCH 2022
Purpose: This assignment gives you the opportunity to familiarise yourself with the content of the study
guide and textbook.
Link to module: This is an interim assessment. It means that we assume that you have read your study
material and that you are ready to consolidate your new understanding of teaching and learning.
Instructions: Choose the correct option under each of the questions below and mark the corresponding
number as your answer. This assignment must be submitted online via myUnisa.
1. Teaching is
[1] the way in which instruction manifests at schools or in classrooms pg.1 of Study Guide
[2] any form of instruction
[3] can mean any form of learning
[4] to keep a class occupied for 30 min
2. A teacher is
[1] employed only at a school
[2] someone who has a formal qualification
[3] someone who teaches something to another person
[4] only an elderly person
3. Effective teachers display certain characteristics. They
[1] are knowledgeable
[2] attend school meetings
[3] participate in sports
[4] are disorganised
4. The goal of teaching is to ensure that
[1] a teacher covers the lesson plan
[2] a teacher is occupied for 30 min
[3] learners are occupied for 30 min
[4] meaningful learning takes place pg.7 of Study Guide
, 5. Training is different from teaching in that it
[1] focuses on specific skills that are job related
[2] provides long-term mentorship
[3] focuses on emotions and feelings
[4] always involves working in a group
6. Teaching methods
[1] involve doing things in the same way every day
[2] involve how the learners will get to know the content pg.9 of Study Guide
[3] should not change according to different subjects
[4] are not important in a lesson
7. Facilitating often
[1] takes place when groups work towards a goal
[2] means the facilitator has to solve the problem
[3] involves individual one-on-one sessions
[4] means individuals work in isolation
8. Decision-making, as part of instruction, means that you
[1] are responsible for the outcomes of those decisions
[2] can choose to teach whatever you want to
[3] can choose to teach in any manner
[4] do not need to follow the curriculum
9. African perspectives on education focus on
[1] selfishness
[2] a cult of individualism
[3] seclusion
[4] a community of leaders
10. To develop a sense of belonging and to participate actively in family and community affairs are
part of
[1] the goals of traditional African education pg. 15 of Study Guide
[2] the aims and objectives of CAPS
[3] an American curriculum
[4] all curricula in all countries
ASSIGNMENT 01 – OVERVIEW OF INSTRUCTIONAL STUDIES IN CONTEXT
UNIQUE NUMBER: 651762
DUE DATE: 25 MARCH 2022
Purpose: This assignment gives you the opportunity to familiarise yourself with the content of the study
guide and textbook.
Link to module: This is an interim assessment. It means that we assume that you have read your study
material and that you are ready to consolidate your new understanding of teaching and learning.
Instructions: Choose the correct option under each of the questions below and mark the corresponding
number as your answer. This assignment must be submitted online via myUnisa.
1. Teaching is
[1] the way in which instruction manifests at schools or in classrooms pg.1 of Study Guide
[2] any form of instruction
[3] can mean any form of learning
[4] to keep a class occupied for 30 min
2. A teacher is
[1] employed only at a school
[2] someone who has a formal qualification
[3] someone who teaches something to another person
[4] only an elderly person
3. Effective teachers display certain characteristics. They
[1] are knowledgeable
[2] attend school meetings
[3] participate in sports
[4] are disorganised
4. The goal of teaching is to ensure that
[1] a teacher covers the lesson plan
[2] a teacher is occupied for 30 min
[3] learners are occupied for 30 min
[4] meaningful learning takes place pg.7 of Study Guide
, 5. Training is different from teaching in that it
[1] focuses on specific skills that are job related
[2] provides long-term mentorship
[3] focuses on emotions and feelings
[4] always involves working in a group
6. Teaching methods
[1] involve doing things in the same way every day
[2] involve how the learners will get to know the content pg.9 of Study Guide
[3] should not change according to different subjects
[4] are not important in a lesson
7. Facilitating often
[1] takes place when groups work towards a goal
[2] means the facilitator has to solve the problem
[3] involves individual one-on-one sessions
[4] means individuals work in isolation
8. Decision-making, as part of instruction, means that you
[1] are responsible for the outcomes of those decisions
[2] can choose to teach whatever you want to
[3] can choose to teach in any manner
[4] do not need to follow the curriculum
9. African perspectives on education focus on
[1] selfishness
[2] a cult of individualism
[3] seclusion
[4] a community of leaders
10. To develop a sense of belonging and to participate actively in family and community affairs are
part of
[1] the goals of traditional African education pg. 15 of Study Guide
[2] the aims and objectives of CAPS
[3] an American curriculum
[4] all curricula in all countries
