Summary CUS3701 ASSIGNMENT 2 2023

QUESTION 1 If a curriculum developer wants to prepare learners for the 21st century, which knowledge and skills should be included, in particular for the diverse South African context? These skills are listed under 1.2.5 in your textbook. Provide an EXAMPLE of each of these competencies in your own words. [10] QUESTION 2 It is of the utmost importance to give clear instructions on what is expected in assessment. Learners will not be able to complete a task successfully if they do not understand the question. Identify ten factors of effective questioning. [10] QUESTION 3 Your task is to write an essay in response to the following QUESTION As an interpreter and developer of the curriculum, it is insufficient for the educator to give a narrow definition of the concept “curriculum”. There are different definitions and aspects of curriculum. Discuss this statement in an essay of 3-4 pages. In your answer, describe the different ways of understanding curriculum and how these different understandings relate in some ways to each other, referring to the intended and enacted curriculum. Remember that curriculum, both as prescription and in practice, is not neutral, but carries values and is a political issue. On the one hand, the curriculum is seen as an intention, plan or prescription, an idea of what one would like to happen in schools. On the other hand, it is seen as the existing state of affairs in schools, what does in fact happen. To illustrate your points, define a curriculum by referring to the different aspects to be considered. [20] QUESTION 4 The meaning attached to the concept “curriculum” will influence the development of a curriculum in a specific context and time frame. Analyse how the approaches to curriculum development presented by Tyler, Stenhouse and Freire were used in the development, interpretation and implementation of Curriculum 2005, both its revisions and the amended NCS, referred to as the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) in South Africa. Assessment criteria We will be looking for the following in your answer: • Did you refer to the transformation of education and training? • Have you comprehensively distinguished between the three different approaches to curriculum planning? • Have you related the three different approaches to curriculum development in South Africa? • Did you refer to the universal principles in approaches to curriculum? • Did you discuss the impact of these approaches in terms of curriculum interpretation? • Is your essay clear and coherent, and does it include an introduction, a conclusion, paragraphs that contain one main idea and a logical flow of ideas from one paragraph to the next? [20] QUESTION 5 Define (2 marks) and deliberate how and in which instances you would use the following teaching strategies in a teaching-learning environment. Discuss these strategies by referring to two advantages, two disadvantages and two of your own practical examples to further elaborate on your answer. 5.1 Teaching critical thinking (2 x 4 = 8) 5.2 Cognitively guided instruction (2 x 4 = 8) 5.3 Scaffolding (2 x 4 = 8) 5.4 Simulation (2 x 4 = 8) 5.5 Problem-solving (2 x 4 = 8) (8 x 5 = 40) TOTAL [100]