Summary - BED in foundation phase

IRENE RUITERS
LSK 3701 EXAM NOTES
OCT/NOV 2023


Contents
TRUE OR FALSE QUESTIONS .......................................................................................................................... 2
MATCH THE TERM ........................................................................................................................................ 3
EXPLAIN YOUR UNDERSTANDING ................................................................................................................. 4
NAME AND DISCUSS THE SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS BY PROVIDING EXAMPLES THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THE
FOUNDATION PHASE LEARNERS. .................................................................................................................. 4
DISCUSS THE BASIC PRINCIPLES AND THE PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF DISCOVERY / SCIENTIFIC TABLE DISPLAYS
IN THE FOUNDATION PHASE ......................................................................................................................... 5
NAME AND DISCUSS THE THREE MAIN CONTENT AREAS FOR TECHNOLOGY IN THE FOUNDATION PHASE ... 5
CRITICALLY COMPARE THE FOUR APPROACHES TO TEACHING SCIENCE TO YOUNG CHILDREN ..................... 6
DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE OF A COMPUTER, ................................................ 10
USE AN EXAMPLE (ACTIVITY) TO EXPLAIN YOU KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS OF DESIGN
AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE FOUNDATION PHASE. ....................................................................................... 10
CRITICALLY DISCUSS THE REASONS TO INCLUDE THE USE OF THE COMPUTER IN THE FOUNDATION PHASE
CLASSROOM. (10) [25] ................................................................................................................................ 11
SCIENTIFIC LITERACY REFERS TO THE FOLLOWING FEATURES OF AN INDIVIDUAL: ...................................... 11
TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY IS THE OPPORTUNITY LEARNERS ARE GIVEN THAT ALLOWS THEM TO: ............ 12
ACCORDING TO LIETO THERE ARE THREE COMPONENTS OF SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS, THESE ARE: ................ 12
DESIGN PROCESS SKILLS IN ACTIVITY DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................. 13
READ EVERY STATEMENT AND NAME THE IMPLIED SCIENCE PROCESS SKILL. ............................................. 14
THE BIG IDEAS ARE: .................................................................................................................................... 14
COMPARE THE DISCOVERY APPROACH WITH THE TRANSMISSION APPROACH WHEN TEACHING SCIENCE TO
YOUNG LEARNERS” ..................................................................................................................................... 16
THREE MAIN TEACHING APPROACHES: ....................................................................................................... 17
NAME AND DISCUSS THE THREE MAIN CONTENT AREAS FOR TECHNOLOGY IN THE FOUNDATION PHASE . 17
NOW, WHAT IS HABITS OF MIND? .............................................................................................................. 17




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,TRUE OR FALSE QUESTIONS

1.1.1 The essence of technology lies in TRUE
the knowledge required to effectively use
the
process of problem-solving as a means
of gaining control
1.1.2 Concepts are facts; they can often FALSE
be learnt from books and they are liable
to change


1.1.3 Children have limited abstract TRUE
reasoning skills and they tend to take a
self or human centred point of view

1.1.4 Early childhood centres and TRUE
classrooms that use a science table for
exploration are using a discovery
approach to science
1.1.5 Teachers should ignore children's FALSE
prior knowledge and experiences when
1.1.6 Curiosity is often regarded as the TRUE
single most important prerequisite
for scientific enquiry

1.1.7 Software is the term used to FALSE
describe the computer (or processor),
the disc drive, input devices (usually a
keyboard or mouse), output devices (a
monitor or screen) and a printer
1.1.8 The computer's combination of TRUE
visual and verbal learning is detrimental
to young learners

1.1.9 The environment is important for TRUE
children's scientific discoveries and
exploration

1.1.10 living and non-living things is a TRUE
science content area




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, MATCH THE TERM

1 The learner who is investigating,designing,marking, D TECHNOLOGICAL
and evaluating is using. PROCESESS AND SKILL
2 The content area that focuses on life process and A. LIFE AND LIVING
healthy living, on understanding balance and change on
environment, and on the important of biodiversity.
3 The skill where children look closely and apply all the G. OBSERVING
senses to make sense of the world.
4. the skill where children use prior knowledge to say J PREDICTING
what they expect to happen
5 The skill young children develop when doing I EXPERIMENTING
something to see what happens
6. Thunder is the sound of cloud bumping is an example F NON SCIENTIFIC IDEAS
of children
7. The type of question that are useful for generating B. DIVERGENT QUESTION
several appropriate answers and instigate discovery
8. The type of question that has a single correct answer E CONVERGENT
and require direct attention QUESTION
9. The approach to teaching science that is often H INTEREACTIVE
referred to as “ direct instruction on traditional teaching APPROCH??
10. The approach of teaching science that encourages C.TRANSMISION
children to assume high level of responsibility for their APPROACH??
own learning.




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