2018 May June Paper 1
Question 1
An educator who is actinn coopetently is expected to intenrate knowledne and skills and values in
diverse situations and also be able to refect on and learn froo his or her own experiences$
Define the followinn coopetences to deoonstrate this stateoent and nive one practical exaople
for each to prove your understandinn thereof
1$ Practical (5)
The practcal competence is when an educator in an authentc seenti makes an assessment
of the choices available and makes a decision to take a partcular acton. The educator is
capable of dointi somethinti. An example of this would be planninti a lesson.
2$ Foundational (5)
The foundatonal competence is the knowledtie and understandinti that underpin the
decision made. This is the “why” the educator chose the partcular acton. For example, the
educator plans a lesson that includes tiroup work as this will help the learners beter
understand the content to be presented.
3$ Refexive (5)
The refexive competence is the linkinti of the knowledtie and understandinti with the
decision made in such a way that the educator can adapt to new situatons. For example, the
educator plans key questons to ask the learners, but adapts these questons based on the
answers the learners tiive.
4$ Applied (5)
The applied competence is the combinaton of the other three competences and indicates
that the educator is able to completely perform their role and tasks at the required and
acceptable level. For example, the educator prepares lessons that help the learners learn,
deals with diferent barriers the learners have, is developmentally appropriate and reaches
the required outcomes outlined by the curriculum.
Question 2
1$ Differentiate between the educator as a oediator of learninn and the educator as a
transoitter of inforoation$ Give two exaoples for each concept to illustrate you
understand theo well$ (7 x 2 = 14)
Traditonally, the educator was seen as a transmiter of informaton. They made use of a
teacher-centred approach to learninti where they supplied all the informaton, or used a
textbook for informaton, to the passive learners who were meant to absorb and then reproduce
this informaton exactly as it had been provided.
For example, the science teacher would teach the law of tiravity and the students would produce
that law in their exams. No experiments were done to help the learners understand.
The Entilish teacher would provide an interpretaton of the poem and the learners have to
reproduce that interpretaton in the exam. No other interpretaton was allowed.
Question 1
An educator who is actinn coopetently is expected to intenrate knowledne and skills and values in
diverse situations and also be able to refect on and learn froo his or her own experiences$
Define the followinn coopetences to deoonstrate this stateoent and nive one practical exaople
for each to prove your understandinn thereof
1$ Practical (5)
The practcal competence is when an educator in an authentc seenti makes an assessment
of the choices available and makes a decision to take a partcular acton. The educator is
capable of dointi somethinti. An example of this would be planninti a lesson.
2$ Foundational (5)
The foundatonal competence is the knowledtie and understandinti that underpin the
decision made. This is the “why” the educator chose the partcular acton. For example, the
educator plans a lesson that includes tiroup work as this will help the learners beter
understand the content to be presented.
3$ Refexive (5)
The refexive competence is the linkinti of the knowledtie and understandinti with the
decision made in such a way that the educator can adapt to new situatons. For example, the
educator plans key questons to ask the learners, but adapts these questons based on the
answers the learners tiive.
4$ Applied (5)
The applied competence is the combinaton of the other three competences and indicates
that the educator is able to completely perform their role and tasks at the required and
acceptable level. For example, the educator prepares lessons that help the learners learn,
deals with diferent barriers the learners have, is developmentally appropriate and reaches
the required outcomes outlined by the curriculum.
Question 2
1$ Differentiate between the educator as a oediator of learninn and the educator as a
transoitter of inforoation$ Give two exaoples for each concept to illustrate you
understand theo well$ (7 x 2 = 14)
Traditonally, the educator was seen as a transmiter of informaton. They made use of a
teacher-centred approach to learninti where they supplied all the informaton, or used a
textbook for informaton, to the passive learners who were meant to absorb and then reproduce
this informaton exactly as it had been provided.
For example, the science teacher would teach the law of tiravity and the students would produce
that law in their exams. No experiments were done to help the learners understand.
The Entilish teacher would provide an interpretaton of the poem and the learners have to
reproduce that interpretaton in the exam. No other interpretaton was allowed.
