HED4808 Assignment 4
Portfolio (COMPLETE
ANSWERS) 2025 - DUE
22 January 2025
, HED4808 Assignment 4 Portfolio (COMPLETE
ANSWERS) 2025 - DUE 22 January 2025
QUESTION 1: (40) Critically review the dialogue above-
and use appropriate motivation to support your views.
Your answer should not be more than 5 pages long: 1.1
Motivate your reasons why you think/ the professor’s
perspective on the content of the module is valid or not.
Use literature to support your answer (10) 1.2 Motivate
with reasons too why you think the student's perspective
on addressing the content of the module is valid or not.
Use literature to support your answer (10) 1.3 If you were
in the ECD theories module- how would you like to see
the issue being resolved- that would ensure that all
epistemologies are well represented in the module.
Support your answer with relevant examples and sources
(10) 1.4 Apply your understanding of Indigenous
knowledge systems by defining it and explaining its
relevance in the curriculum of Higher Education
institutions. Cite sources used in answering the questions.
(10) SECTION B The following scenario is based on an
interaction between an ECD teacher and children. Read
the story carefully and answer the questions that follow
with motivation. Adhere to the guidelines as shared at the
beginning of this document. NB: Your answer should not
be more than 3 pages long. SCENARIO: Ms. Modise is a
seasoned Grade 1 teacher with over a decade of
experience. While she has traditionally used the same
teaching strategies, recently she noticed a decline in her
learners’ ability to grasp concepts. In a new robotics
lesson, she introduced a task where learners had to build
tall towers from Legos and wooden blocks, part of the
curriculum additions by the Department of education.
HED4808/ASSESSMENT 4/0/2024 9 As Ms Modise moved
around the classroom, she noticed Tshepo’s group
Portfolio (COMPLETE
ANSWERS) 2025 - DUE
22 January 2025
, HED4808 Assignment 4 Portfolio (COMPLETE
ANSWERS) 2025 - DUE 22 January 2025
QUESTION 1: (40) Critically review the dialogue above-
and use appropriate motivation to support your views.
Your answer should not be more than 5 pages long: 1.1
Motivate your reasons why you think/ the professor’s
perspective on the content of the module is valid or not.
Use literature to support your answer (10) 1.2 Motivate
with reasons too why you think the student's perspective
on addressing the content of the module is valid or not.
Use literature to support your answer (10) 1.3 If you were
in the ECD theories module- how would you like to see
the issue being resolved- that would ensure that all
epistemologies are well represented in the module.
Support your answer with relevant examples and sources
(10) 1.4 Apply your understanding of Indigenous
knowledge systems by defining it and explaining its
relevance in the curriculum of Higher Education
institutions. Cite sources used in answering the questions.
(10) SECTION B The following scenario is based on an
interaction between an ECD teacher and children. Read
the story carefully and answer the questions that follow
with motivation. Adhere to the guidelines as shared at the
beginning of this document. NB: Your answer should not
be more than 3 pages long. SCENARIO: Ms. Modise is a
seasoned Grade 1 teacher with over a decade of
experience. While she has traditionally used the same
teaching strategies, recently she noticed a decline in her
learners’ ability to grasp concepts. In a new robotics
lesson, she introduced a task where learners had to build
tall towers from Legos and wooden blocks, part of the
curriculum additions by the Department of education.
HED4808/ASSESSMENT 4/0/2024 9 As Ms Modise moved
around the classroom, she noticed Tshepo’s group
