FPT3701
ASSIGNMENT 2 2025
DUE: JULY 2025 (MEMO)
,FPT3701 Assignment 2 2025
DUE JULY 2025
QUESTION 1:
1.1 Compare and contrast the definitions of reflective and effective teaching
Examples from the topic Addition in Mathematics in Grade 1 must followeach
definition. The table below will assist you in structuring your answer.
Type of Teaching Definition (2 marks) Example: Similarity
Addition in (1 mark) /
Grade 1 Difference
(2 marks) (1 mark)
Reflective Looking carefully at one’s After teaching Both approaches
Teaching own classroom practice adding “3 + 2,” aim to improve
deliberate, purposeful, the teacher learner success
structured reflection on notes that through
“what I do,” “why I do it,” several learners intentional use of
and “how well it works,” still confuse the teaching
linking theory and practice operation. She strategies.
to drive ongoing reviews her use
professional growth of manipulatives,
(Learning Unit 1, p. 29–30). adjusts grouping
strategies for
peer support,
and plans a
follow-up activity
using number
, lines to deepen
understanding.
Difference-
Reflective teaching
focuses on the
teacher’s
meta-cognitive
process of examining
and improving one’s
own practice,
whereas effective
teaching emphasizes
outcomes and the
behaviours/processes
that directly promote
learner achievement.
ASSIGNMENT 2 2025
DUE: JULY 2025 (MEMO)
,FPT3701 Assignment 2 2025
DUE JULY 2025
QUESTION 1:
1.1 Compare and contrast the definitions of reflective and effective teaching
Examples from the topic Addition in Mathematics in Grade 1 must followeach
definition. The table below will assist you in structuring your answer.
Type of Teaching Definition (2 marks) Example: Similarity
Addition in (1 mark) /
Grade 1 Difference
(2 marks) (1 mark)
Reflective Looking carefully at one’s After teaching Both approaches
Teaching own classroom practice adding “3 + 2,” aim to improve
deliberate, purposeful, the teacher learner success
structured reflection on notes that through
“what I do,” “why I do it,” several learners intentional use of
and “how well it works,” still confuse the teaching
linking theory and practice operation. She strategies.
to drive ongoing reviews her use
professional growth of manipulatives,
(Learning Unit 1, p. 29–30). adjusts grouping
strategies for
peer support,
and plans a
follow-up activity
using number
, lines to deepen
understanding.
Difference-
Reflective teaching
focuses on the
teacher’s
meta-cognitive
process of examining
and improving one’s
own practice,
whereas effective
teaching emphasizes
outcomes and the
behaviours/processes
that directly promote
learner achievement.
