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ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS FOR
MFP2601
ALL LEARNING UNITS
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Contents
LEARNING UNIT 1 .......................................................................................................................................... 9
1. Define the following concepts .............................................................................................................. 9
1.1 Management................................................................................................................................. 9
1.2 Leadership .................................................................................................................................... 9
1.3 School Governing Body .............................................................................................................. 9
1.4 Diversity......................................................................................................................................... 9
1.5 Human Resources ....................................................................................................................... 9
2. “Henri Fayol divided the management function into five key roles and actions (Marino,
2009)” ..................................................................................................................................................... 10
Name and discuss each role. (10) ......................................................................................... 10
3. “Scholars such as Pretorius, Kruger and Van Schalkwyk ), Van Deventer and Click go the
extra mile by narrating how school managers have to plan, organise, lead and control
activities within the school” ................................................................................................................. 10
Briefly explain how school managers execute their management functions in Foundation
Phase.
(20) 10
3.1 Planning......................................................................................................................................... 10
3.2 Organising ..................................................................................................................................... 11
3.3 Leading .......................................................................................................................................... 11
3.4 Control .......................................................................................................................................... 12
4. “Horswell (2003:5) identifies ten fundamental ideas on leadership which are applicable to all three
phases of early childhood development” ............................................................................................... 12
Identify and explain any five ................................................................................................................... 12
5. Name and discuss five management styles underpinning quality of management at schools. ......... 13
6. Briefly discuss the roles of School Management Team (also known as School Management
Committee) with suitable examples from primary schools. ................................................................... 13
7. The concept “School Governing Body” should be conceived as the legally required board of lay and
professional people elected to govern a school or a college (Oldroyd, Elsner & Poster, 1996: 27). ..... 14
Discuss this statement under the following sub-headings: .................................................................... 14
7.1 Components/members of School Governing Body (SGB) of public primary schools. (5) ............. 14
7.2 Terms of office for SGB members and its office bearers. (2) ......... 14
7.3 Roles and functions of SGB according to South African Schools Act (10) ............................ 14
7.4 Policies to be developed by the SGB of a public school. (3) .......... 15
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8. Tabulate the differences between School governance and school management under the following
headings: ................................................................................................................................................. 15
9. List five examples of management committees in the Foundation Phase and explain the
major role of each. (10) ............ 16
LEARNING UNIT 2 ........................................................................................................................................ 17
1. Define the following concepts: ........................................................................................................... 17
1.1 Curriculum (2) ............................... 17
1.2 Reflective teaching (2) ............................. 17
1.3 Multi-grade classes (2) ............................ 17
1.4 Africanisation (2) .............................. 17
1.5 Learning (2) .............................. 17
2. Critically discuss: the Scientific Management School, The Classical Organisational School and The
Behavoural school theories citing their scholars and what they believe in with reference to school
management. (20) .......................................................................... 17
Management theories ........................................................................................................................ 17
Scientific Management School............................................................................................................ 18
Classical Organisational Theory School ............................................................................................... 18
Behavioural School.............................................................................................................................. 20
3. Briefly discuss the following models of school management classified by the scholar Bush (2011): 21
Formal model ...................................................................................................................................... 21
Collegial model.................................................................................................................................... 21
Political model..................................................................................................................................... 21
Subjective model................................................................................................................................. 21
Cultural model..................................................................................................................................... 22
4. “Managers require four main kinds of skills, namely: technical, human. Conceptual and design”
Critically discuss this statement with suitable examples of skills under each category.
(10) .......................................................................................................................................................... 22
5. You are a novice teacher in a primary school with Foundation Phase grades. Develop two checklist
questions to enhance and enable a positive teaching and learning environment under each of the
following headings: ................................................................................................................................. 23
Physical environment (2) ............................ 23
Affective environment (2) ............................ 23
Cognitive environment (2) ............................ 23
Behavioral environment (2) ............................. 23
Supporting environment (2)............................. 23
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6. “Assessment is an integral part of teaching and learning and should be included at all levels of
planning. The nature of assessment in the Foundation Phase is guided by policy requirements and the
developmental needs of the young learners” ........................................................................................ 24
Discuss the concept “assessment” under the following headings: ........................................................ 24
Definition of assessment (3) ............................................................................................................... 24
Types and purpose of assessment (6) ................................................................................................. 24
Guidelines to consider when selecting appropriate assessment methods (5) ................................... 24
Observation as assessment strategy in the Foundation Phase (6) ..................................................... 24
7. List ten general school management principles that can help educators to manage their classroom
effectively. [10] ......................................................... 25
8. “You appointed as a teacher for grade three class. When you step in the classroom for the first day,
you realise that there are eighty learners in one class. The class if full to capacity to a point where you
are forced to teach while standing in front at one sport. There are no pen space for movement”
Which strategies or approaches may you implement in order to manage the large class effectively?
[10] .......................................................................................................................................................... 26
9. You are a newly appointed educator in a farm school with multi-grade classes. Grade 1 and 2
learners are in one class. You are expected to teach four subjects in such a class. You are expected to
adhere to curriculum coverage and written work policy developed by the department of education. 28
Explain the possible challenges you may experience in managing multi-grade classes and suggest ways
in which those challenges can be minimized or addressed. (20) .................................................... 28
Challenges experienced in multi-grade classes .................................................................................. 28
Intervention to reduce challenges: ..................................................................................................... 28
10. Briefly explain how an educator can implement the following systems, principles and instrument
in the management of the learning environment: ................................................................................. 29
Educator’s portfolio (3) ...................................... 29
Learner’s portfolio (3) ...................................... 29
Reading audit record (3) ..................................... 30
Teacher-parent journal (3) .................................... 30
Class attendance register (3).................................... 32
11. Discuss the concept “Africanisation” with special reference to classroom management,
organization and administration. [10] .................................................. 32
12. Briefly discuss the characteristics of a reflective teacher. [10] .............................................. 33
13. Critically discuss the curriculum for R in comparison with that of Grade1-3. [10]................... 34
14. Discuss five teachers’ classroom habits that can promote teacher-learner relationships in the
Foundation Phase. [10] ..................................................... 36
LEARNING UNIT 3 ........................................................................................................................................ 37
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ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS FOR
MFP2601
ALL LEARNING UNITS
1
, 2
Contents
LEARNING UNIT 1 .......................................................................................................................................... 9
1. Define the following concepts .............................................................................................................. 9
1.1 Management................................................................................................................................. 9
1.2 Leadership .................................................................................................................................... 9
1.3 School Governing Body .............................................................................................................. 9
1.4 Diversity......................................................................................................................................... 9
1.5 Human Resources ....................................................................................................................... 9
2. “Henri Fayol divided the management function into five key roles and actions (Marino,
2009)” ..................................................................................................................................................... 10
Name and discuss each role. (10) ......................................................................................... 10
3. “Scholars such as Pretorius, Kruger and Van Schalkwyk ), Van Deventer and Click go the
extra mile by narrating how school managers have to plan, organise, lead and control
activities within the school” ................................................................................................................. 10
Briefly explain how school managers execute their management functions in Foundation
Phase.
(20) 10
3.1 Planning......................................................................................................................................... 10
3.2 Organising ..................................................................................................................................... 11
3.3 Leading .......................................................................................................................................... 11
3.4 Control .......................................................................................................................................... 12
4. “Horswell (2003:5) identifies ten fundamental ideas on leadership which are applicable to all three
phases of early childhood development” ............................................................................................... 12
Identify and explain any five ................................................................................................................... 12
5. Name and discuss five management styles underpinning quality of management at schools. ......... 13
6. Briefly discuss the roles of School Management Team (also known as School Management
Committee) with suitable examples from primary schools. ................................................................... 13
7. The concept “School Governing Body” should be conceived as the legally required board of lay and
professional people elected to govern a school or a college (Oldroyd, Elsner & Poster, 1996: 27). ..... 14
Discuss this statement under the following sub-headings: .................................................................... 14
7.1 Components/members of School Governing Body (SGB) of public primary schools. (5) ............. 14
7.2 Terms of office for SGB members and its office bearers. (2) ......... 14
7.3 Roles and functions of SGB according to South African Schools Act (10) ............................ 14
7.4 Policies to be developed by the SGB of a public school. (3) .......... 15
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8. Tabulate the differences between School governance and school management under the following
headings: ................................................................................................................................................. 15
9. List five examples of management committees in the Foundation Phase and explain the
major role of each. (10) ............ 16
LEARNING UNIT 2 ........................................................................................................................................ 17
1. Define the following concepts: ........................................................................................................... 17
1.1 Curriculum (2) ............................... 17
1.2 Reflective teaching (2) ............................. 17
1.3 Multi-grade classes (2) ............................ 17
1.4 Africanisation (2) .............................. 17
1.5 Learning (2) .............................. 17
2. Critically discuss: the Scientific Management School, The Classical Organisational School and The
Behavoural school theories citing their scholars and what they believe in with reference to school
management. (20) .......................................................................... 17
Management theories ........................................................................................................................ 17
Scientific Management School............................................................................................................ 18
Classical Organisational Theory School ............................................................................................... 18
Behavioural School.............................................................................................................................. 20
3. Briefly discuss the following models of school management classified by the scholar Bush (2011): 21
Formal model ...................................................................................................................................... 21
Collegial model.................................................................................................................................... 21
Political model..................................................................................................................................... 21
Subjective model................................................................................................................................. 21
Cultural model..................................................................................................................................... 22
4. “Managers require four main kinds of skills, namely: technical, human. Conceptual and design”
Critically discuss this statement with suitable examples of skills under each category.
(10) .......................................................................................................................................................... 22
5. You are a novice teacher in a primary school with Foundation Phase grades. Develop two checklist
questions to enhance and enable a positive teaching and learning environment under each of the
following headings: ................................................................................................................................. 23
Physical environment (2) ............................ 23
Affective environment (2) ............................ 23
Cognitive environment (2) ............................ 23
Behavioral environment (2) ............................. 23
Supporting environment (2)............................. 23
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6. “Assessment is an integral part of teaching and learning and should be included at all levels of
planning. The nature of assessment in the Foundation Phase is guided by policy requirements and the
developmental needs of the young learners” ........................................................................................ 24
Discuss the concept “assessment” under the following headings: ........................................................ 24
Definition of assessment (3) ............................................................................................................... 24
Types and purpose of assessment (6) ................................................................................................. 24
Guidelines to consider when selecting appropriate assessment methods (5) ................................... 24
Observation as assessment strategy in the Foundation Phase (6) ..................................................... 24
7. List ten general school management principles that can help educators to manage their classroom
effectively. [10] ......................................................... 25
8. “You appointed as a teacher for grade three class. When you step in the classroom for the first day,
you realise that there are eighty learners in one class. The class if full to capacity to a point where you
are forced to teach while standing in front at one sport. There are no pen space for movement”
Which strategies or approaches may you implement in order to manage the large class effectively?
[10] .......................................................................................................................................................... 26
9. You are a newly appointed educator in a farm school with multi-grade classes. Grade 1 and 2
learners are in one class. You are expected to teach four subjects in such a class. You are expected to
adhere to curriculum coverage and written work policy developed by the department of education. 28
Explain the possible challenges you may experience in managing multi-grade classes and suggest ways
in which those challenges can be minimized or addressed. (20) .................................................... 28
Challenges experienced in multi-grade classes .................................................................................. 28
Intervention to reduce challenges: ..................................................................................................... 28
10. Briefly explain how an educator can implement the following systems, principles and instrument
in the management of the learning environment: ................................................................................. 29
Educator’s portfolio (3) ...................................... 29
Learner’s portfolio (3) ...................................... 29
Reading audit record (3) ..................................... 30
Teacher-parent journal (3) .................................... 30
Class attendance register (3).................................... 32
11. Discuss the concept “Africanisation” with special reference to classroom management,
organization and administration. [10] .................................................. 32
12. Briefly discuss the characteristics of a reflective teacher. [10] .............................................. 33
13. Critically discuss the curriculum for R in comparison with that of Grade1-3. [10]................... 34
14. Discuss five teachers’ classroom habits that can promote teacher-learner relationships in the
Foundation Phase. [10] ..................................................... 36
LEARNING UNIT 3 ........................................................................................................................................ 37
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