CUS3701
EXAM PACK
, JANUARY 2025
CUS3701 (Curriculum Studies)
NON-VENUE-BASED
100 marks
Duration: 3 ½ hours
• Please note that you can only scan this QR code once. If your assessment is set up to
have multiple online sections, tests or attempts, you should NOT finish the invigilation
process until your entire assessment is completed.
• Once the QR code is scanned, you can place your smartphone next to you. The Invigilator
App will notify you when an action is required. Ensure your media volume Is turned up.
• You may access your MyExams in the application if you only have one device by pressing
the ‘access LMS’ button.
• Please remember to keep your smartphone on charge for the duration of the assessment.
• Keep the Invigilator app open on your cell phone during the assessment. You are not
allowed to leave or minimise the application.
• When an action is required, a notification beep will be heard. Action the request.
• Please ensure you are connected to the internet to commence the examination as well as
at the end of the examination. No internet connection is needed during the assessment.
• The examination for CUS3701 will take the form of a three-and-a-half-hour take-home
examination paper.
• You will have an hour afterwards to upload your paper.
• You need to submit your paper on the Moodle platform, NOT on the
Invigilator App.
• Please contact the helpline WhatsApp at 073 505 8273 if you need assistance with
the App.
• No additional time will be granted! No other format of submission, such as e-mails,
will be allowed. No exceptions will be made!
,• You will be able to access your paper in the form of ASSIGNMENT 5 from the Moodle
MyModules page.
• Since it is a take-home examination, we will expect practical examples and insight from
you.
• Make sure that your student number and the module code are written/typed on your
document.
• Make sure that you convert your document to a PDF document!
• All questions are compulsory.
All the best!
QUESTION 1
Write only the word true or false next to the number.
Are the following statements true or false?
1) The National Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) replaced Outcomesbased
Education (OBE).
2) ‘Enacted curriculum’ is the curriculum as it is experienced and learned. It is also referred to as the
non-official, implicit curriculum as implemented by a teacher.
3) The teacher can use problem-solving to involve learners in an objective, informed, and reflective
thinking.
4) In cognitive guided instruction, real circumstances are imitated in the classroom.
5) Scaffolding teaching allows for the creation of a dialogue between learners and teachers.
6) The work schedule for each subject is based on the CAPS and develops in terms of the sequencing,
context, and core knowledge and concepts at each level.
7) All initial teacher education programmes are the responsibility of the Department of Basic
Education.
8) Inclusivity is foregrounded and described in detail as one of the general aims of the CAPS.
9) Before 1994, the education system was ungual and fractured; there were 18 different educational
departments.
10) Ubuntu is founded on four pillars, namely interpersonal values, intrapersonal values, environmental
values, and accountability.
[10]
, 1) The National Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement
(CAPS) replaced Outcomes-based Education (OBE).
True
Explanation:
South Africa originally implemented Outcomes-based Education
(OBE) after 1994, which became known as Curriculum 2005. Due to
challenges such as complexity, implementation weaknesses, and
teacher confusion, OBE underwent several revisions (RNCS, NCS). In
2012, CAPS was introduced as a streamlined, clearer, and more
structured curriculum, officially replacing OBE. CAPS is therefore
the latest curriculum framework that brought more detailed content and
assessment guidelines.
2) ‘Enacted curriculum’ is the curriculum as it is experienced and
learned. It is also referred to as the non-official, implicit
curriculum as implemented by a teacher.
False
Explanation:
The enacted curriculum refers to what teachers actually teach in the
classroom, as opposed to what is intended in policy documents. It is
the curriculum in action, shaped by teacher interpretation, teaching
methods, and classroom realities.
However, it is not the same as the “implicit” or “hidden”
curriculum.
Enacted curriculum = taught curriculum.
Hidden/implicit curriculum = unspoken norms, values, and
behaviors learners pick up unintentionally.
So, although the enacted curriculum is how learning is experienced, it
is not considered a “non-official implicit curriculum,” therefore the
statement is inaccurate.
EXAM PACK
, JANUARY 2025
CUS3701 (Curriculum Studies)
NON-VENUE-BASED
100 marks
Duration: 3 ½ hours
• Please note that you can only scan this QR code once. If your assessment is set up to
have multiple online sections, tests or attempts, you should NOT finish the invigilation
process until your entire assessment is completed.
• Once the QR code is scanned, you can place your smartphone next to you. The Invigilator
App will notify you when an action is required. Ensure your media volume Is turned up.
• You may access your MyExams in the application if you only have one device by pressing
the ‘access LMS’ button.
• Please remember to keep your smartphone on charge for the duration of the assessment.
• Keep the Invigilator app open on your cell phone during the assessment. You are not
allowed to leave or minimise the application.
• When an action is required, a notification beep will be heard. Action the request.
• Please ensure you are connected to the internet to commence the examination as well as
at the end of the examination. No internet connection is needed during the assessment.
• The examination for CUS3701 will take the form of a three-and-a-half-hour take-home
examination paper.
• You will have an hour afterwards to upload your paper.
• You need to submit your paper on the Moodle platform, NOT on the
Invigilator App.
• Please contact the helpline WhatsApp at 073 505 8273 if you need assistance with
the App.
• No additional time will be granted! No other format of submission, such as e-mails,
will be allowed. No exceptions will be made!
,• You will be able to access your paper in the form of ASSIGNMENT 5 from the Moodle
MyModules page.
• Since it is a take-home examination, we will expect practical examples and insight from
you.
• Make sure that your student number and the module code are written/typed on your
document.
• Make sure that you convert your document to a PDF document!
• All questions are compulsory.
All the best!
QUESTION 1
Write only the word true or false next to the number.
Are the following statements true or false?
1) The National Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) replaced Outcomesbased
Education (OBE).
2) ‘Enacted curriculum’ is the curriculum as it is experienced and learned. It is also referred to as the
non-official, implicit curriculum as implemented by a teacher.
3) The teacher can use problem-solving to involve learners in an objective, informed, and reflective
thinking.
4) In cognitive guided instruction, real circumstances are imitated in the classroom.
5) Scaffolding teaching allows for the creation of a dialogue between learners and teachers.
6) The work schedule for each subject is based on the CAPS and develops in terms of the sequencing,
context, and core knowledge and concepts at each level.
7) All initial teacher education programmes are the responsibility of the Department of Basic
Education.
8) Inclusivity is foregrounded and described in detail as one of the general aims of the CAPS.
9) Before 1994, the education system was ungual and fractured; there were 18 different educational
departments.
10) Ubuntu is founded on four pillars, namely interpersonal values, intrapersonal values, environmental
values, and accountability.
[10]
, 1) The National Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement
(CAPS) replaced Outcomes-based Education (OBE).
True
Explanation:
South Africa originally implemented Outcomes-based Education
(OBE) after 1994, which became known as Curriculum 2005. Due to
challenges such as complexity, implementation weaknesses, and
teacher confusion, OBE underwent several revisions (RNCS, NCS). In
2012, CAPS was introduced as a streamlined, clearer, and more
structured curriculum, officially replacing OBE. CAPS is therefore
the latest curriculum framework that brought more detailed content and
assessment guidelines.
2) ‘Enacted curriculum’ is the curriculum as it is experienced and
learned. It is also referred to as the non-official, implicit
curriculum as implemented by a teacher.
False
Explanation:
The enacted curriculum refers to what teachers actually teach in the
classroom, as opposed to what is intended in policy documents. It is
the curriculum in action, shaped by teacher interpretation, teaching
methods, and classroom realities.
However, it is not the same as the “implicit” or “hidden”
curriculum.
Enacted curriculum = taught curriculum.
Hidden/implicit curriculum = unspoken norms, values, and
behaviors learners pick up unintentionally.
So, although the enacted curriculum is how learning is experienced, it
is not considered a “non-official implicit curriculum,” therefore the
statement is inaccurate.
