HBEDTL6/101/0/2017
Tutorial letter 101/0/2017
Teaching and learning
HBEDTL6
Year Module
Curriculum and Instructional Studies
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This tutorial letter contains important information
about your module.
CONTENTS
2
,8.4 Assignments
Assignment 01: Overview of Curriculum Development
Due date: 26 May 2017
Unique number for this assignment: 856926
Purpose: This assignment gives you the opportunity to familiarise yourself with the content of the
prescribed book and in particular with teacher empowerment and curriculum development in the
South African context.
Link to LOs: This assignment is concerned with all three Learning Outcomes and the associated
assessment criteria but with particular reference to Learning Outcome 2.
Link to module: This is an interim assessment. That means that we assume that you have
started reading your prescribed textbook and that you are ready to consolidate your new
understandings of teaching and learning.
Instructions
The unique number for this assignment: 856926
Multiple choice questions: Choose the correct option for the questions below and mark the
corresponding number in your response. This assignment can be submitted online via
myUnisa
1 Empowerment ...
[1] is only acquired through external intervention.
[2] entails not being enabled.
[3] results in involvement in decision-making.
[4] is independent of democracy.
2 The empowered teacher ...
[1] increases learning outcomes and other experiences.
[2] contributes towards developing the learners’ potential.
[3] does not regard the syllabus as a recipe that should be followed strictly.
[4] has all the preceding characteristics.
3 Empowerment can be stimulated by …
[1] a lack of confidence.
[2] inadequate social interaction.
[3] ineffective conflict resolution.
[4] good communication.
4 In which phase of the procedure to promote teacher participation in decision-making does
‘building a basis of knowledge to take informed decisions’ appear?
[1] Preparedness phase
[2] Experimentation phase
[3] Refinement and rounding off phase
[4] Institutionalisation phase
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5 Teacher empowerment is a process of growth and development that enables teachers to
...
[1] obtain both authority and autonomy in the teaching-learning situation.
[2] optimise the teaching-learning situation.
[3] optimise their own potential as educators.
[4] optimise the teaching-learning situation and their own potential as educators.
6 In the curriculum development process ...
[1] decisions must be taken on behalf of the teachers.
[2] decisions must be taken by curriculum specialists.
[3] teachers must be active participants.
[4] the teacher controls how and what is taught.
7 Teacher empowerment manifests itself in ...
[1] greater professionalism that gives teachers full control over the curriculum.
[2] greater professionalism that grants teachers more authority and status.
[3] emancipation that gives teachers the right and freedom to design curricula.
[4] emancipation that gives teachers the right to transform curriculum development.
8 Which one of the following statements is NOT true?
[1] The culture and climate of the school are conducive to the stimulation of teacher
empowerment.
[2] Teacher empowerment is often limited by the way in which schools are organised.
[3] Teacher empowerment can be regarded as a threat to authority and leadership in the
school.
[4] Teacher empowerment should begin during initial training.
9 Which one of the following statements is true? Teacher empowerment ...
[1] threatens school principals’ authority and disempowers them.
[2] requires a traditional leadership and management style.
[3] implies that school principals need not involve teachers in decision-making.
[4] promotes the quality of interaction between the school principal and teachers.
10 Select the MOST APPROPRIATE description. An empowered teacher is ...
[1] only effected by outside agents.
[2] an implementer of the curriculum.
[3] able to develop and apply the curriculum in the classroom.
[4] a subject specialist in curriculum development.
11 Which of the following has NOT detrimentally influenced curriculum development?
[1] Teachers are uninformed about curriculum theory and practice
[2] There is a tendency towards bureaucracy
[3] There are too many curriculum specialists
[4] Teachers do not contribute to curriculum development
12 Reflection on and study of the field of curriculum studies is essential because ...
[1] it leads to teacher empowerment in education.
[2] it leads to understanding practice better thus improving practice.
[3] many teachers are uninformed with regard to the curriculum.
[4] there is a lack of teacher contribution to curriculum development.
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Tutorial letter 101/0/2017
Teaching and learning
HBEDTL6
Year Module
Curriculum and Instructional Studies
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This tutorial letter contains important information
about your module.
CONTENTS
2
,8.4 Assignments
Assignment 01: Overview of Curriculum Development
Due date: 26 May 2017
Unique number for this assignment: 856926
Purpose: This assignment gives you the opportunity to familiarise yourself with the content of the
prescribed book and in particular with teacher empowerment and curriculum development in the
South African context.
Link to LOs: This assignment is concerned with all three Learning Outcomes and the associated
assessment criteria but with particular reference to Learning Outcome 2.
Link to module: This is an interim assessment. That means that we assume that you have
started reading your prescribed textbook and that you are ready to consolidate your new
understandings of teaching and learning.
Instructions
The unique number for this assignment: 856926
Multiple choice questions: Choose the correct option for the questions below and mark the
corresponding number in your response. This assignment can be submitted online via
myUnisa
1 Empowerment ...
[1] is only acquired through external intervention.
[2] entails not being enabled.
[3] results in involvement in decision-making.
[4] is independent of democracy.
2 The empowered teacher ...
[1] increases learning outcomes and other experiences.
[2] contributes towards developing the learners’ potential.
[3] does not regard the syllabus as a recipe that should be followed strictly.
[4] has all the preceding characteristics.
3 Empowerment can be stimulated by …
[1] a lack of confidence.
[2] inadequate social interaction.
[3] ineffective conflict resolution.
[4] good communication.
4 In which phase of the procedure to promote teacher participation in decision-making does
‘building a basis of knowledge to take informed decisions’ appear?
[1] Preparedness phase
[2] Experimentation phase
[3] Refinement and rounding off phase
[4] Institutionalisation phase
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5 Teacher empowerment is a process of growth and development that enables teachers to
...
[1] obtain both authority and autonomy in the teaching-learning situation.
[2] optimise the teaching-learning situation.
[3] optimise their own potential as educators.
[4] optimise the teaching-learning situation and their own potential as educators.
6 In the curriculum development process ...
[1] decisions must be taken on behalf of the teachers.
[2] decisions must be taken by curriculum specialists.
[3] teachers must be active participants.
[4] the teacher controls how and what is taught.
7 Teacher empowerment manifests itself in ...
[1] greater professionalism that gives teachers full control over the curriculum.
[2] greater professionalism that grants teachers more authority and status.
[3] emancipation that gives teachers the right and freedom to design curricula.
[4] emancipation that gives teachers the right to transform curriculum development.
8 Which one of the following statements is NOT true?
[1] The culture and climate of the school are conducive to the stimulation of teacher
empowerment.
[2] Teacher empowerment is often limited by the way in which schools are organised.
[3] Teacher empowerment can be regarded as a threat to authority and leadership in the
school.
[4] Teacher empowerment should begin during initial training.
9 Which one of the following statements is true? Teacher empowerment ...
[1] threatens school principals’ authority and disempowers them.
[2] requires a traditional leadership and management style.
[3] implies that school principals need not involve teachers in decision-making.
[4] promotes the quality of interaction between the school principal and teachers.
10 Select the MOST APPROPRIATE description. An empowered teacher is ...
[1] only effected by outside agents.
[2] an implementer of the curriculum.
[3] able to develop and apply the curriculum in the classroom.
[4] a subject specialist in curriculum development.
11 Which of the following has NOT detrimentally influenced curriculum development?
[1] Teachers are uninformed about curriculum theory and practice
[2] There is a tendency towards bureaucracy
[3] There are too many curriculum specialists
[4] Teachers do not contribute to curriculum development
12 Reflection on and study of the field of curriculum studies is essential because ...
[1] it leads to teacher empowerment in education.
[2] it leads to understanding practice better thus improving practice.
[3] many teachers are uninformed with regard to the curriculum.
[4] there is a lack of teacher contribution to curriculum development.
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