CUS3701 EXAM PACK 2026 – QUESTION & ANSWERS

,UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
(UNISA)
CUS3701 – CURRICULUM STUDIES
FINAL EXAMINATION PAPER – 2025

TOTAL: 100 marks TIME: 2 hours

NAME: _________________________________________




SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE

(Choose the correct answer and write only the letter next to each number.)
(2 marks each = 20 marks)

1. The curriculum as planned refers to:

A. The role of the teacher in the class.
B. Teacher and learner reactions.
C. The explicit document also described as the “blueprint” for teaching.
D. Assessment.

Correct answer: C

2. Lev Vygotsky argued for a __________ perspective in education.

A. Naturalist
B. Social constructionist
C. Behaviourist
D. Post-modernist

Correct answer: B

,3. Who views curriculum as a process where objectives may change as teaching
continues?

A. Stenhouse
B. Tyler
C. Freire
D. Vygotsky

Correct answer: A

4. According to Freire, teaching may either empower or __________ learners.

A. Domesticate
B. Reform
C. Transform
D. Alienate

Correct answer: A

5. A curriculum that acknowledges both intended and unintended learning is a
__________ definition.

A. Narrow
B. Broad
C. Technical
D. Objective

Correct answer: B

6. The National Qualifications Framework (NQF) is:

A. A single national framework bringing together all education and training.
B. A document controlling only basic education.

, C. A sector-based framework.
D. A union-managed system.

Correct answer: A

7. The process model of curriculum design is associated with:

A. Stenhouse
B. Tyler
C. Freire
D. Bruner

Correct answer: A

8. “Knowledge must be speculative and not an unchangeable entity.” This
reflects __________.

A. Tyler
B. Freire
C. Stenhouse
D. Vygotsky

Correct answer: C

9. According to Tyler, objectives serve to __________.

A. Liberate learners
B. Achieve efficiency and effectiveness
C. Encourage dialogue
D. Build social awareness

Correct answer: B

10. The CAPS document represents which type of curriculum?