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,UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
October/November 2021
MFP2601
Management in Foundation Phase
100 Marks
Duration 3 Hours
This paper consists of FIVE (5) pages.
CONFIDENTIAL
Instructions:
This examination paper consists of compulsory Sections/questions:
Total: [100 marks]
• Please answer ALL the questions in each section.
• Answer all questions in English.
• Write the question numbers for all answers, for example, Question 1
• Write or Type neatly please – in pen.
• If you add illustrations all must be in pen.
• Scan all the pages in the correct order and upload as one PDF document on
the myUnisa platform
• Remember to accept the declaration you must tick as part of the upload process.
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QUESTION 1: (10)
Mrs Vele, grade 3 educator, administered a monthly test for Mathematics to the
learners. Seventy percent of the learners did not pass the test. She went to the class
the following day to provide learners with feedback. Betty, Andrew and Rachel
were amongst the top best achievers in the test results. Mrs Vele called them to
the front and praised them for their outstanding achievement. She instructed all the
learners who did not make it to re-write the test during the thirty minutes brake time.
There were two learners with reading difficulty who could not respond to the test
questions such as word sums. Her class was composed of vast diverse of learners
with different learning difficulty.
1.1 What are the bad practices that Mrs Vele has done? (2)
1.2 What are the good practices that Mrs Vele has done? (2)
1.3 Discuss the THREE (3) barriers to learning and advise Mrs Vele on how best
she can address them for effective teaching and learning. (6)
QUESTION 2: (10)
Critically discuss the roles of the School Governing Body in comparison with that of
the School Management Team. Substantiate your answer by giving practical
examples in Foundation Phase.
QUESTION 3: (10)
Discuss the management approaches that a manager can implement to promote
good teaching in the Foundation Phase.
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QUESTION 4:
Develop the school finance management policy under the following headings:
4.1 Aims and objectives of the finance policy (4)
4.2 Composition of the finance management committee (4)
4.3 Finance management legislation (4)
4.4 Finance management documents (4)
4.5 Monitoring control measures of school finances (4)
QUESTION 5: (10)
Define the following concepts:
5.1 Curriculum (2)
5.2 Reflective teaching (2)
5.3 Multigrade class (2)
5.4 Africanisation (2)
5.5 Learning (2)
QUESTION 6: (10)
You are a novice teacher at a primary school with Foundation Phase grades.
Develop two checklist questions in respect of each of the environments mentioned
below with a view to enabling a positive teaching and learning environment:
6.1 Physical environment (2)
6.2 Affective environment (2)
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EXAM PACK
+27 81 278 3372
,UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
October/November 2021
MFP2601
Management in Foundation Phase
100 Marks
Duration 3 Hours
This paper consists of FIVE (5) pages.
CONFIDENTIAL
Instructions:
This examination paper consists of compulsory Sections/questions:
Total: [100 marks]
• Please answer ALL the questions in each section.
• Answer all questions in English.
• Write the question numbers for all answers, for example, Question 1
• Write or Type neatly please – in pen.
• If you add illustrations all must be in pen.
• Scan all the pages in the correct order and upload as one PDF document on
the myUnisa platform
• Remember to accept the declaration you must tick as part of the upload process.
[TURN OVER]
,QR CODE: 2 MFP2601
OCT/NOV 2021
QUESTION 1: (10)
Mrs Vele, grade 3 educator, administered a monthly test for Mathematics to the
learners. Seventy percent of the learners did not pass the test. She went to the class
the following day to provide learners with feedback. Betty, Andrew and Rachel
were amongst the top best achievers in the test results. Mrs Vele called them to
the front and praised them for their outstanding achievement. She instructed all the
learners who did not make it to re-write the test during the thirty minutes brake time.
There were two learners with reading difficulty who could not respond to the test
questions such as word sums. Her class was composed of vast diverse of learners
with different learning difficulty.
1.1 What are the bad practices that Mrs Vele has done? (2)
1.2 What are the good practices that Mrs Vele has done? (2)
1.3 Discuss the THREE (3) barriers to learning and advise Mrs Vele on how best
she can address them for effective teaching and learning. (6)
QUESTION 2: (10)
Critically discuss the roles of the School Governing Body in comparison with that of
the School Management Team. Substantiate your answer by giving practical
examples in Foundation Phase.
QUESTION 3: (10)
Discuss the management approaches that a manager can implement to promote
good teaching in the Foundation Phase.
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, QR CODE: 3 MFP2601
OCT/NOV 2021
QUESTION 4:
Develop the school finance management policy under the following headings:
4.1 Aims and objectives of the finance policy (4)
4.2 Composition of the finance management committee (4)
4.3 Finance management legislation (4)
4.4 Finance management documents (4)
4.5 Monitoring control measures of school finances (4)
QUESTION 5: (10)
Define the following concepts:
5.1 Curriculum (2)
5.2 Reflective teaching (2)
5.3 Multigrade class (2)
5.4 Africanisation (2)
5.5 Learning (2)
QUESTION 6: (10)
You are a novice teacher at a primary school with Foundation Phase grades.
Develop two checklist questions in respect of each of the environments mentioned
below with a view to enabling a positive teaching and learning environment:
6.1 Physical environment (2)
6.2 Affective environment (2)
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