OPTM1501
ASSESSMENT 02
UNIQUE NUMBER –
566940
Student Number
Closing date: 19 June 2023
The questions are based on learning units 2, 3 and 4
1 From a constructivist perspective, it is important to create learning environments and learning
activities that enable learners’ construction of knowledge rather than just absorb it. Write a 1000-
word essay in which you critically respond to this statement with a lens on the teaching of
numbers, patterns, and relationships in any grade in the Intermediate Phase. You should include
examples, either from your learning experience at school, general reading, or observation as a
learner to illustrate the points that you make.
Please use the rubric 1, provided at the end of this Tutorial Letter, to guide the structuring of your
essay. It is important that you use this rubric to do self-evaluation before you submit to ensure
that you have completed all the required elements for the essay adequately.
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2 A Unisa mathematics student teacher argued with his Teaching Practice mentor that “It is easier
for a teacher to teach using rote learning and constructivism does not work in the real classroom
setting”. Reflect on what this statement means for you as a Unisa student teacher. (10)
3 Use compensation to add or subtract the following:
(a) 468 + 59 (2)
(b) 458 – 49 (2)
(c) 499 + 599 + 699 (2)
(d) 10 000 – 599 (
ASSESSMENT 02
UNIQUE NUMBER –
566940
Student Number
Closing date: 19 June 2023
The questions are based on learning units 2, 3 and 4
1 From a constructivist perspective, it is important to create learning environments and learning
activities that enable learners’ construction of knowledge rather than just absorb it. Write a 1000-
word essay in which you critically respond to this statement with a lens on the teaching of
numbers, patterns, and relationships in any grade in the Intermediate Phase. You should include
examples, either from your learning experience at school, general reading, or observation as a
learner to illustrate the points that you make.
Please use the rubric 1, provided at the end of this Tutorial Letter, to guide the structuring of your
essay. It is important that you use this rubric to do self-evaluation before you submit to ensure
that you have completed all the required elements for the essay adequately.
[30]
2 A Unisa mathematics student teacher argued with his Teaching Practice mentor that “It is easier
for a teacher to teach using rote learning and constructivism does not work in the real classroom
setting”. Reflect on what this statement means for you as a Unisa student teacher. (10)
3 Use compensation to add or subtract the following:
(a) 468 + 59 (2)
(b) 458 – 49 (2)
(c) 499 + 599 + 699 (2)
(d) 10 000 – 599 (
