HED2601
EXAM PACK
2023
QUESTIONS
WITH
ANSWERS
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Dear Student
1. INTRODUCTION
Thank you for submitting your assignments and your patience while we worked tirelessly to
finish marking on time and give you feedback. The feedback provided in this tutorial letter
will expand your understanding of the module content and assist you as you prepare for the
coming examinations. Take the time to review this feedback and the answers you gave in
your assignments. Also, consult the study guide as may be necessary. Finally, there is
often more than one correct answer to the assignment questions (for Assessment 02).
Therefore, the answers provided in this tutorial letter only serve as guides and are not the
only correct answers.
This tutorial letter has the following main sections:
• Feedback for Assessment 01 and 02
• Examination Guidelines
2. FEEDBACK FOR ASSESSMENT 01 – MULTIPLE-CHOICE
QUESTIONS (MCQ)
Note that these questions and answers have been extracted from Moodle, and Moodle
shuffles the MCQ questions. Therefore, the questions and answers below do not appear in
the same order they appear in the tutorial letter. Also, the extracts (quoted passages) and
incorrect answers have been deliberately omitted from this feedback; you can consult the
tutorial letter and log in to Moodle should you need the omitted information.
1. Identify the system of government whose policies propagated the conditions
described in Extract 1 (what was this government called?)
The correct answer is: Apartheid
2. The classroom perspective on quality focuses on . . .
The correct answer is: the assessment processes, teacher-child ratio, age of
teachers and children, among others
3. One of the main reasons a country’s educational successes are measured through
reading literacy results is that . . . .
The correct answer is: the ability to read is fundamental to success in school
4. Choose the correct definition of “participation” as a core principle is South Africa’s
post-1994 education policy framework.
The correct answer is: Children and their families should actively participate in the
utilisation of services and facilities
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5. Some of the early formal schools in South Africa were introduced by . . . .
The correct answer is: Missionaries
6. Read Extract 2 and choose the correct interpretation of the extract.
The correct answer is: This means using different pedagogical approaches,
improvising, and being creative might go a long way in improving the quality of
teaching in Foundation Phase
7. The ........................... is the difference between what a child currently knows and
what he is able to know with some help from a more capable person.
The correct answer is: zone of proximal development
8. In indegenous African societies, children’s social competence was developed mostly
through. . . .
The correct answer is: observing and imitating adults
9. Encouraging an active and critical approach to learning rather than rote and uncritical
learning of given truths is one of the key principles of the NCS. Select one statement
that is NOT a principle contained in the NCS.
The correct answer is: Curriculum should focus only on cognitive skills
10. According to White Paper 5 on Early Childhood Development (ECD) (2001), ECD
includes children from …
The correct answer is: birth to 9 years old.
11. South Africa’s post-1994 policies and school curricula have been guided by a set of
core principles. Choose three correct statements that define some of the core
principles.
The correct answers are: Social, emotional, intellectual and physical development
should be equally valued, Services to young children should be holistic and inter-
sectoral, wherever possible, Programme delivery must strengthen the family
12. Offorma (2014) defines the curriculum as. . .
The correct answer is: a collation of the valued knowledge a society wishes to pass
on to its children
13. The CAPS curriculum attempted to address the following issues (Choose three
correct answers)
The correct answers are: Administrative overload resulting in too little teaching and
too much paperwork, Too much leeway regarding the interpretation of the
curriculum, Underperformance of learners
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14. Mrs Gunguluza, a Foundation Phase teacher, prefers to integrate some play
activities in her lessons. She strongly argues that should she not have a play activity,
her learners seem inactive and bored throughout the lesson. Identify the theorist
whose philosophy of learning encourages play-based approaches.
The correct answer is: Froebel
15. One of the main ways in which a country’s educational successes are measured is
through …
The correct answer is: Literacy results
16. The evolution of the South African curriculum since 1994 followed this sequence:
The correct answer is: C2005 – RNCS – CAPS
17. Read Extract 4 and choose the statement that demonstrates a child-centred
approach
The correct answer is: Children are given options by the teacher to choose how they
wish to demonstrate evidence of their learning
18. Several features have been identified that are globally accepted as representative of
quality education. Identify the option below that is considered an important measure
of quality education.
The correct answer is: Child-teacher ratio in a class
19. During apartheid, a certain type of employment arose that prevented black parents
from staying with their children, as shared in Extract 1. (Go to Extract 1 on this quiz
then come back to this question). This type of employment is known as ….
The correct answer is: forced migrant labour
20. South Africa’s post-1994 policies and curricula are guided by a set of core principles.
One of these principles is empowerment. Choose the correct definition of
“empowerment” as a core principle.
The correct answer is: The resourcefulness of each young child and his/her family
should be promoted
21. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, the care and education of young children happened
in …
The correct answer is: Informal childcare and education centres
22. This extract highlights the importance of …
The correct answer is: Play-based child-centred learning
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EXAM PACK
2023
QUESTIONS
WITH
ANSWERS
, lOMoARcPSD|24668432
Dear Student
1. INTRODUCTION
Thank you for submitting your assignments and your patience while we worked tirelessly to
finish marking on time and give you feedback. The feedback provided in this tutorial letter
will expand your understanding of the module content and assist you as you prepare for the
coming examinations. Take the time to review this feedback and the answers you gave in
your assignments. Also, consult the study guide as may be necessary. Finally, there is
often more than one correct answer to the assignment questions (for Assessment 02).
Therefore, the answers provided in this tutorial letter only serve as guides and are not the
only correct answers.
This tutorial letter has the following main sections:
• Feedback for Assessment 01 and 02
• Examination Guidelines
2. FEEDBACK FOR ASSESSMENT 01 – MULTIPLE-CHOICE
QUESTIONS (MCQ)
Note that these questions and answers have been extracted from Moodle, and Moodle
shuffles the MCQ questions. Therefore, the questions and answers below do not appear in
the same order they appear in the tutorial letter. Also, the extracts (quoted passages) and
incorrect answers have been deliberately omitted from this feedback; you can consult the
tutorial letter and log in to Moodle should you need the omitted information.
1. Identify the system of government whose policies propagated the conditions
described in Extract 1 (what was this government called?)
The correct answer is: Apartheid
2. The classroom perspective on quality focuses on . . .
The correct answer is: the assessment processes, teacher-child ratio, age of
teachers and children, among others
3. One of the main reasons a country’s educational successes are measured through
reading literacy results is that . . . .
The correct answer is: the ability to read is fundamental to success in school
4. Choose the correct definition of “participation” as a core principle is South Africa’s
post-1994 education policy framework.
The correct answer is: Children and their families should actively participate in the
utilisation of services and facilities
2
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5. Some of the early formal schools in South Africa were introduced by . . . .
The correct answer is: Missionaries
6. Read Extract 2 and choose the correct interpretation of the extract.
The correct answer is: This means using different pedagogical approaches,
improvising, and being creative might go a long way in improving the quality of
teaching in Foundation Phase
7. The ........................... is the difference between what a child currently knows and
what he is able to know with some help from a more capable person.
The correct answer is: zone of proximal development
8. In indegenous African societies, children’s social competence was developed mostly
through. . . .
The correct answer is: observing and imitating adults
9. Encouraging an active and critical approach to learning rather than rote and uncritical
learning of given truths is one of the key principles of the NCS. Select one statement
that is NOT a principle contained in the NCS.
The correct answer is: Curriculum should focus only on cognitive skills
10. According to White Paper 5 on Early Childhood Development (ECD) (2001), ECD
includes children from …
The correct answer is: birth to 9 years old.
11. South Africa’s post-1994 policies and school curricula have been guided by a set of
core principles. Choose three correct statements that define some of the core
principles.
The correct answers are: Social, emotional, intellectual and physical development
should be equally valued, Services to young children should be holistic and inter-
sectoral, wherever possible, Programme delivery must strengthen the family
12. Offorma (2014) defines the curriculum as. . .
The correct answer is: a collation of the valued knowledge a society wishes to pass
on to its children
13. The CAPS curriculum attempted to address the following issues (Choose three
correct answers)
The correct answers are: Administrative overload resulting in too little teaching and
too much paperwork, Too much leeway regarding the interpretation of the
curriculum, Underperformance of learners
3
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14. Mrs Gunguluza, a Foundation Phase teacher, prefers to integrate some play
activities in her lessons. She strongly argues that should she not have a play activity,
her learners seem inactive and bored throughout the lesson. Identify the theorist
whose philosophy of learning encourages play-based approaches.
The correct answer is: Froebel
15. One of the main ways in which a country’s educational successes are measured is
through …
The correct answer is: Literacy results
16. The evolution of the South African curriculum since 1994 followed this sequence:
The correct answer is: C2005 – RNCS – CAPS
17. Read Extract 4 and choose the statement that demonstrates a child-centred
approach
The correct answer is: Children are given options by the teacher to choose how they
wish to demonstrate evidence of their learning
18. Several features have been identified that are globally accepted as representative of
quality education. Identify the option below that is considered an important measure
of quality education.
The correct answer is: Child-teacher ratio in a class
19. During apartheid, a certain type of employment arose that prevented black parents
from staying with their children, as shared in Extract 1. (Go to Extract 1 on this quiz
then come back to this question). This type of employment is known as ….
The correct answer is: forced migrant labour
20. South Africa’s post-1994 policies and curricula are guided by a set of core principles.
One of these principles is empowerment. Choose the correct definition of
“empowerment” as a core principle.
The correct answer is: The resourcefulness of each young child and his/her family
should be promoted
21. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, the care and education of young children happened
in …
The correct answer is: Informal childcare and education centres
22. This extract highlights the importance of …
The correct answer is: Play-based child-centred learning
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