Question 1: QUIZ
1.1. Select the most appropriate answer from the four options given.
A. The South African Schools Act (No. 84 of 1996) recognises that a new national system for schools
was needed to redress past injustices.
B. According to the Act, provincial government must establish and maintain public schools for the
education of learners, including learners with special education needs.
Answer:
A) Both statements are correct.
B) Both statements are incorrect.
C) Only statement A is correct.
D) Only statement B is correct.
1.2. Select the most appropriate answer from the four options given.
A. The governing body of a school may budget for and establish more posts for educators and other
staff than are required by law.
B. Parents with learners attending schools that charge fees have no right to appeal against conditions
set by the governing body regarding school fees.
Answer:
A) Both statements are correct.
B) Both statements are incorrect.
C) Only statement A is correct.
D) Only statement B is correct.
1.3. Select the most appropriate answer from the four options given.
A. Education White Paper 6 is designed to be implemented over 10 years, based on a developmental
perspective.
B. The policy recognises that barriers to education can arise from negative attitudes, an inflexible
curriculum, and inappropriate languages of learning and teaching.
Answer:
A) Both statements are correct.
B) Both statements are incorrect.
C) Only statement A is correct.
D) Only statement B is correct.
1.4. Select the most appropriate answer from the four options given.
A. The Policy on Screening, Identification, Assessment, and Support (SIAS) aims to identify barriers
to learning and support needs that arise from these barriers.
B. The SIAS policy includes a protocol that outlines the process for screening, identifying and
assessing barriers experienced by learners with a view to planning support provision.
Answer:
A) Both statements are correct.
B) Both statements are incorrect.
C) Only statement A is correct.
D) Only statement B is correct
, 1.5. Select the most appropriate answer from the four options given.
A. The SIAS policy shifts focus from diagnosing and remedying deficits in individual learners to a
holistic approach that considers the full range of possible barriers to learning.
B. Assessment according to SIAS should be unidimensional and focus primarily on learner deficits.
Answer:
A) Both statements are correct.
B) Both statements are incorrect.
C) Only statement A is correct.
D) Only statement B is correct.
1.6. Select the most appropriate answer from the four options given.
A. Positive psychology interventions are solely focused on treating mental illnesses.
B. Positive psychology interventions aim to reduce pathological thoughts and encourage optimism.
Answer:
A) Both statements are correct.
B) Both statements are incorrect.
C) Only statement A is correct.
D) Only statement B is correct.
1.7. Select the most appropriate answer from the four options given.
A. Seligman believed that traditional psychology should have focused more on disorders and less on
human strengths.
B. Seligman supported the traditional psychology, which focuses on pathology and victimhood.
Answer:
A) Both statements are correct.
B) Both statements are incorrect.
C) Only statement A is correct.
D) Only statement B is correct.
1.8. Select the most appropriate answer from the four options.
A. The Exosystem in Bronfenbrenner’s ecological system is the interaction between the child and the
school.
B. The Microsystem includes direct interactions, such as those with family, friends, teachers, and the
parents’ workplace.
Answer:
A) Both statements are correct.
B) Both statements are incorrect.
C) Only statement A is correct.
D) Only statement B is correct.