,HED4802 Assignment 4 (COMPLETE
ANSWERS) 2025 - DUE August 2025
Critically analyse the benefits and challenges of using OERs for
South African classrooms. Refer to a specific context in South
Africa (Chapter 4) [30 marks] Create a PowerPoint presentation
(+-10 slides) where you compare a hidden and null curriculum.
Copy your slides into your Word document answer sheet (see
the example below). Do not embed the PowerPoint. Ensure that
the slides are clear and legible. Compare and contrast the
hidden and null curriculum using relevant examples from your
teaching context. Your essay should discuss how both types of
curriculum influence learners’ behaviour, knowledge, and
values, and how they reflect broader societal ideologies.
Critically discuss the effectiveness of formative assessment as
viewed in the video clip ( Evaluate the strengths and
weaknesses of the strategy shown and suggest one innovative
formative assessment method that could be applied in your
subject and grade.Reflecting on your experience of
implementing the curriculum for your respective subject(s) and
grade(s) at your school, critically evaluate the role of curriculum
leadership. Include the following in your discussion: • Who, in
your opinion, should be responsible for providing curriculum
leadership within the school context? What are the specific
responsibilities and key actions that should be associated with
effective curriculum leadership for your subject(s) and grade(s)?
, [15] (300-500 words) • How should curriculum leadership take
place so that it enhances curriculum implementation and is
supportive to teachers and learners? Refer to your textbook and
other academic sources (journal articles or books) to support
your statements. Watch the following clip: Discuss the positive
and negative aspects of this formative assessment strategy.
Share an innovative formative assessment technique. Start by
giving the subject and grade. Analyse the main components of
Self-Organised Learning Environments (SOLEs) and evaluate
their effectiveness in promoting inquiry-based learning in South
African classrooms. Include perspectives from both teachers
and learners and consider access to technology and internet
infrastructure. Propose and justify four new subjects that
should be added to the South African curriculum for a phase
you teach. Explain how each subject would address current
learner needs and prepare them for life beyond school. A
scholar and researcher called Sugata Mitra worked on a project
called Self-Organised Learning Environments (SOLEs) and on the
School in The Cloud. The basic idea for SOLEs, is for the learners
to work in a group of four (they choose their groups) on a single
complex question. Each group needs an internet-enabled laptop
to do the work. The groups are given a question such as “Why
do we slip on wet surfaces?” or “Do trees breathe?” The
learners are asked to give a presentation as a report back after a
given time. Other than the instruction and the computers, they
ANSWERS) 2025 - DUE August 2025
Critically analyse the benefits and challenges of using OERs for
South African classrooms. Refer to a specific context in South
Africa (Chapter 4) [30 marks] Create a PowerPoint presentation
(+-10 slides) where you compare a hidden and null curriculum.
Copy your slides into your Word document answer sheet (see
the example below). Do not embed the PowerPoint. Ensure that
the slides are clear and legible. Compare and contrast the
hidden and null curriculum using relevant examples from your
teaching context. Your essay should discuss how both types of
curriculum influence learners’ behaviour, knowledge, and
values, and how they reflect broader societal ideologies.
Critically discuss the effectiveness of formative assessment as
viewed in the video clip ( Evaluate the strengths and
weaknesses of the strategy shown and suggest one innovative
formative assessment method that could be applied in your
subject and grade.Reflecting on your experience of
implementing the curriculum for your respective subject(s) and
grade(s) at your school, critically evaluate the role of curriculum
leadership. Include the following in your discussion: • Who, in
your opinion, should be responsible for providing curriculum
leadership within the school context? What are the specific
responsibilities and key actions that should be associated with
effective curriculum leadership for your subject(s) and grade(s)?
, [15] (300-500 words) • How should curriculum leadership take
place so that it enhances curriculum implementation and is
supportive to teachers and learners? Refer to your textbook and
other academic sources (journal articles or books) to support
your statements. Watch the following clip: Discuss the positive
and negative aspects of this formative assessment strategy.
Share an innovative formative assessment technique. Start by
giving the subject and grade. Analyse the main components of
Self-Organised Learning Environments (SOLEs) and evaluate
their effectiveness in promoting inquiry-based learning in South
African classrooms. Include perspectives from both teachers
and learners and consider access to technology and internet
infrastructure. Propose and justify four new subjects that
should be added to the South African curriculum for a phase
you teach. Explain how each subject would address current
learner needs and prepare them for life beyond school. A
scholar and researcher called Sugata Mitra worked on a project
called Self-Organised Learning Environments (SOLEs) and on the
School in The Cloud. The basic idea for SOLEs, is for the learners
to work in a group of four (they choose their groups) on a single
complex question. Each group needs an internet-enabled laptop
to do the work. The groups are given a question such as “Why
do we slip on wet surfaces?” or “Do trees breathe?” The
learners are asked to give a presentation as a report back after a
given time. Other than the instruction and the computers, they
