The curriculum as planned refers to: The explicit document also described as the "blueprint"

for teaching
A narrow description of the "curriculum" as a concept entails a List of contents to be
learnt
A broad definition of the "curriculum" Would acknowledge both intended and
unintended learning, and the influence of the contexts on the applied
Curriculum
"The term "covert" is intended to convey the idea of teaching that is implicit, but deliberate
on the part of the teacher in the class." Do you agree with this statement? Yes, because the
term "covert" refers to the practical teaching situation
What is the difference between a "concept" and an "approach”? A concept is an idea or
abstract principle, but an approach is the perspective towards something or a way of
Thinking
Lev Vygotsky, an educationist who argued for a _________________ perspective in
education, lived during the
Russian Revolution, a time of great change in his culture and society. Social
constructionist
Which one of the following is the best description of the National Qualifications Framework
(NQF)? A single national framework that would bring together all education and
training under one authority
For the teacher to approach learning as a process, might include variations of constructivist
thinking such as active learning (Piaget and Vygotsky), discovery learning (Bruner), and
Knowledge building
Which of the following is not a principle of discovery learning? Social transformation
According to the Norms and Standards for Educators document (which is now replaced by
the minimum
Qualifications for teachers), the cornerstone of this policy is: The notion of applied
competence and its associated assessment criteria
Objectives are what can the learners demonstrate?
The purpose of assessment is to determine whether the learning required for the
achievement of the specific outcomes is actually taking place
The following policy aligns the different quality management programmes that have been
developed in the past into an integrated quality management system: Integrated Quality
Management System (IQMS)
As an educator, you will be involved in different levels of planning when it comes to
planning a learning programme. As an individual teacher, at which planning level will you
mainly be involved? Lesson plans
Which of the following describes whole school planning the best? All stakeholders in the
school consider all the activities and decide on the goals
What do we have to take into consideration in the school and classroom that will have a
direct influence on the
Design of our lesson plan? Curricular framework and the availability of resources
When selecting and evaluating Learning, Teaching and Support Materials (LTSM's) there are
a number of things that you need to look out for, namely The CAPS, knowledge and skills,
values and attitudes, and assessment
Bloom's taxonomy provides a structureStiunviaw.chomic - h Thteo sctuadtye-ngootersi
mzearkientpsltarcue ctional (teaching) outcomes and
Assessment. The core reason for his design of the taxonomy was tohelp teachers and
instructional designers to classify objectives and goals
The word paradigm literally means Frame of reference
Which one of the following statements applies to the use of teaching media? Media can
make a lesson more interesting, hold the learners' attention longer and thus improve learning
Making connections between teaching, learning, and assessment encourages a
______________________
Approach to the analysis of assessment and its impact on the teaching-learning process.
Holistic
Which item best suits the description of the heading below? A feature of the new South
African education:
CAPS - back to basics. A strong emphasis on acquiring theoretical knowledge by the
learner
A learning programme/curriculum designer should be able to be innovative and creative
During which problem-solving phase should learners identify criteria that the solutions
should meet? Gathering information on possible solutions
Since the year _______________ South Africa has undergone a great deal of educational
change as a result of
The situation that the first democratic government inherited. 1994
Working on a secondary teaching level requires the teacher to take note of the
______________ as an integral
Part of the NQF and to ensure the formal recognition and certification of learning
achievement awards by an
Accredited institution like SAQA. Higher Education Qualifications Framework (HEQF)
The following issues are discussed in the NCS document: The Constitution, values and
nation-building in the curriculum
The interpretation of the curriculum and planning to teach is to arrange content in such a
manner that
knowledge transfer can take place most effectively, an action which should also identify the
current level of learner understanding, defining the final outcome (end goal) of the teaching
process (instruction), and creating some assistance in the process of understanding. Which is
not part of instructional design of a curriculum? Motivating learners
In which policy document can you find the aims and assessment criteria for your specific
subject? CAPS
A subject in the new curriculum is best referred to as Knowledge which integrates
theory, skills and values
Learning outcomes are: The results of learning
Inclusive education is discussed in White Paper 6
Inclusive education is for children with Barriers to learning
HIV/Aids is one of the major challenges facing all South Africans. In South Africa, HIV/Aids
is spread mainly
Through A) Sexual contact
B) Breast-feeding
C) Mother to child parentally
The Council for Higher Education (CHE) through its Higher Education Quality Committee
(HEQC), is responsible for Quality assuring all education qualifications offered by
universities
What is curriculum planning?It involves thinking about how you want your learners to
achieve certain learning outcomes/aims that you have
Identified from reading the policy documents as well as planning the learning path
A learning programme is a ____________ plan for planning, managing and organising
classroom practice. Phase-long
A multi-grade classroom refers to a learning environment where there is more than one
_______________ in
The same classroom, and all are taught by the same teacher.Grade
Complete the statement: Curriculum as a plan is the shaping of boundaries of teaching
and provides the minimum knowledge, skills and values which are
Important for learners and society
The word "syllabus" in Greek means a concise statement or table of the topics of a discourse
A hidden description of the "curriculum" as a concept entails a Form of implicit learning
The curriculum in practice is understood as something broader than a plan, and can therefore
be described as the implicit, real teaching-learning situation where the curriculum is
applied
Which teaching method will be used to demonstrate the process of choosing, trying and
testing strategies? Simulation method
___ means that every new fact, idea or concept is learned better if it is related to information
That is already known. Association
During which one of the following phases of the learning process are significant relationships
between things?
Formed and is the information stored in the long-term memory? Conclusion
What is CAPS? An amendment to the NCS
The NQF consists of the following three bands: General Education and Training; Further
Education and Training; Higher Education and Training
Curriculum theories are: A broad plan of action for teaching-learning activities
Reflection on the teaching process will help the teacher to Improve own teaching practice
and will lead to professional growth
___ acknowledges that learners differ and that the teachers must be aware of these
Differences when they plan and implement teaching strategies. Individualism
In which lesson phase can teachers determine by means of assessment whether or not the
objectives of the
Lesson have been achieved? Concluding phase
The purpose of homework is to apply what the learner has learned in the classroom in
new situations
Which of the following groups of teaching methods is related to problem-solving? Self-
discovery, discussion, project
If the teacher intends for the learners' thinking and debating skills to be developed and wants
the learners to understand the connection between what they are learning and the real world,
it is best to use the following method: Problem solving
Which one of the following is the best way to respond if a learner answers a question
incorrectly? Keep quiet and expect the rest of the learners to answer the question
Transparency in assessment implies that Learners should understand why they are being
assessed, how they will be assessed, and if they fail, why they have failed
A ___ is a compiled record of evidence consisting of written material, letters, photographs,
Video and/or audio-visual material and examples of self-made articles submitted by
somebody as proof that a
Certain level of competency has been reached Portfolio
When a test or examination paper measures what it is supposed to measure, then that test or
examination
Paper meets the requirement of Validity
Factors that will influence the validity of a test are the Administration of the test; nature
of the test items; representativeness of the curriculum
The term reliability indicates that a test would yield the same results if the test was
repeated
Which of the following is an advantage of open-book examinations? It can be
established whether or not learners have mastered certain skills
If a teacher assesses at the end of the year to determine whether or not the learners have
achieved the expected
Learning results, he/she is making use of Summative assessment
If a teacher compares a learner's marks with the class average for that specific test, he/she is
making use of Norm-referenced evaluation
Reflection on lesson plans and the delivery thereof will help the teacher to Determine
whether the implementation was successful
Which type of assessment should be clearly linked to predetermined learning
objectives/outcomes in order to help the learner in the learning process? Diagnostic
assessment
Which one of the following statements is applicable to the use of resources and lesson
materials? Learning resources and lesson materials can be regarded as the carriers of the
curriculum (an ideal vehicle)
Fairness in assessment implies that Learners should know how they will be assessed, and
allows for differences in the learners' backgrounds
The cognitive dimension of Bloom's revised taxonomy includes the following six skills
Remember, understand, apply, analyse, evaluate and create
If a teacher asks learners to reflect on their own learning, he/she makes use of Revision
Sees the curriculum as a process - objectives not set from the start, but change as you go. Ste
house
Knowledge must be speculative and not an unchangeable entity. Ste house
Sees the curriculum as a product and follow an objectives approach. Tyler
Thinking about the purpose of the curriculum - must serve to liberate learners to make links
and understand language, experiences and their daily struggle. Frere
Must contribute to the achievement of the objective/effectiveness & efficiency. Tyler
Choice of content comes from the life experiences of students; guided by values and
questions of power. Frere
Teaching may change learners, empower or domesticate the learners. Frere
Plan should be a recommendation not a prescription/ therefore the focus is on how learners
Learn and attempts to enrich that. Ste house
The principles for guiding teaching must be interactive, critical and set up an extended
dialogue with learners. Frere
Regarding assessment - the teacher ought to be the critic, not a marker; assessment should be
About improving student's capacity to work. Ste house
Only the informed ones should plan how to deliver the learning experiences. Tyler
Teaching strategies and assessment should include problem-posing methods which require
Dialogue in which teacher and student are "critical co-investigators". Frere
Technical expertise is important.
Four questions to ask about the purpose of teaching. Tyler
Paradigms, models and step-by-step strategies for curriculum. Behavioural
Whole person, centre is social activities. Experiential
Creative problem solving and co-operative curriculum. Naturalistic
Demands of society and freedom to learn. Humanistic
Progressive philosophy and child-centred movement. Humanistic
Subjective, personal and child-centred. Experiential
Technical, scientific and logical-positivist. Behavioural
Pragmatic and educators make their ideas and values known. Naturalistic
Cognitive category: Formulate new equations. Synthesising/ Creation
Cognitive category: Identify principles that apply in a novel context.
Understanding/Comprehension
Cognitive category: Define basic facts. Remembering/Knowledge
Cognitive category: Draw a graph for data provided.Applying/Application
Cognitive category: Solve problems with two or more steps. Analysing
Cognitive category: Critique solutions to problems and statements made by others.
Evaluation
Cognitive category: Write a complex review. Synthesising/ Creation
Cognitive category: Explain what synonyms are. Remembering/Knowledge
Cognitive category: Draw inferences from a text. Understanding/Comprehension
The universal principles in approaches to curriculum a. experimental learning
B. clarity of focus
C. expanding opportunities
D. defining outcomes, aims or objectives
E. importance of knowledge, skills and values
F. evidence of learning
G. what and whether we learn is more important than we learn it
SAQA is mainly responsible for Ensuring that all qualifications are registered and adhere
to specified standards.
Ubuntu is founded on three pillars, namely? Interpersonal values, intrapersonal values and
environmental values.
What should a teachers file contain a. annual teaching plan
B. assessment plan
C. formal assessment tasks
D. memoranda/marking guidelines
E. indication of textbooks and other resources
F. record sheets for learners marks
G. informal notes or any interventions that are planned to assist learners.
The policy on Minimum Requirements for Teacher Education Qualifications (MRTEQ)
explicitly provides clearer and more specific guidelines with regard to minimum
requirements for the development of? Learning programmes
Fair assessment also means ensuring that planning, teaching, and assessment start with a clear
set of? Objectives or outcomes
The ideas of Ornstein and Hankins (1998) regarding a broader definition of "curriculum"
agree with the views of Grundy (1987), Kraal (1998) and Killen (2007), who acknowledge
both intended and unintended learning, and who view a curriculum as a? Social construct