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1. The curriculum as planned refers to ____________________________ .

A) The role of the teacher in the class
B) Teacher and learner reactions
C) The explicit document also described as the “blueprint” for teaching
D) Assessment

2. A narrow description of the “curriculum” as a concept entails a ______________________ .

A) List of contents to be learnt
B) Organization of facts
C) Learning and teaching situation
D) Teacher interpretation

3. A broad definition of the “curriculum” ___________________________ .

A) Includes only the contents to be taught
B) Refers to the textbooks
C) Would acknowledge both intended and unintended learning, and the influence of the contexts on the applied
curriculum
D) Refers to the sequence of learning

4. “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 ?
A) Yes, because the term “covert” refers to the practical teaching situation
B) No, because the teacher cannot “covert” actions

5. What is the difference between a “concept” and an “approach” ?

A) A concept is a word, but an approach is a phrase
B) A concept refers to a definition, but an approach is an understanding
C) A concept is an idea or abstract principle, but an approach is the perspective towards something or a way of
thinking
D) A concept is the way to describe something, but an approach is a principle to follow

6. 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.
A) Naturalist
B) Social constructionist
C) Behaviourist
D) Post-modernist

7. Which one of the following is the best description of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) ?
A) An organised business such as the Private Sector Education Council
B) A single national framework that works together with trade unions
C) A single national framework that compiled the CAPS document
D) A single national framework that would bring together all education and training under one authority

8. 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 ___________________________ .
A) Skills building
B) Competency building
C) Value building
D) Knowledge building

9. Which of the following is not a principle of discovery learning ?

A) Finding own meaning and understanding
B) Social transformation
C) Adapting to the changing environment
D) Learning-by-doing
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qualifications for teachers), the cornerstone of this policy is :

A) The roles and the qualifications for employment as an educator
B) Teaching practice as a mode of delivery through which all educators should be developed and assessed
C) The notion of applied competence and its associated assessment criteria
D) Making judgements on the effect that language has on learning in various situations

11. Objectives are :

A) What can the learners demonstrate ?
B) What will the learners learn ?
C) What learning opportunities are used ?
D) What will the teacher demonstrate ?

12. The purpose of assessment is to ___________________ .

A) Develop programmes for the redress of previously disadvantaged languages.
B) Determine whether the learning required for the achievement of the specific outcomes is actually taking place
C) Acknowledge the fact that all children and youth can learn and that all children need support
D) Introduce strategies and interventions that will help teachers to cope with learners’ needs

13. The following policy aligns the different quality management programmes that have been developed in the
past into an integrated quality management system :
A) Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS)
B) South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)
C) Integrated Quality Management System (IQMS)
D) Language of learning and teaching (LoLT)

14. 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 ?
A) Learning programme
B) Phase
C) Work schedule
D) Lesson plans

15. Which of the following describes whole school planning the best ?
A) All teachers in a phase should be included in the planning process
B) Teachers, heads of departments and principals are included in the planning
C) All stakeholders in the school consider all the activities and decide on the goals
D) Teachers, learners and parents are involved in planning and consider all possible activities and implications

16. 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 ?
A) CAPS
B) Values and attitudes as stipulated in the IQMS document
C) Progression and integration of learning areas
D) Curricular framework and the availability of resources

17. 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 ______________________ .
A) The CAPS, knowledge and skills, values and attitudes, and assessment
B) The Outcomes-Based Approach, the CAPS, knowledge and skills, values and attitudes, and equity
C) The Outcomes-Based Approach, CAPS, knowledge and skills, values and attitudes, assessment and mediation
of learning
D) Knowledge and skills, values and attitudes, equity and media use

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assessment. The core reason for his design of the taxonomy was to __________________________ .
A) Help teachers to develop the ability to engage in self-reflection
B) Identify the next step in learning, deepen the ability to seek out and gain new skills
C) Equip teachers with the desire and the capacity to take charge of their learning through developing the skill of
self-assessment
D) Help teachers and instructional designers to classify objectives and goals

19. The word paradigm literally means _________________ .

A) Learning outcomes
B) Secrecy
C) Frame of reference
D) Equal to

20. Which one of the following statements applies to the use of teaching media ?
A) Media ensure that the learners are actively involved during the lesson
B) It is usually the educator who handles the media and this may thus result in the lesson becoming educator
centred
C) When educators produce their own media, they should make sure that the media are durable and can be used
repeatedly
D) Media can make a lesson more interesting, hold the learners’ attention longer and thus improve learning

21. Making connections between teaching, learning, and assessment encourages a ______________________
approach to the analysis of assessment and its impact on the teaching-learning process.
A) Technological
B) Naturalistic
C) Holistic
D) Pragmatic

22. Which item best suits the description of the heading below ? A feature of the new South African education :
CAPS – back to basics.
A) A strong emphasis on acquiring theoretical knowledge by the learner
B) It rejects the distinction between the academic and the practical education and training
C) Less emphasis is placed on obtaining credits and skills acquired previously
D) Learners all get the same amount of time to complete a unit standard that is worth one credit

23. A learning programme/curriculum designer should be able to ___________________________ .

A) Be innovative and creative
B) Uphold the Constitution
C) Lead by example and lead his/her classroom
D) Keep records on learner performance

24. During which problem-solving phase should learners identify criteria that the solutions should meet ?
A) Becoming aware of and defining the problem
B) Gathering information on possible solutions
C) Evaluating alternative solutions
D) Developing a plan of action

25. 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.
A) 1992
B) 1993
C) 1994
D) 1995

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integral part of the NQF and to ensure the formal recognition and certification of learning achievement awards
by an accredited institution like SAQA.
A) White Paper on Education and Training
B) South African Qualifications Act 58 of 1995
C) National Education Policy Act 27 of 1996
D) Higher Education Qualifications Framework (HEQF)

27. The following issues are discussed in the NCS document :

A) The Constitution, values and nation-building in the curriculum
B) The development of an OBE approach that underpins CAPS
C) Further Education and Training learning programmes
D) Methods of ensuring parental involvement in the education of their children

28. 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 ?
A) Teaching and learning activities
B) Choice of teaching method and strategy
C) Motivating learners
D) Setting objectives

29. In which policy document can you find the aims and assessment criteria for your specific subject ?
A) NCS
B) CAPS
C) Act on Education 1998
D) Curriculum 2005

30. A subject in the new curriculum is best referred to as _____________________ .

A) A specific body of academic knowledge
B) The Western contribution to knowledge
C) Knowledge which integrates theory, skills and values
D) A field that identifies the main learning outcomes

31. Learning outcomes are :

A) The intention of learning
B) The responsibility of the teacher to teach
C) The results of learning
D) The focusing on content

32. Inclusive education is discussed in White Paper ______________________ .

A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 4 and 6

33. Inclusive education is for children with _______________________________ .

A) No parents
B) Barriers to learning
C) HIV/Aids
D) Rich parents

34. HIV/Aids is one of the major challenges facing all South Africans. In South Africa, HIV/Aids is spread
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responsible for __________________________ .

A) Quality assuring all education qualifications offered by universities
B) Maintaining and applying its own criteria for the recognition and evaluation of qualifications for employment in
public education
C) Monitoring the performance of schools and educators.
D) Focusing on key elements such as the quality of teaching and learning and assessing the quality of curriculum
delivery in schools

36. What is curriculum planning ?

A) 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
B) It involves identifying key role players and their responsibilities at each stage of the planning process
C) It involves identifying your learning area/subject, and integrating this into other learning areas
D) It involves reflecting on the roles of the teacher and matches the teacher's characteristics with the learning
outcomes

37. A learning programme is a ____________ plan for planning, managing and organising classroom practice.
A) Phase-long
B) Year-long
C) Semester-long
D) Week-long

38. 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.
A) Race
B) Age
C) Grade
D) Sex

39. Complete the statement: Curriculum as a plan is ________________________ .

A) A science which implies the ability to observe, analyse and draw conclusions
B) Informal learning which entails the following: attention, presentation of information, conclusion, processing,
reflection and application
C) The subject in which we study the teaching activities of teachers
D) The shaping of boundaries of teaching and provides the minimum knowledge, skills and values which are
important for learners and society

40. The word “syllabus” in Greek means __________________ .

A) Teaching methods and guidance regarding assessment practices
B) A concise statement or table of the topics of a discourse
C) A particular course and refer to related subject methodology
D) The improvement and innovation in education

41. A hidden description of the “curriculum” as a concept entails a __________________ .

A) Form of implicit learning
B) Organization of facts
C) Compulsory learning and teaching situation
D) Teacher interpretation

42. The curriculum in practice is understood as something broader than a plan, and can therefore be described
as ___________________ .
A) Illustrations and examples of teaching
B) The implicit, real teaching-learning situation where the curriculum is applied
C) The prescribed document
D) A teaching style

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A) Narrative method
B) Discussion method
C) Project method
D) Simulation method

44. __________________ means that every new fact, idea or concept is learned better if it is related to
information that is already known.
A) Short-term memory
B) Reflection
C) Experience
D) Association

45. 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 ?
A) Attention
B) Processing
C) Conclusion
D) Application

46. What is CAPS ?

A) A new curriculum
B) A method of teaching, like OBE
C) A learning programme
D) An amendment to the NCS

47. The NQF consists of the following three bands :

A) General Education and Training; Further Education and Training; Postgraduate Education and Training
B) General Education and Training; Tertiary Education and Training; Further Education and Training
C) General Education and Training; Higher Education and Training; Postgraduate Education and Training
D) General Education and Training; Further Education and Training; Higher Education and Training

48. Curriculum theories are :

A) A broad plan of action for teaching-learning activities
B) Values and attitudes as stipulated in the IQMS document
C) Progression and integration of learning areas
D) Curriculum framework and the availability of resources

49. Reflection on the teaching process will help the teacher to _______________________ .
A) Identify material and sources that are acceptable
B) Improve own teaching practice and will lead to professional growth
C) Understand detail in the content
D) Work on new approaches to learning

50. _____________________ acknowledges that learners differ and that the teachers must be aware of these
differences when they plan and implement teaching strategies.
A) Learning styles
B) Teaching styles
C) Active involvement
D) Individualism

51. In which lesson phase can teachers determine by means of assessment whether or not the objectives of the
lesson have been achieved ?
A) Planning and preparation phase
B) Introductory phase
C) Middle phase
D) Concluding phase
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A) Study at home the subject matter which could not be dealt with in the classroom
B) Apply what the learner has learned in the classroom in new situations
C) Study at home the subject matter which the learners are most interested in
D) Condition learners to cope with large volumes of work per day

53. Which of the following groups of teaching methods is related to problem-solving ?

A) Demonstration, discussion, problem-solving
B) Narrative, textbook, experimentation
C) Self-discovery, discussion, project
D) Cooperative learning, free activity, problem-solving

54. 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 :
A) Role play
B) Case studies
C) Brainstorming
D) Problem solving

55. Study the following question asked by a teacher and indicate why it can be said that the teacher used the
correct questioning technique.

“All right, what are the potential social conflicts we have identified so far, Nomvula ?”
A) The question is formulated in such a way that it will stimulate different cognitive processes.
B) The question is probing, posed very politely and a waiting period is allowed for the learner to answer.
C) The teacher planned the question beforehand and kept to the question planned.
D) The question is posed to the group as a whole before naming a specific learner to answer.

56. Which one of the following is the best way to respond if a learner answers a question incorrectly ?
A) Explain nicely to the learner that the answer is incorrect and then provide the correct answer
B) Keep quiet and expect the rest of the learners to answer the question
C) Say “Yes, but …” in order to invite further discussion
D) Build on the learner’s answer by including the key points of her/his answer in the follow-up discussion

57. Transparency in assessment implies that ___________________ .

A) Assessors should at all times ensure that the conditions for assessment are as similar to the nature of the
assessment instrument as possible
B) Learners should understand why they are being assessed, how they will be assessed, and if they fail, why they
have failed
C) The evaluation of the final outcome of a competency or product is no longer the sole task and responsibility of
the assessors
D) Learners should be allowed to demonstrate a specific skill in a real-life situation while the assessor observes
them through a one- way window

58. 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.
A) Measuring instrument
B) Project
C) Portfolio
D) Journal

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B) Administration of the test; nature of the test items; representativeness of the curriculum
C) Administration of the test; time allowed to write the test; learners’ emotional state
D) Heterogeneity of the group tested; representativeness of the curriculum; objectivity of the marking methods

61. The term reliability indicates that a test ________________________ .

A) Measures a specific trait or characteristic consistently
B) Should be compiled to measure the existence of constructs
C) Would yield the same results if the test was repeated
D) Can predict future performance in specific field of study

62. Which of the following is an advantage of open-book examinations ?

A) The learner will gain a lot from the theory contained in the tutorial material
B) The learner will gain very little from the theory contained in the tutorial matter
C) It can be established whether or not learners have mastered certain skills
D) It can be established how well the learners know the study material

63. 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 ________________________ .
A) Formative assessment
B) Summative assessment
C) Norm-referenced evaluation
D) Criterion-referenced evaluation

64. If a teacher compares a learner’s marks with the class average for that specific test, he/she is making use of
____________ .
A) Formative assessment
B) Summative assessment
C) Norm-referenced evaluation
D) Criterion-referenced evaluation

65. Reflection on lesson plans and the delivery thereof will help the teacher to __________________ .
A) Identify material and sources that are acceptable
B) Determine whether the implementation was successful
C) Understand detail in the content
D) Work on new approaches to learning

66. Which type of assessment should be clearly linked to predetermined learning objectives/outcomes in order to
help the learner in the learning process ?
A) Fair assessment
B) Formative assessment
C) Summative assessment
D) Diagnostic assessment

67. Which one of the following statements is applicable to the use of resources and lesson materials ?
A) Lesson materials ensure that learners are actively involved during lesson presentation
B) Because lesson materials are usually handled by the teacher, their use in the lesson causes it to be
teacher-centred
C) When teachers design their own teaching material, they should ensure that they are durable and can be used
repeatedly
D) Learning resources and lesson materials can be regarded as the carriers of the curriculum (an ideal vehicle)

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A) Assessors should at all times ensure that the conditions for assessment are as similar to the nature of the
assessment instrument as possible
B) Learners should know how they will be assessed, and allows for differences in the learners’ backgrounds
C) The evaluation of the final outcome of a competency or product is no longer the sole task and responsibility of
the assessors
D) Learners should be allowed to demonstrate a specific skill in a real-life situation while the assessor observes
them through a one- way window

69. The cognitive dimension of Bloom’s revised taxonomy includes the following six skills :
A) Recognise, understand, apply, analyse, evaluate and create
B) Conceptualise, understand, apply, analyse, evaluate and create
C) Remember, understand, apply, analyse, evaluate and create
D) Classify, understand, apply, analyse, evaluate and create

70. If a teacher asks learners to reflect on their own learning, he/she makes use of _________________ .
A) Valuation
B) Diagnosing
C) Metacognition
D) Revision

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71. Sees the curriculum as a process - objectives not set from the start, but change as you go. A) Stenhouse
B) Tyler
C) Freire
72. Knowledge must be speculative and not an unchangeable entity. A) Stenhouse
B) Tyler
C) Freire
73. Sees the curriculum as a product and follow an objectives approach. A) Stenhouse
B) Tyler
C) Freire
74. Thinking about the purpose of the curriculum - must serve to liberate learners to make A) Stenhouse
links and understand language, experiences and their daily struggle. B) Tyler
C) Freire
75. Must contribute to the achievement of the objective/effectiveness & efficiency. A) Stenhouse
B) Tyler
C) Freire
76. Choice of content comes from the life experiences of students; guided by values and A) Stenhouse
questions of power. B) Tyler
C) Freire
77. Teaching may change learners, empower or domesticate the learners. A) Stenhouse
B) Tyler
C) Freire
78. Plan should be a recommendation not a prescription/ therefore the focus is on how learners A) Stenhouse
learn and attempts to enrich that. B) Tyler
C) Freire
79. The principles for guiding teaching must be interactive, critical and set up an extended A) Stenhouse
dialogue with learners. B) Tyler
C) Freire
80. Regarding assessment – the teacher ought to be the critic, not a marker; assessment should A) Stenhouse
be about improving student’s capacity to work. B) Tyler
C) Freire
81. Only the informed ones should plan how to deliver the learning experiences. A) Stenhouse
B) Tyler
C) Freire
82. Teaching strategies and assessment should include problem-posing methods which require A) Stenhouse
dialogue in which teacher and student are “critical co-investigators”. B) Tyler
C) Freire
83. Technical expertise is important. A) Stenhouse
Four questions to ask about the purpose of teaching. B) Tyler
C) Freire

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84. Paradigms, models and step-by-step strategies for curriculum. A) Humanistic

B) Experiential
C) Naturalistic
D) Behavioural
85. Whole person, centre is social activities. A) Humanistic
B) Experiential
C) Naturalistic
D) Behavioural
86. Creative problem solving and co-operative curriculum. A) Humanistic
B) Experiential
C) Naturalistic
D) Behavioural
87. Demands of society and freedom to learn. A) Humanistic
B) Experiential
C) Naturalistic
D) Behavioural
88. Progressive philosophy and child-centred movement. A) Humanistic
B) Experiential
C) Naturalistic
D) Behavioural
89. Subjective, personal and child-centred. A) Humanistic
B) Experiential
C) Naturalistic
D) Behavioural
90. Technical, scientific and logical-positivist. A) Humanistic
B) Experiential
C) Naturalistic
D) Behavioural
91. Pragmatic and educators make their ideas and values known. A) Humanistic
B) Experiential
C) Naturalistic
D) Behavioural

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92. Formulate new equations. A) Synthesising/Creation

B) Understanding/Comprehension
C) Remembering/Knowledge
D) Applying/Application
93. Identify principles that apply in a novel context. A) Synthesising/Creation
B) Understanding/Comprehension
C) Remembering/Knowledge
D) Applying/Application
94. Define basic facts. A) Synthesising/Creation
B) Understanding/Comprehension
C) Remembering/Knowledge
D) Applying/Application
95. Draw a graph for data provided. A) Synthesising/Creation
B) Understanding/Comprehension
C) Remembering/Knowledge
D) Applying/Application
96. Solve problems with two or more steps. A) Analysing
B) Understanding/Comprehension
C) Remembering/Knowledge
D) Applying/Application
97. Critique solutions to problems and statements made by others. A) Understanding/Comprehension
B) Remembering/Knowledge
C) Evaluation
A) Applying/Application
98. Write a complex review. A) Synthesising/Creation
B) Understanding/Comprehension
C) Remembering/Knowledge
D) Applying/Application
99. Explain what synonyms are. A) Synthesising/Creation
B) Understanding/Comprehension
C) Remembering/Knowledge
D) Applying/Application
100. Draw inferences from a text. A) Understanding/Comprehension
B) Remembering/Knowledge
C) Evaluation
D) Applying/Application

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