BTE2601 ASSESSMENT 02/2024 ASSIGNMENT NUMBER 02 MODULE: BECOMING A TEACHER BTE2601 Year module DEPARTMENT: CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONAL STUDIES Open Rubric BTE2601 ASSESSMENT 02/2024 ASSIGNMENT 02 MARKS: 50 CLOSING DATE: 21 June 2024 Save all your answers to these questions in one PDF document for assessment. Upload the PDF document to my Unisa. You may submit typed or handwritten answers. NO POSTED OR E-MAILED ASSIGNMENTS will be accepted. COVER PAGE OF THE ASSIGNMENT • • • • • SIGNED DECLARATION at the beginning of your assignment (see page 2 below) Your name and student number Assignment 02 Module code: BTE2601 Subject name: BECOMING A TEACHER ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS BY USING THE PRESCRIBED TEXTBOOK: Gravett, S., de Beer, J.J. & du Plessis, E. (2018) Become a Teacher Unisa Custom Edition. Cape Town, South Africa: Pearson. ISBN (print): 9781485709732 ISBN (epdf): 9781485709749 This assignment will count 25% towards your year mark. INSTRUCTIONS 1. Answer all the questions. 2. The cover page of your assignment must contain all your details. 3. Attach the declaration form. BTE2601 ASSESSMENT 02/2024 STUDENT DECLARATION FORM DEPARTMENT OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONAL STUDIES COLLEGE OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA You need to include a completed and signed copy of this form when you submit. Assignments without this form will be cancelled and returned unmarked. The Department of Curriculum and Instructional Studies places specific emphasis on integrity and ethical behaviour with regard to the preparation of all written work submitted for academic assessment. Although your lecturers can provide you with information about reference techniques and guidelines to avoid plagiarism, you also have a responsibility to fulfil in this regard. Should you at any time feel unsure about the requirements, you must consult your lecturers before you submit any assignment. You are guilty of plagiarism when you extract information from a book, article, web page or the work of a fellow student without acknowledging the source and submitting it as your own work. In truth, you are stealing someone else’s property. You may not use another student’s work. You may not allow anyone to copy or use your work with the intention to submit it as their own. Students who are guilty of plagiarism will forfeit all credit for the work concerned. Plagiarism is a serious violation of the University’s regulations and may lead to expulsion. The under-mentioned declaration must accompany written assignments. Your assignment will be cancelled and returned unmarked if you do not include a fully completed and signed declaration form. I (full names): ………………………………………………………………………….……….. Student number: ……………………………………………………………… Module: BTE2601 Declare that… 1. I understand what plagiarism entails and am aware of the University’s policy in this regard. 2. I declare that this assignment is my own, original work. Where I used someone else’s work, whether a printed source, the internet or any other source, I have given proper acknowledgement and included a complete reference list. 3. I did not use another current or previous student’s work, submitting it as my own. 4. I did not allow and will not allow anyone to copy my work with the intention of submitting it as their own work. Signature Date: BTE2601 ASSESSMENT 02/2024 QUESTION 1 1.1. Define the following terms: 1.1.1. Pedagogy (2) 1.1.2. Pedagogical Content Knowledge (2) 1.1.3. Epistemologies (2) 1.1.4. Rote learning (2) 1.1.5. Indigenous Knowledge Systems (2) (10) QUESTION 2 2.1. Discuss three (3) advantages of critical education theory. [3X2] (6) 2.2. Construct your own teaching philosophy, which you will you use in your teaching practice. (5) 2.3. Describe two ways that a teacher can show care in an educational setting. (4) 2.4. List any five (5) forms of multiple intelligence as proposed by Howard Gardner. (5) (20) QUESTION 3 3.1. Learning theories are important in the process of learning and teaching. In the light of the above statement compare Jean Piaget’s (1860–1980) Cognitive Development Theory and Lev Vygotsky’s theory (1986–1934) in terms of their focus and contribution to the teaching and learning process. (20) (20) TOTAL [50 MARKS]