EDT102H May 2013 Exam answers

EDT102H: Guidance, Counselling and Life skills development


Examination paper: May/ June 2013


Question 1


Write only true or false:


1.1 A decision is a choice between different solutions.
True, Study Guide page 125 sections 4.1.9.2 Read the paragraph under “a)
Decision-making skills.”

1.2 Each counsellor should have the following innate qualities: patience and a love
for learners.
True, Study Guide page 68-69 section 3.1.2.1

1.3 When offering educational support to the underachiever, the teacher should take
the situation of the individual learners into account. It is therefore impossible to
prescribe a program that will suit every learner.
True, Study Guide page 48 section 2.2.5.2

1.4 Early identification is essential for learners with specific problems, so that the
educator can remedy the situation quickly.
True, Study Guide page 49 Read the block that says “REMEMBER”

1.5 Gifted learners are often overlooked. Teachers can identify these learners by
their superior intellectual performance and exceptional guidance.
True, Study Guide page 50-51 section 2.2.6.1

1.6 Educational support for gifted learners includes individuality and conformity.
False, Study Guide page 51 section 2.2.6.2
“Individuality and not conformity”

1.7 Career education is a program aimed at developing appropriate guidance and
counselling, so that the learner can make the necessary career choices.
True, Study Guide page 56 Paragraph above section 2.3.2




EDT102H Exam prep: May/June 2013 Examination Paper