Indicate if the following statements are true or false. Do not write the whole sentence.
1.1. Education practitioners perform the same responsibilities as secondary school teachers.
(2)
1.2 Teacher Education is rooted in constructivism and promotes active and self-regulated learning.
(2)
1.3 Experiential learning was made famous by Steve Harvey. (2)
1.4. The main aim of Education foundations is to train students to become the best teachers.
(2)
1.5 Ethics is about making jokes about the diversity of other learners in class. (2)
[10]
Define the following concepts and give an example to substantiate your answer:
1.6 Education foundations (5)
1.7 Ubuntu philosophy (5)
1.8 Decolonisation (5)
[15] Total: [25 marks] Question 2
There is a concern about the university dropout rates in South Africa, which is remarkably high,
with between 50 to 60% of first-year students dropping out on the first year. Amongst other
challenges that schools in South Africa are faced with, many people think the 30% pass rate in
schools is the cause of this problem.
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2.1 What are the other challenges that South African schools are faced with? List only five.
(5)
2.2 How does the problems mentioned above in 2.1 contribute to the high dropout rate of first year university
students? (30)
2.3 Explain how you can solve only two of the challenges that are being experienced by schools in South
Africa to ensure that universities have high numbers of graduates. (15)
[50 marks]
Question 3
As a preservice teacher, explain how you can use the following theories in your classroom to
become a better teacher.
• Discuss all the theories in detail and provide examples to support your answer.
• Discuss the shortcomings of the theories; and
• Explain how you can correct the shortcomings of the theories in your teaching.
3.1 Theory of human motivation theory. (8)
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