Answer to Question #228301 in English for Megan Strickland

Question

QUESTION 1

1.1 . Do your own research about the history of curriculum development in South Africa

since 1994. Identify and compare major changes that took place. (5)

1.2 Design a formative assessment activity to be done in class.

1.2.1 Name learning outcomes for the identified topic.

1.2.2 Link your questions to the identified learning outcomes.

1.2.3 Provide the solutions. (10)

(15)

Answer 1

Changes that took place in history of curriculum development in South African include; overall enrollments in higher education have more than doubled since the end of apartheid system which was in 1994.In addition, there are also increase in private higher education institutions, including a number of theological seminaries.

1.2  Formative assessments include asking students to: draw a concept map in class to represent their understanding of a topic. submit one or two sentences identifying the main point of a lecture. turn in a research proposal for early feedback.

Formative assessment, formative evaluation, formative feedback, or assessment for learning, including diagnostic testing, is a range of formal and informal assessment procedures conducted by teachers during the learning process in order to modify teaching and learning activities to improve student attainment.

Formative assessment

The goal of formative assessment is to monitor student learning to provide ongoing feedback that can be used by instructors to improve their teaching and by students to improve their learning. More specifically, formative assessments:

• help students identify their strengths and weaknesses and target areas that need work
• help faculty recognize where students are struggling and address problems immediately.

Formative assessments are generally low stakes, which means that they have low or no point value. Examples of formative assessments include asking students to:

• draw a concept map in class to represent their understanding of a topic
• submit one or two sentences identifying the main point of a lecture
• turn in a research proposal for early feedback

The goal of formative assessment is to monitor student learning to provide ongoing feedback that can be used by instructors to improve their teaching and by students to improve their learning. More specifically, formative assessments: help students identify their strengths and weaknesses and target areas that need work.

1.2.1

Formative Assessment Is Outcomes Based

Teachers give frequent and substantive feedback to students about their progress, pointing out both strengths and areas that need improvement. Teachers plan steps to move students closer to learning goals

1.2.2

 Learning outcomes are statements that describe significant and essential learning that learners have achieved, and can reliably demonstrate at the end of a course or program. In other words, learning outcomes identify what the learner will know and be able to do by the end of a course or program.

1.2.3

Effective formative assessment strategies involve asking students to answer well-thought-out, higher-order questions such as “why” and “how.” Higher-order questions require more in-depth thinking from the students and help the teacher discern the level and extent of the students' understanding.