Answer to Question #292129 in Psychology for Mthoga

Question

Which statement is inappropriate regarding assessment in an Ubuntu context?

a) Knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes were acquired over a long period. The

notion of an external assessment agency did not exist. Educational content was

natural, relevant, concrete, and uncomplicated.

b) Assessment focuses on the relevance of knowledge and learning to solve or

alleviate real-life problems and challenges, similar to knowledge generation for its

own sake, as practised in Western educational contexts.

c) The knowledge that children were exposed to and assessed on was drawn from

their immediate social and natural environments. They learned skills related to

community life by means of practical activities and by emulating the examples of

others. Values and attitudes were related to the customs, rituals and taboos

that shaped people’s lives and conduct.

D) None of the above

Answer 1

c)The knowledge that children were exposed to and assessed on was drawn from their immediate social and natural environments. They learned skills related to community life by means of practical activities and by emulating the examples of others. Values and attitudes were related to the customs, rituals and taboos that shaped people’s lives and conduct.

The evaluation focuses on usefulness of learning and the information to relieve and learning to address real-life issues and obstacles. It corresponds to to expertise creation for knowledge generation as it is done in Western educational environments.