in Educational Management
(offered by the Department of Educational Studies)
Telephone number 012 429 4585
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Syllabus
Old curriculum
This curriculum comprises TEN papers (see Rule PE9 in Part 5 of the Calendar). The following is an exposition of the four education management specialisation modules of this degree.
ONB451F Foundations and Points of Departure of Educational Management (offered for the last time in 2008) 1. The role, unique nature and theories of educational management 2. Strategy, policy and planning
3. School leadership
4. Management of change in education 5. Accountability in education
ONB452G Personnel Management (offered for the last time in 2008)
1. Self-management 2. Effective communication
3. Conflict resolution and management 4. Working with teams
5. Motivation and job satisfaction 6. Managing stress
7. Staffing and staff induction 8. Professional development 9. Staff appraisal
ONB453H School Management (offered for the last time in 2008)
1. School management 2. Routine school administration 3. Classroom management 4. Learner management
5. Educational programme management 6. Time management
7. Financial management
8. Management of parental involvement 9. School marketing and community liaison
10. Management of multicultural educational situations 11. Invitational education
ONB454J Educational Management and the Law (offered for the last time in 2008)
1. Introduction to the law and education law
2. The legal structure of the South African education system 3. The legal basis of school management
4. Educators and the law 5. Learners and the law
New curriculum
HBEDMSV Managing the school as an organisation
HBEDOBG Organisational behaviour in education and education law
Study units for the Honours
BEd degree with specialisation
in Environmental Education
(offered by the Department of Educational Studies)
Telephone number 012 429 4585
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Syllabus
HONOUR’S LEVEL
Old curriculum
BEDEE1V Environmental educational research (offered for the last time in 2008)
Syllabus: Aims and objectives of research in Environmental education and major problems in Environmental education teaching and learning; Qualitative and quantitative research; Research and information literacy BEDEE2W The philosophical and historical dimensions of
environmental education (offered for the last time in 2008)
Syllabus: The development of the environmental crises; The history of environmental education; Environmentally related philosophies, ideologies and paradigms
BEDEE3X Environmental education, definitions, concepts and literacy (offered for the last time in 2008) Syllabus: The question of definition (from Stockholm- 1972 to the Earth Summit - 1992); Principles, goals and objectives of environmental education; The understanding of environmental education concepts; Ecological and environmental literacy
BEDEE4Y Environmental education, the learner and learning (offered for the last time in 2008)
Syllabus: Learning theories and human diversity; Approaches to teaching and learning environmental education; Education phases and the interrelation of environmental education; The National Qualifications Framework - from ECD to the adult learner; Environmental education and education for learners with special needs (ELSEN)
BEDEE53 Communication and presentation of environmental education (offered for the last time in 2008) Syllabus: Communication as inherent necessity of dynamic teaching in environmental education; Presentation skills and verbal expression; Using the media; Teaching skills and strategies
New curriculum
HBEDMEF The mediation of environmental learning
Syllabus: Various theoretical and practical explanations of how learning takes place and processes that foster learning are explored. The student will be able to critically reflect on the process of mediating learning in environmental education contexts and will be able to evaluate, select and implement various assessment strategies for environmental learning. HBEDWSL Whole school development through environmental
education
Syllabus: The student as educator will be able to show an understanding of various theoretical and practical explanations of how schools can be developed into whole school establishments. The studdent will be able to critically reflect on environmental activities and issues that promote whole
school development. The student will be able to transmit an understanding of environmental education in general.
Study units for the Honours
BEd degree with specialisation
in Inclusive Education
(offered by the Department of Educational Studies)
Telephone number 012 429 4585
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Syllabus
Old curriculum
This curriculum comprises TEN papers. The following is an exposition of the specialisation modules for this degree.
OSN421Q Introduction to Inclusive Education (offered for the last time in 2008)
Syllabus:
1. Learners who experience barriers to learning
2. Causes, manifestations, percentages in school populations 3. Policy: Inclusive education
4. Identification of learners who experience barriers to learning 5. Assessment procedures
6. Learner support
7. Research on Inclusive Education: Barriers to learning
OSN431S Barriers to learning (offered for the last time in 2008) 1. Learners with disabilities
Introduction to disabilities
Genetic principles and the central nervous system
Different types of disabilities: Aural disability; visual disability; physical disability; epilepsy; intellectual disability; multiple disability; etc
2. Learners with health problems 3. Learners with behaviour problems
OSN432T Learner Support (offered for the last time in 2008)
1. Identification of learners with learning problems 2. Forms of assistance: Approaches and systems
3. Assistance programmes – link up with module OSN421Q 4. Language problems
The acquisition of language Different types of language problems Identification and assistance
5. Problems with English as Second Language (ESL) Different types of ESL-problems
Assistance
6. Problems with Mathematics Different types of problems Identification and assistance 7. Study problems
OSN441U The Underachiever in the Classroom (offered for the last time in 2008)
1. Underachievement
Explanation of concepts Causes and manifestations 2. Identification of underachievers
3. Well-known approaches in assisting underachievers 4. Promotion of cognitive and metacognitive skills 5. Programmes for different teaching levels
New curriculum
HBEDIE6 Introduction to inclusive education HBEDABH Addressing barriers to learning
Study units for the Honours
BEd degree with specialisation
in Mathematics Education
(offered by the Department of Educational Studies)
Telephone number 012 429 4594
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Syllabus
Old curriculum
This curriculum comprises TEN papers. The following is an exposition of the specialisation modules for this degree.
BEDMA1G Philosophies, historical dimensions of mathematics (education), logic (offered for the last time in 2008) Philosophical schools of thought in Mathematics and Mathematics
Education
Different views on the role of history in Mathematics and Mathematics Education
The meaning of a historical perspective in Mathematics and Mathematics Education
The role of logic and informal logic in Mathematics and Mathematics Education
Projects that cover the above perspectives
Possibilities of these aspects for Mathematics teacher education BEDMA2H The Mathematics curriculum (offered for the last
time in 2008)
Analysis of the mathematics curriculum
Philosophical frameworks for curriculum design in mathematics International and national school mathematics curricula Projects that cover the above perspectives
Possibilities of these aspects for Mathematics teacher education BEDMA3J Strategic teaching of Mathematics (offered for the
last time in 2008)
Analysis of different teaching approaches and strategies The relationship between teaching and learning in mathematics Projects that cover the above perspectives
Possibilities of these aspects for Mathematics teacher education BEDMA4K Strategic learning of Mathematics (offered for the
last time in 2008)
Analysis of different teaching approaches and strategies The relationship between teaching and learning in mathematics Projects that cover the above perspectives
Possibilities of these aspects for Mathematics teacher education BEDMA5L Research methodology and classroom practices
(offered for the last time in 2008) Different research frameworks and strategies Studying research projects in mathematics education Analysis of mathematics classroom practices
Criteria for professional development of mathematics teachers Projects that cover the above perspectives
Possibilities of these aspects for Mathematics teacher education
New curriculum
HBEDAMU Analyse modelling in school mathematics
Syllabus: Students credited with this unit standard should be able to analyse the different cognitive and meta-cognitive processes and strategies. They will be able to identify the nature and quality of mental models and schemata in Mathematics Education. Studying the relationship between modelling, symbolising and problem solving will reveal to them the deeper nature and value of pedagogical content knowledge in Mathematics Education. Misconceptions will become powerful teaching opportunities to adjust and strengthen mental models about specific mathematics concepts.
HBEDAIQ Analyse the impact of the curriculum on effective mathematical practices
Syllabus: Students credited with this unit standard should be able to analyse the different components of a curriculum, as well as the nature of different perspectives on mathematics curricula. Students will free themselves from the traditional curriculum and teaching approach by understanding the NCS and RNCS. This successful implementation of the NCS and RNCS is dependent on a broader understanding of the possibilities of the positive influence of the Reform movement in Mathematics Education.
Study units for the Honours
BEd degree with specialisation
in Natural Science Education
(offered by the Department of Educational Studies)
Telephone number 012 429 4585
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Syllabus
HONOUR’S LEVEL
Old curriculum
BEDNS1S Philosophical and historical dimensions of the physical and life sciences (offered for the last time in 2008)
Purpose: to clarify the relationship between philosophy (of natural science), natural science, and natural science education. This should equip the natural science teacher to interpret and critically consider and apply new approaches to natural science education.
BEDNS2T The primary and secondary school science learner (offered for the last time in 2008)
Syllabus: This module is an introduction to the more generally acknowledged and accepted theories of cognitive development as well as models of understanding, reasoning and learning. It includes the following issues: the characteristics of primary and secondary school science learners, the concept of scientific literacy, teaching natural science in a multicultural environment, gender in natural science education, and accommodating learners with special needs in the natural science classroom.
BEDNS3U The science education curriculum (offered for the last time in 2008)
Syllabus: This module includes the following issues: the philosophical and historical underpinnings of curriculum design with special reference to the natural science curriculum; a scheme for a science curriculum (the relevant outcomes based education terms, the content to be covered, assessment strategies, practical work to be done); curriculum foundations, principles and issues; curriculum development and curriculum organisation and classroom practice; the integration of environmental education into the natural science curriculum and integrating process skills instruction and portfolios into the traditional natural science curriculum.
BEDNS4V Science, technology and society (offered for the last time in 2008)
Syllabus: The following topics are covered in this module: the relationship between the natural sciences, technology and society; the integration of
science and technology in the curriculum; a comparison between the skills involved in the design process and the science process; the impact that technology has on individuals, society and the environment and associated biases; cross-curricular and inter-disciplinary approaches to the integration of science and technology in the curriculum and technological literacy as the outcome of technology education and its relationship to natural science education.
BEDNS5W Assessment and evaluation of competencies (offered for the last time in 2008)
Purpose: to equip students to understand and put into practice different theories related to assessment and evaluation.
New curriculum
HBEDCIU Current issues in Science Education
Purpose: to provide education, training and development practitioners with postgraduate-level understanding, knowledge and skills with regard to language, gender and cultural issues in the learning of science.
HBEDCDP Curriculum design and evaluation for Science Education
Purpose: to provide education, training and development practitioners with postgraduate-level understanding, knowledge and skills with regard to the competent facilitators and managers of the Natural Science curriculum at the General Education and Training (GET) level and/or the Physical and/or Life Science curriculum at the Further Education and Training (FET) level in an educational se�ing in the South African context.
Study units for the Honours
BEd degree with specialisation
in School Guidance and
Counselling
(offered by the Department of Educational Studies)
Telephone number 012 429 4585
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Syllabus
Old curriculum
This curriculum comprises TEN papers. The following is an exposition of the specialisation modules for this degree.
OSV4513 Introductory Orientation (offered for the last time in 2008)
1. Orientation to the aims and nature of school guidance 2. Individualisation and differentiation
3. The organisation of school guidance in schools
4. Schools of thought in guidance and their influence on school guidance
OSV4524 Testing (offered for the last time in 2008) 1. Introduction 2. Intelligence 3. Aptitude 4. Interest 5. Personality 6. School readiness
7. Significance a�ribution, experience and involvement
OSV4535 Interviewing and Groupwork (offered for the last time in 2008)
1. Interviewing
2. Identifying, evaluating and assisting children with becoming and learning problems
3. Assistance with study
4. The collection, analysis, classification, filing and transmission of career and occupational information
5. Groupwork
OSV4546 Psychometrics (offered for the last time in 2008) 1. Introductory remarks on measurement and testing
2. Some basic statistical concepts concerning standardisation 3. Reliability of measuring instruments
4. Criterion-related validity of measuring instruments
5. Content validity, face validity and construct validity of measuring instruments
6. Test construction
7. Linearly transformed scores, scale transformations and test norms 8. Maximal performance and typical performance tests
9. Problems associated with measurement and testing, and the latest developments in this field
OSI4418 Parent Guidance 1. The nature of parent guidance
2. Foundations of parent guidance and the foundations of education 3. Parent guidance models taken from different theoretical
perspectives
4. Education skills and educationally effective actions 5. Child development and developmental problems 6. Parents with special needs
New curriculum
HBEDOPW Orientate psycho-educationally to perform specialised tasks of the counsellor
HBEDAAG Assess and apply psychometry and statistics