ETH203Q/101/3/2016

Tutorial Letter 101/3/2016

Guidance, Counselling and Life Skills

Development
ETH203Q

Semester 1 and 2

Department Psychology of Education

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

This tutorial letter contains important information

about your module.
 CONTENTS

Page
1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 3
2 PURPOSE OF AND OUTCOMES ................................................................................................ 4
2.1 Purpose ........................................................................................................................................ 4
2.2 Outcomes ..................................................................................................................................... 4
3 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS................................................................................... 4
3.1 Lecturer(s) .................................................................................................................................... 4
3.2 Department ................................................................................................................................... 5
3.3 University ...................................................................................................................................... 5
4 RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................... 5
4.1 Prescribed books .......................................................................................................................... 5
4.2 Recommended books ................................................................................................................... 6
4.3 Electronic Reserves (e-Reserves)................................................................................................. 6
5 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES ................................................................................................ 6
5.1 Contact with fellow students and the forming of study groups ....................................................... 6
6 STUDY PLAN ............................................................................................................................... 6
7 PRACTICAL WORK AND WORK-INTEGRATED LEARNING ..................................................... 7
8 ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................................. 7
8.1 Assessment plan .......................................................................................................................... 7
8.2 Unique assignment numbers and due dates ................................................................................. 7
8.3 Submission of assignments .......................................................................................................... 8
8.4 Assignments ................................................................................................................................. 8
9 OTHER ASSESSMENT METHODS ............................................................................................. 9
10 EXAMINATION ............................................................................................................................. 9
10.1 Examination admission ................................................................................................................. 9
10.2 Semester mark ............................................................................................................................. 9
10.3 Subminimum in the examination ................................................................................................. 10
10.4 Examination period ..................................................................................................................... 10
10.5 Previous examination papers ...................................................................................................... 10
10.6 Tutorial letter with examination guidelines ................................................................................... 10
11 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ........................................................................................ 10
12 SOURCES CONSULTED ........................................................................................................... 10
13 CONCLUSION............................................................................................................................ 10
14 ADDENDUM ............................................................................................................................... 11

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1 INTRODUCTION
Dear Student

We welcome you to the module Guidance, counselling and life skills which forms part of the degree BEd
and is prescribed for Intermediate and Senior Phase. We hope that you will find the subject matter
interesting, constructive and useful.

This tutorial letter forms an important and integral part of the tutorial matter for the module ETH203Q.
Study it carefully and keep it handy, because you will need to refer to it frequently during the semester.
Use this tutorial letter to form the basis of a properly planned study programme on this module. The
planning of your study programme cannot be postponed for any length of time, because throughout the
semester you will have to work at a constant pace should you wish to succeed in your studies.

You will receive a number of tutorial letters throughout the semester. A tutorial letter is our way of
communicating with you with reference to teaching, learning and assessment.

Tutorial Letter 101 contains important information about the scheme of work, resources and assignments
for this module. We urge you to read it carefully and to keep it on hand when working through study
material, preparing assignment(s) or preparing for the examination and addressing questions to your
lecturers.

Please read Tutorial Letter 301 in combination with Tutorial Letter 101 as it gives you a comprehensive
idea of generally important information when studying at a distance and within a particular College.

In Tutorial Letter 101, you will find assignments and assessment criteria as well as instructions on the
preparation and submission of assignments. This tutorial letter provides all the information you need with
regard to the prescribed study material and other resources and how to obtain it.

We have included certain general and administrative information about this module. Kindly study this
section of the tutorial letter very carefully.

From the start we would like to point out that you must read all the tutorial letters you receive
throughout the semester immediately and carefully, as they always contain important and, sometimes,
urgent information.

If you have access to a computer that is linked to the internet, you can quickly access resources and
information at the University. The myUnisa learning management system is Unisas online campus that
will help you to communicate with your lecturers, with other students and with the administrative
departments of Unisa all through the computer and the internet. It is therefore of the utmost importance
to get access to the internet and to consult myUnisa on a regular basis. Please note that once you are
registered on myUnisa you will also be able to submit your assignments online, have access to library
resources, download your study material, etc. You will also be able to keep record of assignments
submitted and have access to your marks, previous examination papers and examination dates.

To go to the myUnisa website, start at the main Unisa website, http://unisa.ac.za and then click on the
login to myUnisa link on the right-hand side of the screen. This should take you to the myUnisa website.
You can also go there directly by typing in http://my.unisa.ac.za.

Please consult the publication my Studies @ Unisa for information on myUnisa.

We hope that you will enjoy this module and wish you every success with your studies!

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2 PURPOSE OF AND OUTCOMES
2.1 Purpose

The purpose of this module is to enhance your educational experience by means of guidance,
counselling and life skills development.

Contents of the module

The content of this module focuses on the following aspects:

a theoretical framework
personal and social guidance
educational guidance
career education
counselling skills
assessment techniques
observational guidelines
the interview
life-skills development
sexual education

This is a semester module, which means that it is offered twice this year.

Semester 1 from January to June

Semester 2 from July to November

You will have registered for either semester 1 or semester 2. Please make sure you know which
semester you are registered for. If in doubt, please contact the Department of Student
Administration for clarification.

2.2 Outcomes

The outcomes of the module are to gain insight into the:

theoretical framework of guidance and counselling

guidance and life skills issues
skills development
family and sexual education
work and employment
planning and presentation of life skills lessons
observation of learners
counselling of learners and parents

3 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS

3.1 Lecturer(s)

You are most welcome to contact your lecturers when you encounter any problems with your studies or
assignments. You may write to them, phone them or visit them. When you plan to visit your lecturers,
you should first make an appointment.

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The lecturers responsible for this module are:

Dr C Ferreira
6-56 AJH van der Walt Building
E-mail address: ferrec@unisa.ac.za
Telephone number: 012 429 2157

Dr R Tabane
E-mail address: Tabanrj@unisa.ac.za

Please use the address provided above if you want to write me a letter. Please note that letters to
lecturers may not be enclosed with or inserted into assignments.

You can also contact me via the discussion forum on myUnisa.

3.2 Department

The departmental secretarys phone number is as follows: (012) 429-4900

3.3 University

If you need to contact the University about matters not related to the content of this module, please
consult the publication my Studies @ Unisa that you received with your study material. This booklet
contains information on how to contact the University (e.g. to whom you can write for different queries,
important telephone and fax numbers, addresses and details of the times certain facilities are open). You
should direct telephonic inquiries about administrative matters to the relevant department. Please refer to
the brochure

Always have your student number at hand when you contact the University.

Please note that all administrative enquiries should be directed to my Studies @ Unisa. The details
are as follows:

E-mail: study-info@unisa.ac.za

4 RESOURCES
4.1 Prescribed books

There is no prescribed book for this module.

This is a practical module and the theory, which forms the basis for the practical aspect, has been
incorporated into the module.

The Department of Despatch should supply you with the following study material for this module:

Study guide for ETH203Q Guidance, Counselling and Life Skills

Tutorial Letter 101 (in which you will find the assignments you are required to do)
Tutorial Letter 301 (read 101 and 301 first they contain important information)
A number of tutorial letters, which you will receive in the course of the year. These tutorial letters
will not be available at registration, but will be sent to you during the course of the year. Feedback
on the assignments and examination guidelines will for example be given in these follow-up

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 tutorial letters. A tutorial letter is my way of communicating with your about teaching, learning and
assessment. You therefore have to study them carefully!

Remember that you can view the study guides and tutorial letters for the modules for which you are
registered on the universitys online campus, myUnisa, at http://my.unisa.ac.za

4.2 Recommended books

There are no recommended books for the course. You are welcome, however, to make use of any
additional relevant subject matter and articles.

4.3 Electronic Reserves (e-Reserves)

There are no e-reserves, recommended books or reading lists for this module.

5 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

For information on the various student support systems and services available at Unisa (e.g. student
counselling, tutorial classes, language support), please consult the publication my Studies @ Unisa,
which you received with your study material. If you have any special needs, please inform me of your
needs in your first assignment.

5.1 Contact with fellow students and the forming of study groups

It is advisable to have contact with your fellow students. One way of doing this is to form study groups.
The addresses of students in your area may be obtained from the following department:

Directorate: Students Administration and Registration

PO Box 392
UNISA
0003

6 STUDY PLAN

This module is offered in a semester period of fifteen weeks. This means that if you are registered for the
first semester, you will write the examination in May/June and the supplementary examination will be
written in October/November. If you are registered for the second semester you will write the
examination in October/November and the supplementary examination will be written in May/June of the
following year.

I suggest that you note down the closing dates for all the assignments that you have to submit this
semester and compile a plan of study according to the due dates. You can use the following as a
guideline for planning your studies for ETH203Q:

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Period Activity
Familiarise yourself with the study material by scanning through the study
January/February guide.
Introduce yourself to me and your fellow students on the discussion forum on
myUnisa.
February/March Study the prescribed reading for Assignment 01 (see Annexure 1). The
purpose of this assignment is to take you systematically through the study
guide. Read the whole study guide dont just look for the answers to the
questions!
Do and submit Assignment 01.
March/April Start working on Assignment 02. Do and submit Assignment 02. I suggest that
you contact your fellow students via myUnisa and compare and discuss your
answers.
April/May Start preparing for the examination and write the examination.

You can use the above as a guideline to compile your study plan for the second semester.

7 PRACTICAL WORK AND WORK-INTEGRATED LEARNING

There is no practical work and/or work- integrated learning for this module.

8 ASSESSMENT
8.1 Assessment plan

For general information and requirements as far as assignments are concerned, see the brochure my
Studies @ Unisa, which you have received with your study material.

8.2 Unique assignment numbers and due dates

SEMESTER 1
Assignments Unique number Closing dates
Assignment 01 755674 11 March 2016
Assignment 02 731666 11 April 2016

SEMESTER 2
Assignments Unique number Closing dates
Assignment 01 742875 25 July 2016
Assignment 02 716662 22 August 2016

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8.3 Submission of assignments

NO EXTENSION OF TIME CAN BE GRANTED FOR ASSIGNMENT 01.

For detailed information on assignments, please refer to my Studies @ Unisa brochure, which you
received with your study package to submit an assignment via myUnisa.

To submit an assignment via myUnisa:

Go to myUnisa
Log in with your student number and password
Select the module
Click on assignments in the left-hand menu
Click on the assignment number you want to submit
Follow the instructions on the screen

8.4 Assignments

Assignments are seen as part of the learning material for this module. As you do the assignment, you
are actively engaged in learning. Looking at the assessment criteria given for each assignment will help
you to understand what is required of you more clearly.

Feedback on the assignments will be provided in different ways. You will receive the correct answers
automatically for multiple-choice questions. For written assignments, markers will comment
constructively on your work. However, feedback on compulsory assignments will be sent to all
students registered for this module in a follow-up tutorial letter, and not only to those students who
submitted the assignments.

As soon as you have received the feedback, please check your answers. The assignments and the
feedback on these assignments constitute an important part of your learning and should help you to be
better prepared for the next assignment and the examination.

When you make inquiries about an assignment, you must supply the course code (ETH203Q) and the
number of the assignment. Refer to your my Studies@ Unisa brochure for the contact details.

You might also find the above information on myUnisa.

Plagiarism

It is unethical (and unacceptable) to hand in assignments that are not your own work and whenever the
University becomes aware of such malpractices, it will take stern measures against the student
concerned. Although students may work together when preparing assignments, each student must write
and submit his or her own individual assignment.

It is important for you to show by reference to the literature, that you have in fact used the sources which
you have listed. An easy and economic method for source references in the text of your assignments
and for the compilation of the bibliography, which is used in study guides and tutorial letters, is a
variation of the Harvard method. You are advised to use the augmented Harvard method for references
in the text and for the bibliography of your assignments.

References in the text

Each reference, irrespective of whether it is a direct or indirect quotation must be acknowledged
according to its source.

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Examples
One author: Give the author, date of publication and page number(s): (Laswell 1935:85)
Two authors: (Smith & Jones 1981:10-12)
When the name of the author constitutes part of the sentence: "Jones and Carter (1980:10) maintain
that ..."
More than one author with the same surname: (Morrow & Morrow 1979:1)
Three or more authors: Give the name of the first author and substitute "et al" for the others: (Smith et
al 1982:11)

Bibliography
In the bibliography all the authors must be mentioned in full.
Anonymous works: (Epochs 1980:8)
Newspaper reports: (Argus, 9 January 1972:5)
Works universally known by the titles: A dictionary such as "Concise Oxford Dictionary": (Concise
1988, s.v. "child")
Where the date of publication is unknown: (De Mause s.a.:12)
Different works by the same author(s) in the same year:
(Smith 1981a:12)
(Smith 1981b:18)
Where works by different authors are used to support the same fact: (Piaget 1980:74; Smith &
Jones 1981:10)
Contributions in composite works and authors quoted by other authors:
In the bibliography the author of a contribution in a composite work is listed under his own name (see
BIBLIOGRAPHY for examples). References in the text need only contain the name of the author of the
contribution, the date and the page number(s):
Krotor (1979:10) reports ...
Unisa readers
Refer to the author of a contribution under his/her own name: McCabe (1984:162) is of the opinion that
...

9 OTHER ASSESSMENT METHODS

None

10 EXAMINATION
10.1 Examination admission

Examination admission is solely dependent on submission of Assignment 01, irrespective of the

mark you obtain and whether you have passed or failed.

There is no automatic admission for the examination.

As explained above you need to qualify to write the examination, you MUST submit Assignment 01, in
order to qualify for examination. Assignment 01 is therefore compulsory, and it must be submitted before
the closing date. We are aware that this closing date is early in the semester, but please note that this
assignment does not take a great deal of time to complete.

We emphasise the point again: if you do not submit Assignment 01 on time, you will not be
permitted to sit for the examination.

10.2 Semester mark

The marks obtained for Assignment 02 counts 20% of your final pass mark for this module.
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10.3 Subminimum in the examination

The examination counts 80% of your final mark for this module. In the examination you should obtain a
minimum of 40% to pass. In other words, if you have a year mark of 80%, but you obtain less than 40%
in the examination, you will not pass. If you do not obtain 40% in the examination, your year mark will not
be taken into consideration. In other words, if you get 38% in the examination, your final mark will be
38% even though you had a year mark of 100%.

10.4 Examination period

This module is a semester module. This means that you will write the examination in May/June, if you
are registered for the first semester, and October/November, if you are registered for the second
semester. During the semester you will receive information regarding the examination in general,
examination dates, times and venues.

10.5 Previous examination papers

Previous examination papers are available on myUnisa. I advise you, however, not to focus on old
papers too much, because a new paper is set every year. You may, however, accept that the type of
questions that will be asked in the examination will be similar to those asked in the assignments.

10.6 Tutorial letter with examination guidelines

To help you prepare for the examination you will receive a tutorial letter that will explain the format of the
paper and set out clearly what material you have to study for examination purposes.

11 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

The my Studies @ Unisa brochure contains an A-Z guide of the most relevant information.
Frequently asked questions in this module (ETH203Q) are:
Question: I need extension of time for my assignment.
Answer: It is not possible to give more than one week extension of time. If you are compelled by
necessity to hand in one of the essay-type assignments late, you have to ask permission to do so before
the due date. No extension of time can be granted for multiple choice assignments.
Question: I do not have internet access.
Answer: You can access the internet at all Unisa Regional Offices.

12 SOURCES CONSULTED
None

13 CONCLUSION
I wish you the best for the long academic road ahead, which is sometimes a lonely one, demanding
sacrifice and requiring perseverance and patience. However, success at the end of the road will
compensate for all the agony experienced along the way.

Enjoy your studies!

Dr C Ferreira
ferrec@unisa.ac.za
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14 ADDENDUM

SEMESTER ONE: COMPULSORY ASSIGNMENTS

Assignment 01 (100 marks)

Semester 1 Unique number Closing date
755674 11 March 2016
This assignment is compulsory. No extension can be granted.

Purpose: The purpose of the multiple-choice questions is to give you a broad overview of core aspects
of the whole module. We believe that it is necessary for you to obtain this broad overview to acquire a
reasonable knowledge base on Guidance, Counselling and Life Skills. We have set 20 true/false
questions, from the study guide.

HINTS:

Begin by answering the question for yourself without looking at the study guide.
Each question has only ONE correct answer. Use your study guide in order to find the answers to
the questions.

Instructions:

Answer this assignment on one of the mark-reading sheets.

Make sure that besides the assignment number (01), you also fill in the unique assignment
number on the marking template
Study the brochure my Studies @ Unisa for information on how to use and complete a mark-
reading sheet.
Make clear marks - use a HB pencil.
Make a thorough study of your study guide.
This assignment allows you to sit for the examination.

This assignment consists of 20 true/false questions. Indicate the correct answer, 1 or 2, on the mark-
reading sheet.

1 = True
2 = False

1 Guidance, counselling and the development of life skills are services that should be made
available to learners throughout the pre-primary, primary and secondary school levels.

2 Guiding the learner is the most important function of Guidance, Counselling and Life Skills.

3 You will identify the anxious learner by his or her excessively strong grip on the pencil.

4 The word "affective" refers to how a person is moved by his or her emotional life.

5 According to Kohlberg, the learner in the intermediate and senior phase functions either on the
concrete level or on the formal-operational level.

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6 A person with a positive self-concept will probably not be an assertive person.

7 Impulsivity is the tendency to note details and a preference for specifics.

8 Stereotyping of gender roles also influences the nature and quality of emotional expression.

9 The implication of the unstructured interview is that the interviewer and learner encounter each
other as equal partners.

10 Cognitive learning includes fantasising and imagination.

11 The learner with motor hyperactivity will respond to all stimuli, regardless of their importance.

12 Individualisation is based on the uniqueness of each individual.

13 Career education programmes only cover awareness of careers and decision-making skills.

14 Assessment in the school context only focuses on the learner's intellectual ability.

15 The composite interview method is made up of the best elements from indirect interview.

16 In the informative interview the interviewer gives facts to the parents or educators with a view to
supporting the learner.

17 Probing s usually start with words such as "how" or "who".

18 The rules for buzz groups and brainstorming must be clearly spelt out.

19 Successful study depends on the steady transfer of material from the long-term memory to the
short-term memory.

20 Entrepreneurial skills are the most important survival skill.

(20)

TOTAL: 100 MARKS

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Assignment 02 (100 marks)

Semester 1 Unique number Closing date
731666 11 April 2016

This assignment is compulsory.

NB This assignment will contribute 20% to your final examination mark.

Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to direct your attention to important aspects in the study
guide. It is also to give you an idea of the kind of theoretical s you can expect in the examination.

Good assignment writing forms an essential part of your studies in this module. It is therefore vital
that you spend adequate time preparing and writing your assignments. Your assignments will form
an important part of our overall assessment of your performance.

Guidelines: Make use of headings to organise your answer. When you are quoting, ensure that you
acknowledging your source, in other words, write the name of the author, the publication date and the
page number. For example: " Papalia and Olds (2208:403) suggest ..."

The source should also be acknowledged in the bibliography, as follows:

Bibliography

Papalia DE & Olds, SW. 1978. Human development. Toronto: McGraw-Hill. (If you submit your
assignments in handwriting the title of the book must be underlined.)

QUESTION 1

Define the following concepts:

Observation
Cognitive factors
Cooperative learning
Assertiveness
Empathy

Assessment criteria:
You must be able to state the precise meaning of each term. The definition should ensure that the term
has only one meaning and that it cannot be confused with other terms.
(25)

QUESTION 2

Distinguish between the traditional and the life skills approach as teaching methods in the classroom in a
table format.

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Assessment criteria:
You must be able to provide definitions of each approach and also indicate FOUR (4) differences
between the two teaching methods in a table format
(20)

QUESTION 3

Read the case study below and answer the s that follow:

Daniel is 15 years old. He is shy and withdrawn with no real friends. The principal brought him to me and
had the following to say: See what you can do with this learner. He was caught stealing from the corner
shop yesterday. He is naughty and dishonest and he belongs in jail. The boy was standing in the
doorway while the principal was speaking and he heard everything the principal said.

I asked him about his stealing during the first counselling session, but he was not prepared to confide in
me. Eventually, I tried to drag the information out of him, but after a while I gave up and sent him back to
class. After a couple of sessions. I realised that he really is a thief. He does not want to listen to reason
or stop stealing. After discussing the case with the other teachers. I decided to hand the case over to the
police. I really tried my best with this boy!

3.1 Do you think the counsellor acted in the correct manner to report Daniel to the police? Give reasons
for your answer.
(5)
3.2 Explain how you would have dealt with Daniels behavioural problem.
(10)
Assessment criteria:
You must show that you could interpret the case study correctly and substantiate your views.
In addition, you must be able write in such a way that the reader gains a better understanding of how you
found solutions for Daniels behavioural problem.
(15)

QUESTION 4

Summarise the skills of a good counsellor.

Assessment criteria:
You must write down TEN (10) key skills of a good counsellor
(10)

QUESTION 5

Using the meet and greet stage of Gilles short-term counselling model, formulate introductory
statements which explain how you intend working with the learner during a counselling session.

Assessment criteria:
You must be able to write down at least FIVE (5) statements in a clear and systematic way in order to
illustrate how you set the tone between you and the learner for subsequent meetings.
(15)

TOTAL: 100 MARKS

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SEMESTER TWO: COMPULSORY ASSIGNMENTS

Assignment 01 (100 marks)

Semester 2 Unique number Closing date
742875 25 July 2016
This assignment is compulsory. No extension can be granted.

Purpose: The purpose of the multiple-choice s is to give you a broad overview of core aspects of the
whole module. We believe that it is necessary for you to obtain this broad overview to acquire a
reasonable knowledge base on guidance, counselling and life skills. We have set 20 true/false s, from
the study guide.

HINTS:

Begin by answering the for yourself without looking at the study guide.
Each has only ONE correct answer. Use your study guide in order to find the answers.

Instructions:

Answer this assignment on one of the mark-reading sheets.

Make sure that, besides the assignment number (01), you also fill in the unique assignment
number on the marking template 315220
Study the brochure my Studies @ Unisa for information on how to use and complete a mark
reading sheet.
Make clear marks - use a HB pencil.
Make a thorough study of your study guide.
This assignment allows you to sit for the examination.

This assignment consists of 20 true/false s. Indicate the correct answer, 1 or 2, on the mark-reading
sheet.

1 = True
2 = False

1 Life Orientation is an umbrella term, which encompasses all the work that teachers should be
doing with learners, including school guidance, counselling and life skills.

2 Acceptance is concerned with all aspects of learning.

3 Three (3) different types of thought developments can be differentiated.

4 An intensive, extended career education programme helps learners to gain knowledge of who
they are.

5 Lindhard and Oosthuizen differentiate between the following principles of decision making,
namely: aims and value; information; solution and decision making.

6 A facilitative process is where the individual looks at his/her own interests.

7 Assessment should only focus on the learners intellectual abilities.

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8 Observation is an exploratory technique that should be part of every educators role.

9 The implication of the structured interview is that the interviewer and the learner encounter each
other as equal partners.

10 Individual counselling is predominantly used as a mode of counselling in school settings.

11 In the teaching of Life Skills education the learner is the centre.

12 In educational support the content should be presented in such a way that the learners
themselves achieve personalisation.

13 Study methods and reading skills are categorised as personal skills.

14 Compiling a budget and writing a CV are categorised as survival skills.

15 Imagining is dependent upon the senses and is a precondition for learning.

16 The learner is able to transcend reality and enter a world of nonreality through the process of
personalisation.

17 The composite interview method is made up of the best elements from the direct and indirect
interviews.

18 The three main considerations governing a career choice are the job description, working
conditions and job opportunities.

19 In the decision-making process the delaying decider is the whatever will be, will be type.

20 During observation the learner is always the object.

(20)

TOTAL: 100: MARKS

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Assignment 02 (100 marks)

Semester 2 Unique number Closing date
716662 22 August 2016

This assignment is compulsory.

NB This assignment will contribute 20% to your final examination mark.

Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to direct your attention to important aspects in the study
guide. It is also to give you an idea of the kind of theoretical s you can expect in the examination.

Good assignment writing forms an essential part of your studies in this module. It is therefore vital that
you spend adequate time preparing and writing your assignments. Your assignments will form an
important part of our overall assessment of your performance.

Guidelines: Make use of headings to organise your answer. When you are quoting, ensure that you
acknowledging your source, in other words, write the name of the author, the publication date and the
page number. For example: " Papalia and Olds (2208:403) suggest ..."

The source should also be acknowledged in the bibliography, as follows:

Bibliography

Papalia DE & Olds, SW. 1978. Human development. Toronto: McGraw-Hill. (If you submit your
assignments in handwriting the title of the book must be underlined.)

QUESTION 1

Define the following concepts:

Holistic view
Aptitude
Normative factors
Hyperactivity
Corrective teaching

Assessment criteria:
You must be able to state the precise meaning of each term. The definition should ensure that the term
has only one meaning and that it cannot be confused with other terms.
(25)

QUESTION 2

a) Distinguish between the underachiever and the gifted learner

Assessment criteria:
You must be able to provide definitions, as well as indicate similarities and differences between the
underachiever and the gifted learner.
(12)
b) Explain how you would provide educational support to the following learners:
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the gifted learner

Assessment criteria:
You must be able to write down FOUR (4) strategies of how you would provide educational support to
both the underachiever and the gifted learner.
(16)

QUESTION 3

Summarise the characteristics of a good counsellor.

Assessment criteria:
You must write down TEN (10) key characteristics of a good counsellor
(10)

QUESTION 4

There are different types of interview that you can conduct with a learner, depending on the aim that is to
be achieved:

a) Indicate the main aim of the following types of interviews:

an exploratory interview
a historicity interview
an advisory interview
an informative interview

Assessment criteria:
You must be able to state briefly, without too much detail, what the main aim of each type of interview is.
(12)

QUESTION 5

Read the case study below and answer the s that follow:

Zanele is in Grade 1. She is one of the more fortunate learners in that she comes from a relatively
stable family background. She knows that she is loved and accepted. Her parents realise that the home
is an essential stimulant in the education process. They therefore introduce stimulating activities such
as jigsaw puzzles. Imagine her excitement and enthusiasm when her class teacher informs the class
that they are going to do a jigsaw puzzle together. Zanele soon realises that she has done this puzzle
numerous times before. She is so excited that she tries to take over. She makes comments such as:
Here, teacher, let me do it! No, not there. This piece belongs here. Her comments are a source of
irritation to the teacher. She felt that Zanele is being inconsiderate and selfish and asks her to leave the
class. She tells Zanele:"You must stay outside, because you keep on disrupting the class.

5.1 Do you think that the teacher acted in the correct manner by asking Zanele to leave the class?
Give two reasons for your answer

(5)
5.2 Explain your understanding of differentiated education.
(10)

5.3 Discuss how you can apply future-orientated education in your classroom practice.
(10)
Assessment criteria:

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You must show that you are able to interpret the case study correctly and substantiate your views.
In addition, you must write in such a way that the reader gains a better understanding of the difference
between differentiated and future-orientated education. You must also be able to illustrate how you
would apply future-orientated education in your classroom practice.

TOTAL: 100 MARKS

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