MFP2601 ASSIGNMENT 2 2025 – FULLY ANSWSERED (DUE JULY 2025)

QUESTION 1: 10
Define the following concepts in your own words:
1.1 Leadership (2)
1.2 Diversity (2)
1.3 School Governing Body (2)
1.4 Reflective teaching (2)
1.5 Multi-grade teaching (2)
QUESTION 2: 10
The assessment of learners is an integral part of teaching and learning in the
Foundation Phase. Discuss this statement under the following sub-headings:
2.1 Types of assessment and examples (5)
2.2 Guidelines to consider when selecting appropriate assessment methods (5)
QUESTION 3: 10
You are a member of the School Governing Body. The SGB chairperson delegated
you to draft the school policy.
How will you align the school policy with the national and provincial education
legislations as mandatory requirements for a standardised school policy?
QUESTION 4: 10
Critically discuss the benefits and risks of using technology in teaching and learning
in the Foundation Phase. Substantiate your answers with suitable practical examples.
QUESTION 5: 10
The abolishment of corporal punishment in South African education system led to the introduction
of alternatives to corporal punishment with the aim of maintaining discipline at schools without the
violation of the rights of learners.Assess the effectiveness of alternatives to corporal punishment in comparison with the traditional
approaches to disciplines in primary schools. Substantiate your answers with suitable practical
examples.
QUESTION 6: 10
Critically discuss the determinants of parental involvement in the education of
children in the Foundation Phase.
QUESTION 7: 10
Mrs Mulaudzi, a newly appointed educator at Versveld primary school, entered Mrs Mudau’s grade
R classroom for the first time. Mrs Mulaudzi graduated for Bed Foundation Phase with the university
of South Africa. There were thirty learners in the classroom. Their chairs where arranged in rows
of four. The walls were naked, with no sign of what kind of learning subjects are offered in this
grade. The floor was very smooth and polished. Books were just scattered all over and all the
windows were closed.
Explore how best can Mrs Mulaudzi advise Mrs Mudau to organise the classroom to create
conducive learning environment suitable for grade R learners?
QUESTION 8: 10
Read the following scenario and answer the questions below:
“Mrs Gwangwa, a foreign parent visited the principal of the school where you are doing Teaching
Practice towards the end of February. She requests to register her child in grade 2 class. She has
no registration documentations for the learner but she has a work permit. She will be staying few
kilometres away from the school. Mrs Lukau, the principal, is not sure on how she can handle the
registration application of Mrs Gwangwa’s child. You are a student teacher from UNISA in such a
school where you are on Teaching Practice session.”
Share your knowledge and expertise on education legislations and policies with Mrs Vele and
advise her on how best she can handle the registration through the implementation of South African
education policies
QUESTION 9: 10
Discuss the concept of “parent involvement” in education of their children with special reference to
Foundation Phase grades of your local primary school.
QUESTION 10: 10
Situational leadership is often considered the most effective approach for leading schools in the
Foundation Phase. Develop scenarios in which principals might apply different leadership styles
based on the specific needs and contexts they encounter.”
Total marks: (100)