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Questions & Answers
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Question 1 .................................................................................................................................................... 3
Tim, a grade 9 learner refuses to do his homework. He believes nothing he does will make any
difference, and he sees himself as doomed to fail in school. He enjoys being in nature, and not in the
classroom. He battles to focus his attention on the here and now. ........................................................ 3
1.1 How can you, as a teacher, enhance his self-esteem? ................................................................... 3
1.2 How can you, as a teacher, motivate Tim? .................................................................................... 3
1.3 Which one of the multiple intelligences best describes Tim? ........................................................ 4
1.4 Which teaching and learning strategies, and assessment tools and techniques may be useful in
the classroom in order to assist Tim?................................................................................................... 4
Question 2 .................................................................................................................................................... 5
A Grade 8 student comes to you, as her teacher, and tells you that she wishes to kill herself. .............. 5
2.1 Define suicide. ................................................................................................................................ 5
2.2 How should you respond in this situation? .................................................................................... 5
2.3 Which factors, according to the prescribed book, might be at play in adolescent suicide? .......... 5
Question 3 .................................................................................................................................................... 7
3.1 In the prescribed book, reference is made to five (5) psychologists with different theories on
cognitive development. Discuss the main contribution each has made, using your own words. ....... 7
Piaget’s development approach........................................................................................................... 7
Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory ........................................................................................................... 7
Sternberg’s approach ........................................................................................................................... 7
Feuerstein’s approach .......................................................................................................................... 7
Gardner’s approach .............................................................................................................................. 7
3.2 Why do you think Bronfenbrenner’s theory is important for teachers? ........................................... 8
Question 4 .................................................................................................................................................... 9
4.1 The peer group plays a crucial role in the socialization of adolescent and has several functions. Name
and discuss each of these functions. ........................................................................................................ 9
Emancipation........................................................................................................................................ 9
Search for an individual identity .......................................................................................................... 9
Social acceptability and support .......................................................................................................... 9
The peer group as a reference and experimentation base .................................................................. 9
Competition.......................................................................................................................................... 9
Social mobility .................................................................................................................................... 10
Recreation .......................................................................................................................................... 10
Conformity ......................................................................................................................................... 10
Questions & Answers
, Contents
Question 1 .................................................................................................................................................... 3
Tim, a grade 9 learner refuses to do his homework. He believes nothing he does will make any
difference, and he sees himself as doomed to fail in school. He enjoys being in nature, and not in the
classroom. He battles to focus his attention on the here and now. ........................................................ 3
1.1 How can you, as a teacher, enhance his self-esteem? ................................................................... 3
1.2 How can you, as a teacher, motivate Tim? .................................................................................... 3
1.3 Which one of the multiple intelligences best describes Tim? ........................................................ 4
1.4 Which teaching and learning strategies, and assessment tools and techniques may be useful in
the classroom in order to assist Tim?................................................................................................... 4
Question 2 .................................................................................................................................................... 5
A Grade 8 student comes to you, as her teacher, and tells you that she wishes to kill herself. .............. 5
2.1 Define suicide. ................................................................................................................................ 5
2.2 How should you respond in this situation? .................................................................................... 5
2.3 Which factors, according to the prescribed book, might be at play in adolescent suicide? .......... 5
Question 3 .................................................................................................................................................... 7
3.1 In the prescribed book, reference is made to five (5) psychologists with different theories on
cognitive development. Discuss the main contribution each has made, using your own words. ....... 7
Piaget’s development approach........................................................................................................... 7
Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory ........................................................................................................... 7
Sternberg’s approach ........................................................................................................................... 7
Feuerstein’s approach .......................................................................................................................... 7
Gardner’s approach .............................................................................................................................. 7
3.2 Why do you think Bronfenbrenner’s theory is important for teachers? ........................................... 8
Question 4 .................................................................................................................................................... 9
4.1 The peer group plays a crucial role in the socialization of adolescent and has several functions. Name
and discuss each of these functions. ........................................................................................................ 9
Emancipation........................................................................................................................................ 9
Search for an individual identity .......................................................................................................... 9
Social acceptability and support .......................................................................................................... 9
The peer group as a reference and experimentation base .................................................................. 9
Competition.......................................................................................................................................... 9
Social mobility .................................................................................................................................... 10
Recreation .......................................................................................................................................... 10
Conformity ......................................................................................................................................... 10
