BPT1501
Exam Pack 2025
Exam Pack 2025
,Now that you are done with your assignments, you are going to take your
examination. Your portfolio is your examination. Your TA will guide you
through the process of preparing your portfolio. A rubric is posted together with
the portfolio to help you compile your portfolio. The rubric indicates how your
portfolio will be marked.
Your portfolio should be arranged in the following order:
i. Cover page: The cover page must have your name, surname,
student number and module code. ii. Declaration form: The format of
the form follows below. The form can be handwritten or typed.
1.I understand what academic dishonesty entails and aware of
UNISA’s policies in this regard.
2. I declare that this assignment is my own, original work. Where
I have used someone else’s work, I have indicated this by using the
prescribed style of referencing. Every contribution to, and quotation
in, this assignment from the work or works of other people has been
referenced according to this style.
3. I have not allowed, and will not allow anyone to copy my work
with the intention of passing it off as his or her own work.
4. I did not make use of another student’s work and submitted it
as my own.
NAME: …………………………………………………………………….
STUDENT NUMBER: ……………………………………………………
MODULE CODE: .........................................................................
SIGNATURE: …………………………………………………………….
DATE: ……………………………………………….
, 1. Read the given scenarios below and indicate whether in each scenario the
teacher acted in a professional manner or not? Give three reasons for each
scenario to support your stance. (44)
Your response should be at most 500 words.
Scenarion1
Ms Cheater is a grade 6 mathematics teacher in her local primary school. She has
been teaching at this school for 20 years. Recently the mathematics curriculum
advisor introduced the common tests for all the grade 6 learners in the schools in Ms
Cheater’s circuit. Therefore, schools were given the same workplans for each term.
At the end of the term the common test was sent to schools to be administers by the
teachers. Ms Cheater discovered that she did not cover most of the questions in the
common test. Instead of administering the common test, she developed her own test
for her learners.
Scenario 2
Energy is a hyperactive learner in Mr Tiba classroom. Energy sometimes causes
distractions in her classroom. Mr Tiba was giving the class instructions for writing an
assignment that was to be handed over the following day. As usual Energy was not
paying attention and thus missed the instructions. She was busy humming and
tapping her pen on the desk. She requested for the instructions to be repeated. The
other learners in the class made fun of Energy and ridiculed her for not paying
attention once again. Mr Tiba, feeling frustrated because he was asked to repeat the
instructions once again, continued passing the materials and instructed Energy to get
out of his classroom.
Scenario 3
A majority of grade 9 mathematics learners were struggling to pass the subject. Mr
Tea a grade 9 mathematics teacher emailed parents using the school’s email,
notifying them that he is available on weekends and after school to teach learners
, mathematics at a reasonable hourly rate. Mr Tiba believed that the extra time out of
school will benefit the learners.
Scenario 4
Kgotlelelo is a sad grade 9 learner. A Facebook group called “We hate Kgotlelelo”
was created. His teacher Mr Dontcare is aware of this group. Some of Kgotlelelo’s
fellow learners had joined the group and posted negative comments about
Kgotlelelo. A week later Mr Dontcare noticed other pictures appearing online in which
kgotlolelo’s face was digitally added onto other inappropriate images.
2. Discuss the challenges your experienced while studying BPT1501 through an
online environment. (27)
Your response should be at most 350 words
3. What are the three most important skills you have learnt in BPT1501? (16)
Your response should be at most 250 words.
4. How would you advise someone who would like to register BPT1501 as one
of their modules? Your discussion should be structured in this form:
4.1 Access to BPT1501 study material.
4.2 Writing and submission of BPT1501 assignments.
4.3 Staying motivated.
Your response should be at most 200 words.
(3X3=9)
Exam Pack 2025
Exam Pack 2025
,Now that you are done with your assignments, you are going to take your
examination. Your portfolio is your examination. Your TA will guide you
through the process of preparing your portfolio. A rubric is posted together with
the portfolio to help you compile your portfolio. The rubric indicates how your
portfolio will be marked.
Your portfolio should be arranged in the following order:
i. Cover page: The cover page must have your name, surname,
student number and module code. ii. Declaration form: The format of
the form follows below. The form can be handwritten or typed.
1.I understand what academic dishonesty entails and aware of
UNISA’s policies in this regard.
2. I declare that this assignment is my own, original work. Where
I have used someone else’s work, I have indicated this by using the
prescribed style of referencing. Every contribution to, and quotation
in, this assignment from the work or works of other people has been
referenced according to this style.
3. I have not allowed, and will not allow anyone to copy my work
with the intention of passing it off as his or her own work.
4. I did not make use of another student’s work and submitted it
as my own.
NAME: …………………………………………………………………….
STUDENT NUMBER: ……………………………………………………
MODULE CODE: .........................................................................
SIGNATURE: …………………………………………………………….
DATE: ……………………………………………….
, 1. Read the given scenarios below and indicate whether in each scenario the
teacher acted in a professional manner or not? Give three reasons for each
scenario to support your stance. (44)
Your response should be at most 500 words.
Scenarion1
Ms Cheater is a grade 6 mathematics teacher in her local primary school. She has
been teaching at this school for 20 years. Recently the mathematics curriculum
advisor introduced the common tests for all the grade 6 learners in the schools in Ms
Cheater’s circuit. Therefore, schools were given the same workplans for each term.
At the end of the term the common test was sent to schools to be administers by the
teachers. Ms Cheater discovered that she did not cover most of the questions in the
common test. Instead of administering the common test, she developed her own test
for her learners.
Scenario 2
Energy is a hyperactive learner in Mr Tiba classroom. Energy sometimes causes
distractions in her classroom. Mr Tiba was giving the class instructions for writing an
assignment that was to be handed over the following day. As usual Energy was not
paying attention and thus missed the instructions. She was busy humming and
tapping her pen on the desk. She requested for the instructions to be repeated. The
other learners in the class made fun of Energy and ridiculed her for not paying
attention once again. Mr Tiba, feeling frustrated because he was asked to repeat the
instructions once again, continued passing the materials and instructed Energy to get
out of his classroom.
Scenario 3
A majority of grade 9 mathematics learners were struggling to pass the subject. Mr
Tea a grade 9 mathematics teacher emailed parents using the school’s email,
notifying them that he is available on weekends and after school to teach learners
, mathematics at a reasonable hourly rate. Mr Tiba believed that the extra time out of
school will benefit the learners.
Scenario 4
Kgotlelelo is a sad grade 9 learner. A Facebook group called “We hate Kgotlelelo”
was created. His teacher Mr Dontcare is aware of this group. Some of Kgotlelelo’s
fellow learners had joined the group and posted negative comments about
Kgotlelelo. A week later Mr Dontcare noticed other pictures appearing online in which
kgotlolelo’s face was digitally added onto other inappropriate images.
2. Discuss the challenges your experienced while studying BPT1501 through an
online environment. (27)
Your response should be at most 350 words
3. What are the three most important skills you have learnt in BPT1501? (16)
Your response should be at most 250 words.
4. How would you advise someone who would like to register BPT1501 as one
of their modules? Your discussion should be structured in this form:
4.1 Access to BPT1501 study material.
4.2 Writing and submission of BPT1501 assignments.
4.3 Staying motivated.
Your response should be at most 200 words.
(3X3=9)
