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Instructional Methods Question Paper

Instructional Methods

Course:Bachelor Of Education

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2008

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
INSTITUTIONAL BASED PROGRAMMES (IBP)
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION

ECT 202:
INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS

DATE: Monday, 29th December, 2008

TIME: 11.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.
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INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer question ONE and any TWO other questions.
Make sure that you write in clear, legible handwriting.
Q.1
a)
List and briefly explain the four roles of the teacher in a teaching situation. (6 marks)
b)
Clearly distinguish between teaching and training and show how the terms are related. (6 marks)
c)
Taking any topic from your teaching subject write an appropriate instructional objective in:
i)
the cognitive domain indicating the performance level.
ii)
The psychomotor domain indicating a condition. (6 marks)
d)
Outline the importance of the scheme of work to the teacher. (5 marks)
e)
Briefly explain the advantages of applying a systems approach in teaching/learning process. (10 marks)

Q.2
a)
Briefly explain any five factors you would consider in selecting a teaching method. (10 marks)
b)
Give reasons to explain why the heuristic method is not generally used by most secondary school teachers. (4 marks)
c)
a)
Briefly discuss any three reasons why motivation is important in the teaching/learning process. (6 marks)
b)
Briefly discuss any two ways of sustaining motivation in a classroom. (4 marks)
c)
“Effective teaching implies effective communication”
i)
Justify this statement and
ii)
Briefly discuss the three barriers to effective communication in the classroom. (10 marks)

Q.4
a)
Discuss the problems which academically gifted learners are likely to pose to their teachers in class. (8 marks)
b)
Explain how you would provide for the intellectual growth of slow learners in your class (6 marks)
c)
List four factors which make it difficult for the teacher to provide for individual needs of each learner in the class. (4 marks)

Q.5
a)
Distinguish between achievement test and evaluation test. (4 marks)
b)
Briefly discuss, giving an example in each case, any four types of objective type tests. (12 marks)
c)
Outline the main advantages of using essay type testing over objective
type. (4 marks)

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