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Educ 305: General Teaching Methods Question Paper

Educ 305: General Teaching Methods

Course:Education And Pre-University

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2011

FACULTY : EDUCATION & SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : EDUCATION AND PRE-UNIVERSITY
TIME : 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS Answer any THREE Questions

Question 1
a) Define the term “Learning” as used in General Teaching methods. (2marks)
b) Give FIVE situational contexts when the classroom teacher is required to employ expository strategies of teaching. (5marks)
c) Outline any THREE reasons why it is important for the teacher to fill in the Report cards accurately. (3marks)
d) Discuss the FOUR principles of Instructional Evaluation according to Shiundu and Omulando (1992). (8marks)
e) Differentiate between terminal behavior objective and enabling/short term objectives. (2marks)

Question 2
a) Discuss FOUR factors a Teacher should consider when planning for classroom evaluation. (8marks)
b) What is a Teaching Method? (2marks)
c) Classroom teaching without the use of Teaching –learning resources makes teaching difficult and learning a be-laboured activity. Outline FOUR advantages for the teacher`s use of still pictures during teaching. (4marks)
d) Discuss exhaustively the application of the components of a systems approach to educational practice in Kenya. Give examples to support your answer. (6marks)

Question 3
a) Outline FIVE qualities of a good teaching technique. (5marks)
b) Explain vividly, the art of questioning as a technique of teaching. (4marks)
c) Define the term “Motivation”. (1mark)
d) With a hypothetical illustration, Discuss the features of a lesson plan. (10marks)

Question 4
a) Discuss the SIX characteristics of a well constructed test. (12marks)
b) Identify FOUR disadvantages for the teacher`s use of audio-visual aids during teaching. (4marks) c) Outline any FOUR ways a teacher can use to motivate and sustain the learners attention in a learning situation. (4marks)

Question 5
a) Outline any FIVE roles of a teacher. (5marks)
b) Why is it advisable for a teacher to use more Heuristic rather than expository strategies of teaching? (5marks)
c) What are the THREE major functions of Instructional objectives? (3marks)
d) Give five factors that a teacher should consider when scheming. (5marks)
e) Differentiate between Criterion Referenced Assessment and Ipsative Referenced Assessment. (2marks)

Educ 305: General Teaching Methods Question Paper

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