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Eap 201:Curriculum Development Question Paper

Eap 201:Curriculum Development

Course:Bachelor Of Education

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2008

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2007/2008
INSTITUTE OF OPEN LEARNING
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
EAP 201 – CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

DATE: THURSDAY, 13TH MARCH 2008 TIME: 8.00 A.M. – 10.00 A.M.

INSTRUCTIONS:
1)Answer ALL the question in Section A.
2)Answer any TWO questions in Section B.
3)All answers must be written in the answer booklets.
4)Read the other instructions on the answer booklet carefully.

SECTION A (30 MARKS)
Answer ALL questions in this section

1(a)State TWO roles of curriculum objectives in curriculum development
process.[2 Marks]

(b) Give TWO reasons why the philosophical foundation is important in
curriculum development.[2 Marks]
(
c)Show TWO ways in which Typer’s and Wheeler’s Models of curriculum
design differ.[2 Marks]

(d) Differentiate between curriculum planning and curriculum development.[2 Marks]

(e) Describe TWO roles of KNUT in curriculum development. [2 Marks]

(f) Give TWO reasons for the failure of Vocational Education in Kenya.[2 Marks]

(g) State TWO roles of formative evaluation in curriculum implementation
process.[2 Marks]

(h) Give TWO reasons why the society is a major source of curriculum objectives.[2 Marks]

(i) State TWO characteristics of Indigeneous African Education.[2 Marks]

(j) Show TWO reasons why the project formulation stage is important in
curriculum development process.[2 Marks]

(k) State TWO characteristics of the learner-centred curriculum design.[2 Marks]

(l) Explain TWO benefits of Inservice Teacher Education.[2 Marks]

(m) Differentiatte between scope and sequence as used in curriculum development.[2 Marks]

(n) Give TWO reasons why a curriculum must be tried before implementation.[2 Marks]

(o) Show TWO differences between formal and non-formal curriculum.[2 Marks]

SECTION B (40 MARKS)
Answer any TWO questions in this section.

2(a) Why are education commissions important in curriculum development?[4 Marks]
(
b) Identify ONE education commission in Kenya and show how its outcomes
succeeded and/or failed.[16 Marks]

3(a) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the subject centred curriculum
design.[16 Marks]

(b) Show how the core curriculum design is applied in the school curriculum in
Kenya.
[16 Marks]

4) Discucss any FIVE factors that influence the shape of the school curriculum in
Kenya.
[20 Marks]

5) Discuss the major issues in teacher education in Kenya.
[20 Marks]

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