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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:2011

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2010/2011
OPEN, DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION

EAP 201: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

DATE: Monday 31st January 2011 TIME: 8.00a.m -10.00a.m

INSTRUCTIONS:

1.Answer All the questions in Section A
2.Answer any Two questions in Section B

SECTION A: 30 MARKS

1.a)Distinguish between a curriculum and a syllabus.
[2marks]

b)State three elements of curriculum design.[3marks]

c)What do you understand by the term ‘psychological foundation’ of
curriculum?[2marks]

d)Give three advantages of subject-centred design.[3marks]

e)State three roles of Teachers’ Advisory Centres.[3marks]

f)List down three qualities of a good teacher.[3marks]

g)Explain briefly three reasons that make in-service education popular to
teachers.[3marks]

h)Differentiate between measurement and testing.[2marks]

i)State three basic criteria that can be used to judge the value of a
curriculum innovation.[3marks]

j)Give two principles of sequencing content as advanced by Smith, Stanley
and Shores (1957).[2marks]

k)Differentiate between instructional and curriculum evaluation.
[2marks]

l)Identify two models of curriculum evaluation.[2marks]

SECTION B: (40 MARKS)

2.a)Explain the role of teachers in curriculum development.[15marks]

b)Discuss the role of teaching practice.[5marks]

3.a)Define ‘philosophical’ foundations of curriculum.[2marks]

b)Discuss the influence of the following philosophies on the Kenyan school
curriculum.

i)
Perennialism

ii)
Essentialism

iii)
Progressivism

18marks]

4.a)State four fundamental questions that Tyler (1949) identifies as important
in guiding the curriculum development process.[4marks]

b)Explain the role of the Kenya institute of Education in curriculum
Development.[16marks]

5.a)Discuss the principles of curriculum evaluation.(12marks]

b)Outline the merits and demerits of scrapping the Kenya Certificate of
Primary Education (KCPE) examination.[8marks]

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