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Ect 309: Religious Education Methods Question Paper

Ect 309: Religious Education Methods

Course:Bachelor Of Education

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2010

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
OF EDUCATION

ECT 309:
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION METHODS

DATE: Tuesday, 6th April, 2010

TIME: 8.00 a.m. – 10.00 a.m.
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INSTRUCTIONS:
Question ONE is Compulsory.
Answer any other TWO questions.
1.
a)
Justify the inclusion of Religious Education in Secondary School
curriculum in pluralistic Kenya.

(8 marks)

b)
Explain the significance of Education Act to the teaching and learning of
religious Education in Kenya.

(6 marks)

c)
Explain the role of a Religious Education teacher in transforming the
character of a Religious Education student.

(6 marks)

d)
i)
State three student related factors which hinder effective
implementation of Religious Education curriculum at Secondary
School level.

(3 marks)

ii)
How would you overcome the above problems for the effective
teaching and learning of Religious Education?
(4 marks)

e)
Differentiate between evaluation and assessment in teaching and learning
of Religious Education.

(3 marks)

Page 1 of 3

2.
a)
What is the importance of the following methods in teaching of Religious
Education?

i)
Debate

(4 marks)

ii)
Project

(4 marks)

b)
Explain how you would effectively use question and answer method in
teaching a Religious Education lesson.

(5 marks)

c)
i)
Mention four places where you would take your Religious
Education class for an educational visit.

(2 marks)
ii)
State the objectives of visiting one of the places mentioned in C (i).
(2 marks)

iii)
State three follow up activities you are likely to engage your
students in after the visit in C (ii).

(3 marks)

3.
a)
“Effective utilization of learning resources adds life to a lesson.” Discuss
this statement with reference to community resources in Religious
Education lessons.

(6 marks)

b)
Discuss how each of the learning resources below could be used in
teaching and learning of Religious Education.
i)
A form one textbook

(5 marks)
ii)
Resource person

(5 marks)

c)
What are the weaknesses of relying on newspapers as a source of
information in teaching and learning of Religious Education?

(4 marks)

4.
a)
Differentiate between schemes of work and lesson plans
(4 marks)

b)
i)
Why do you think many teachers find it easier to make Religious
Education Schemes of work than lesson plans?
(6 marks)

ii)
What problems are likely to face such teachers?
(4 marks)

c)
State the importance of:
i)
Application stage in a Religious Education lesson plan.
(3 marks)

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ii)
Writing of objectives in the affective domain in a scheme of work
and a lesson plan

(3 marks)

5.
a)
Assessment in Religious Education focuses on learning in the cognitive
domain. Explain.
i)
the strength of assessing learning in this domain.
(4 marks)
ii)
the shortcomings of this type of assessment in Religious Education
teaching and learning.

(4 marks)

b)
State the importance of formative evaluation to:

i)
Administration

(2 marks)

ii)
Parents

(2 marks)
c)
Define the following terms as used in assessment:
i)
Validity
ii)
Objectivity
(4 marks)

d)
One of the criticisms level against essay tests is that they suffer from
content unreliability. How would you overcome this limitation as a
Religious Education teacher?

(4 marks)

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