Subject Methods-Religious Education Question Paper

Subject Methods-Religious Education

Course:Bachelor Of Education

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
OF EDUCATION
ECT 309: SUBJECT METHODS – RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

DATE: Friday 21st August, 2009
TIME: 11.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.

INSTRUCTIONS
Answer question ONE and any TWO other questions.

1.
(a)
State any five contributions made by the Ominde Report (1964) in the teaching of Religious Education in Kenya. [5 marks]
(b)
Using examples, briefly explain the difference between expository and heuristic strategies of teaching Religious Education. [6 marks]
(c)
Identify and give examples of four community based resources which your students would come into contact with during an educational field trip. [4 marks]
(d)
Explain each of the following stages of a Religious Education Lesson Plan:
• Introduction
• Lesson development/main body
• Conclusion [6 marks]
(e)
(i)
Define the term ‘Religious Education Syllabus’
[3 marks]
(ii)
Discuss three limitations of using a CRE/IRE scheme of work which has been prepared by another teacher. [6 marks]

2.
(a)
State five qualities of a good story which you would use to teach CRE/IRE. [5 marks]
(b)
State five advantages of using discussion method to teach CRE/IRE. [5 marks]
(c)
Outline the procedure you would follow in organizing for role-play to teach CRE/IRE. [5 marks]
(d)
What are the limitations of using fieldtrip to teach CRE/IRE?

3.
(a)
‘The Bible/Quran is the main learning resource in teaching of Religious Education’. Discuss. [6 marks]
(b)
What would be the limitations of using the following in teaching of Religious Education?
(i)
A map of the Middle East during the time of Abraham. [4 marks]
(ii)
A traditional medicine man/woman. [4 marks]
(c)
Given the topic in CRE syllabus ‘The Bible’ and IRE syllabus ‘The Quran’.
(i)
Identify three (3) resources you would use to teach the topic. [3 marks]
(ii)
What are the limitations of one of the above resources? [3 marks]

4.
(a)
‘Religious Education has been described as an easy subject for weak minds’. Explain why Religious Education teacher should spend time planning for such a subject. [6 marks]
(b)
Explain the importance of
(i)
remarks column in a scheme of work. [2 marks]
(ii)
objectives in the affective domain in CRE/IRE scheme of work. 2 marks]
(c)
State six reasons why a CRE/IRE lesson plan is important to the teacher. [6 marks]
(d)
Explain two roles played by learning activities in a CRE/IRE lesson plan. [4 marks]

5.
(a)
Differentiate between the terms ‘measurement’ and ‘evaluation’ as used in CRE/IRE teaching and learning.
[4 marks]
(b)
Explain the role of formative assessment to the CRE/IRE teacher. [6 marks]
(c)
Discuss:
(i)
three advantages of using essay questions in a CRE/IRE test. [6 marks]
(ii)
two advantages of using objective questions in a CRE/IRE test. [4 marks]

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