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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