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Foundations Of Curriculum Question Paper

Foundations Of Curriculum

Course:Master Of Education

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

ENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF
MASTER OF EDUCATION
PAC/M/ 520: FOUNDATIONS OF CURRICULUM

DATE: Tuesday
1st December 2009
TIME: 9.00am-12.00
Noon

INSTRUCTIONS
Answer question ONE (1) and any other two (2) Questions. Follow all the instructions to
candidates provided on the University Answer Book.
Q1.
a)
Differentiate ‘means’ and ‘ends’ of education.[2marks]
b)
Explain how education is both ‘Quantitative’ and ‘Qualitative’.
[2marks]

c)
Differentiate curriculum ‘components’ and ‘elements’.
[2marks]
d)
Give
two
reasons for the curriculum planners concern with ‘nature of the learner’.[2marks]

e)
Distinguish between the ‘instructional’ and ‘experiential’ curriculum.[2marks]
f)
Explain two views of traditionalists concerning subject matter.[2marks]

g)
Distinguish ‘nature’ and ‘nurture’ in individual development.
[2marks]
h)
State two historical lessons when planning curriculum change.[2marks]
i) Differentiate
‘educational needs’ and ‘natural needs’ of the learner. [2marks]
j) Explain two uses of curriculum documents.[2marks]
Q2.
Evaluate the functions of education in Kenya in relation to the National Goals and
Millennium Development Goals.[25marks]

Q3.
Examine curriculum trends and practices in Kenya since independence.[25marks]
Q4.
Assess curriculum organization and practices in Kenya in the light of progressive
philosophical view.[25marks]

Q5.
Curriculum development and implementation processes must focus on the needs

and interests of the learner. Examine the view in relation to the structure of the

syllabus in your subject area and the learning process in Kenya.

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