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Ect 300: Educational Technology Question Paper

Ect 300: Educational Technology

Course:Bachelor Of Education

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2011

DATE: Tuesday 1st February, 2011

TIME: 11.00 a.m – 1.00 p.m

INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer question ONE and any other TWO.
QUESTION ONE (COMPULSORY)
a)
Briefly relate one skill of visual literacy to classroom teaching?
[ 6 marks]
b)
Rationalize the use of a multi-media approach in teaching.
[ 6 marks]
c)
Enumerate the three broad categories of barriers to communication that inhabit
learning.

[ 3 marks]
d)

State any three major requirements of a good graphic instructional material.

[ 3 marks]
e)
Describe a situation where you can use a diorama in teaching one of your
subjects?

[ 6 marks]
f)
Appraise Birdswhistell’s theory in communication.

[ 6 marks]
QUESTION TWO
Describe the logical progression of steps you may need to take in the identification,
preparation and use of instructional media material?

[ 20 marks]
QUESTION THREE
The Educational Media Service of the Kenya Institute of Education prepares and
transmits radio broadcast lessons to schools.
a)
Discuss the handling techniques a classroom teacher can follow to enhance
learning from a radio broadcasts.

[12 marks]
b)
Discuss the solutions to some of the limitations teachers face in utilizing radio
broadcasts to schools.

[ 8 marks]

QUESTION FOUR

Community Resources should be integrated into the instructional systems of Kenyan
secondary schools.
a)
Explain any three major advantages of community resources for teaching and
learning.
[12 marks]
b)
Suggest ways by which any four limitations of community resources could be
minimized.

[ 8 marks]
QUESTION FIVE
Textbooks still remain the most commonly used medium in Kenyan schools. They are
also known to contain abstractions that hinder their effective use.
a)
Suggest two approaches you would use to make their utilization more effective.

[ 4 marks]
b)
Explain two advantages textbooks have over other instructional media .

[ 8 marks]
c)
Explain four criteria you would use to select a textbook for teaching and learning
purposes

[8 marks]

Ect 300: Educational Technology Question Paper

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