GRETSA UNIVERSITY - THIKA

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS

JAN-APRIL 2017 SEMESTER

Diploma in Ed. (Arts)

COURSE CODE: DECT 010

COURSE TITLE: GENERAL TEACHING METHODS

DATE: TIME: 3 HRS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1) SECTION “A” IS COMPULSARY

2 SECTION “B”:- ANSWER ANY OTHER THREE QUESTIONS
3 DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING ON THIS QUESTION PAPER AS IT WILL BE AN EXAM
IRREGULARITY
4 ALL ROUGH WORK SHOUL BE AT THE BACK OF YOUR ANSWER BOOKLET AND
CROSSED OUT

CAUTION:- All exam rooms are under CCTV surveillance during examination period

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SECTION A

Question 1

a) Identify three objectives of learning general teaching methods (3mks)

b) In ensuring that there is effective learning taking place, identify four ways of
motivating learners. (4mks)
c) Briefly explain the following foundations of teaching
i) Institute tradition (3mks)
ii) Discipline (3mks)
d) Identify Three importance of teaching (3mks)
e) Citing examples, identify the five basic needs identified by Muslow (5mks)
f) Differentiate between formative and summative evaluation (4mks)
g) As a professional teacher, identify and briefly explain three individual differences that would
obstruct constructive learning. (6mks)
h) i) Identify the importance of performance tests (2mks)
ii) Identify the three types of performance tests (3mks)

SECTION B

2) i) Differentiate between syllabuses from a scheme of work. (2mks)

ii) As aspiring future teacher or practicing teacher show how a syllabus helps in teaching
(4mks)

b) Examine the component of a good lesson plan in teaching (6mks)

c) As a professional teacher, you would be required to prepare schemes of work.

Explain any four factors to consider in making a good scheme of work. (8mks)

3 a) Explain the meaning of transfer of learning. (4mks)

b) A practicing teacher has many duties and responsibilities to undertake. Elaborate on any

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 FOUR duties of a teacher in the school. (6mks)

c) A teacher should always plan for the lesson before the actual lesson delivery. Identify and

explain five forms of planning that a professional teacher should undertake to ensure
proper teaching. (10mks)

4) a) Differentiate between an open and a closed system (4mks)

b)Citing examples in school situations, explain four characteristics of a system (8mks)

c) Every system must follow a certain pattern. Discuss the five elements of a modified simple
open system (8mks)

5a) Define communication (2mks)

b) Identify and explain the elements involved in the communication process (10mks)

c) During teaching practice, you notice a number of students are not paying attention to your
lesson, discuss some of the barriers that would prevent the students from concentrating (8mks)

6 a) Define learning according to psychologists. (2mks)

b) Discuss push and pull theories of motivation highlighting their implication in teaching.
(6mks)

c) Elaborate how learning takes place through classical conditioning. (4mks)

d) Explain how a classroom teacher can effectively use questioning technique for effective

teaching. (8mks)