UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2022/2023 ACADEMIC YEAR

2ND YEAR EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF

EDUCATION (ARTS, SCIENCE, ECE, AGED & SPECIAL NEEDS)

COURSE CODE/ TITLE: ECI B202 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

END OF SEMESTER: II DURATION: 2 HOURS

DAY/TIME: WEDNESDAY 9.00 – 11.00 AM DATE: 03/05/23 (LIB)

INSTRUCTIONS

Answer question ONE (Compulsory) and any other TWO questions from this paper

QUESTION ONE

(a) Explain how schooling undermines education (5 marks)

(b) Differentiate between subject centred curriculum design and learner centred curriculum
design (4 marks)
(c) Explain why it became necessary to shift from content based curriculum framework
(CBC 1) to competency based curriculum framework(CBC 2) (6 marks)
(d) Outline THREE methods of African indigenous education (3 marks)

(e) Justify the necessity of carrying out curriculum evaluation (12 marks)

QUESTION TWO

(a) Explain how polictical factors have positively influenced curriculum change in Kenya
since independence (8marks)
(b) Discuss how curriculum change is a never ending process (12 makrs)

QUESTION THREE

Analyse the role of different stakeholders in curriculum development regarding competency

based curriculum (CBC) (20
marks)

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QUESTION FOUR

Discuss the elements of curriculum design (20 marks)

QUESTION FIVE

(a) Explain how Competency Based Assessment (CBA) could help to reduce incidences of
examination irregularities (8 marks)
(b) Describe how National Goals of Education could be realized through Competency based
assessment (12 marks)

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