NAME: NELISIWE

SURNAME: MAHLANGU
STUDENT NO: 61392022
MODULE CODE: SDBEC0S
ASSIGNEMENT 1
1. Define the concept teaching
- Teaching is mainly concerned with the intellectual moulding and development of
the learner and its purpose is to help learners to obtain knowledge, cultivate skills
and expertise, develop their powers of independent thinking, acquire the desired
values and develop acceptable attitudes in order to live, learn and work more
effectively.

2. What is the field of subject didactics?

- Subject didactics can be defined as being all the thoughts which can be connected
to a subject and teaching such a subject, and it is common to divide subject didactics
into three subject questions:

a) What? (Reflection on what a subject is all about, i.e. what is relevant in a subject).
b) Why? (Reflection on what makes a subject relevant, i.e. what legitimises a subject).
c) How? (Reflection on the way in which a subject can be learned, taught and
developed).

3. Tabulate the difference between the behaviourist and the constructivist learning
theories related to the role of the teacher, learner, content and environment.

BEHAVIORISM CONSTRUCTIVIST
Role of teacher - Always being viewed as - Participating at all times
content expert and course as one who may not know
of all answers it all but desires to learn.

- Being viewed as primary -Being vied as support,

source of information who
continually directs it to
learners.
- Always asking questions
and controlling the focus
of learning activities.
- Transmitter of
knowledge
collaborator, and coach of
learners as they gather to
learn and evaluate
information themselves.
-Actively coaching learners
to develop and pose their
own questions and
explore their own
alternative ways of finding
answers.

Role of learner
- Passively waiting for the
teacher to give direction
and information.
- Always being in the role
of the learner.
- Facilitator of learning.
- Actively searching for
needed information and
learning experiences,
determining what is
needed, and seeking ways
to attain it.
 - Always following given
procedures.
-Viewing the teachers as
the one who has all the
answers.
- Participating at times as
the expert knowledge
provider.
- Desiring to explore,
discover and create
unique solutions to
learning problems.

Content - Compartmentalism
(syllabus is content based
and broken down in
subjects)
- Viewing learning as a
resource model, and
helper who will encourage
exploration and attempts
to find solutions to
problems.
- Holism (an integration of
knowledge; learning
relevant and connected to
real-life situations)

- Single perspectives are - Multiple perspectives are

offered
Environment - Provides oversimplified
single representations of
reality
- Emphasises abstract
instruction out of context
- Provides predetermined
sequences of instruction
offered and cultivated
- Provides multiple
representations of reality
that reflect the complexity
of the reality
- Emphasises authentic
tasks in a meaningful
context
- Provides real-world
settings and case-based
learning

4. Give the purpose of the subject Business Studies.

• acquire and apply essential business knowledge, skills and principles to

productively and profitably conduct business in changing business environments
• create business opportunities, creatively solve problems and take risks, respecting
the rights of others and environmental sustainability

• apply basic leadership and management skills and principles while working with
others to accomplish business goals
• are motivated, self-directed, reflective lifelong learners who responsibly manage
themselves and their activities while working towards business goals
• are committed to developing themselves and others through business
opportunities and ventures
• are able to secure formal employment, and are in a position to pursue sustainable
entrepreneurial and self employment career pathways.
• design and use a research instrument to assess needs and wants
• encourage creative thinking to generate entrepreneurial opportunities, e.g.
opening an ice cream stall on Margate beach during peak season
• understand the implementation of the employment equity act and labour laws
• demonstrate and apply a range of management skills in all eight management
functions: purchasing, production, financial, marketing, public relations, human
resource management, information management and general management.

5.1
According to ATP for grade 11 objective of business ventures includes Profitability,
Growth, Stability, Efficiency and Survival.

5.2
- Can you write in your own words how wonderful life is?
- What factors would you change in your school if you were there Principal?
- What are some of the problems that the community is facing ?
- Can you write a new recipe for a tasty dish?

5.3
The National Curriculum aims to ensure that children acquire and apply knowledge
and skills in ways that are meaningful to their own lives.
In this regard, the curriculum promotes knowledge in local contexts, while being
sensitive to global imperatives and its purpose is
• equipping learners, irrespective of their socio-economic background, race, gender,
physical ability or intellectual ability, with the knowledge, skills and values necessary
for self-fulfilment, and meaningful participation in society as citizens of a free
country;
• providing access to higher education
• facilitating the transition of learners from education institutions to the workplace
• providing employers with a sufficient profile of a learner’s competences.
The National Curriculum Statement Grades 10 -12 aims to produce learners that are
able to:
• identify and solve problems and make decisions using critical and creative thinking
• work effectively as individuals and with others as members of a team
• organise and manage themselves and their activities responsibly and effectively
• collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information
• communicate effectively using visual, symbolic and/or language skills in various
modes
• demonstrate an understanding of the world as a set of related systems by
recognising that problem solving contexts do not exist in isolation.
 STUDENT DECLARATION FORM

I Nelisiwe Mhalangu

Student number: 61392022

Module: SDBEC0S

Declare that
1. I understand what plagiarism entails and am aware of the University’s policy in
this regard.
2. I declare that this assignment is my own, original work. Where I used someone
else’s work, whether a printed source, the internet or any other source, I give the
proper acknowledgement and include a complete reference list.
3. I did not use another current or previous student’s work, submitting it as my own.
4. I did not allow and will not allow anyone to copy my work with the intention of
submitting it as his or her own work.

Signature: N.MAHLANGU
Date: April 7, 2022