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EDC11ES/EF
LEARNERS AND LEARNING
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENT PAGE
a) Welcome ..............................................................................................................4
b) 2024 EDC11ES/EF ..................................................................................................5
1. How to use this Study Guide........................................................................................6
2. Blackboard Ultra or eThuto information ......................................................................6
3. General information ...................................................................................................6
4. Module outline ...........................................................................................................8
4.1 Module code description .....................................................................................9
5. Summary of module content .......................................................................................9
6. Expected learning outcomes........................................................................................10
7. Assessment methods ..................................................................................................10
8. Textbooks, prescribed and recommended reading .......................................................11
8.1 Material required ................................................................................................12
9. Graduate attributes ....................................................................................................12
10. Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy .........................................................................................13
11. Writing centre.............................................................................................................13
12. Personal behaviour and class conduct .........................................................................14
13. Communication, concerns grievances ..........................................................................15
14. Absenteeism ...............................................................................................................15
15. Academic dishonesty ..................................................................................................15
16. Icon library .................................................................................................................18
17. Module units ..............................................................................................................20
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WELCOME
We would welcome you most warmly to the Learners and Learning module of the
Department of Educational and Professional Student. We trust that your journey through this
course will be both engaging and enlightening. In addition to your designated course materials,
this study guide serves as a valuable companion to the required textbooks, and your designed
course material, enhancing your understanding and fostering a deeper grasp of the module
content. Use this opportunity to develop your insight and knowledge and not only merely to
pass the examination.
You will find the learning outcomes in the study guide. Test your knowledge and skills at the
end of each unit by compiling your own questions on the section of work, based on the learning
outcomes. This will assist you in preparing for the examination as you progress through the
study guide and the prescribed book.
We hope that you will find Learners and Learning (EDC11ES/EF) pleasant and meaningful
and that you will be successful in your studies. Should you encounter any challenges or have
questions related to your studies, please don't hesitate to reach out to your lecturer for
guidance and support.
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2024 EDC11ES/EF Work Schedule
WEEKS DATES THEMES UNITS
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1. HOW TO USE THIS STUDY GUIDE
• Please read and retain this study guide. This study guide contains important information
about this module, it is our way of communicating with you about teaching, learning and
assessment.
• It contains important information about the study units, resources, and assignments for
this module.
• Read this study guide carefully and keep it at hand when working through the study
material, preparing for assignments, and preparing for examination.
• The study guide provides all the information you will need regarding the prescribed study
material and other resources.
• Please study this information and make sure that you obtain the prescribed book as soon
as possible.
• Also included is general and administrative information about this module.
• If you are uncertain of anything, please contact your lecturer.
Our institution uses an electronic platform to communicate to all our registered students for
the current year. This platform is commonly known as Blackboard Ultra or eThuto, where
each student is expected to familiarize themselves with how to operate it. The eLearning and
Education Technology department has made videos available for student learn more about
Blackboard Ultra or eThuto, all these videos are helpful and can be accessed on YouTube
using this link ☛ eLearning and Education Technology
ethuto@cut.ac.za
3. GENERAL INFORMATION
Please take note of the policies, rules and codes as stated in the yearbook of the institution
(2024).
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In the event that you experience a problem or that you have a problem with your mark/result
it is your responsibility to contact your lecturer so that this problem can be dealt with as
soon as possible. A doctor’s certificate must be provided if you are unable to attend classes
and miss an oral/written evaluation.
The main aim of a study guide is to assist the student in mastering the work and to accept co-
responsibility for his/her own learning. This subject must not be seen in isolation, but rather as
part of the programme. It has relevance to all the other subjects presented in the course and
should be viewed as such. This document guides the student to learn the prescribed material
by means of a structured method. The time schedule is included so that students can keep
track of what is expected of them by each week. It is expected from the students to come to
class well prepared. In this way they can responsibly participate in the learning process. The
main reference books are mentioned in the guide, but it will be expected of students to visit
the library and to consult other relevant sources as well.
Assignments copied by students will not be accepted at all. All parties involved will receive
zero (0). No excuses will be accepted, make sure that you keep your assignments safe.
If the course facilitator is not available in her/her office during consulting time, consult the
Departmental Administrator of the Department, Room 205 for enquiries.
If the course facilitator is not in time for classes, the following rules apply:
• Students have to wait 10 minutes at the class.
• One representative must go to the Departmental Administrator of the Department after 10
minutes at the applicable Building, Room 205. If the course facilitator has made
arrangements with the Departmental Administrator, it will be given to the representative.
The lecturer has the right to ask questions in the assignments about work that was discussed
in class but does not necessarily appear in the textbooks.
It is important to attend all the classes. No information will be repeated for students who did
not attend the classes.
The lecturer has the right to make any adjustments to the time schedule if necessary. All
changes will be announced in class.
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4. MODULE OUTLINE
Lecturers’
information Dr. R.W Thabane Mr. S. Mohlaloka
rthabane@cut.ac.za smohlaloka@cut.ac.za
ghlumbane@cut.ac.za blenong@cut.ac.za
vmbobo@cut.ac.za ktaso@cut.ac.za
Discussion
Theory
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Total Credits of 16
module
NQF Level 5
Foundation Phase
This module deals with Learners and Learning (EDC11ES/EF). According to the South
African Institutes for Distance Education (Saide), the aim of this module is to improve your
teaching abilities. It accordingly promotes a theoretically informed understanding of what
learning is, how it takes place, and how you may go about organising systematic learning. The
module will enable you to analyse learning, and, in so doing, to reflect on what you can do to
improve learning. Thus, while the module draws on the learning theories of writers like Piaget
and Vygotsky, it grounds these examples, practical exercises, and case studies drawn from
schools. Therefore, the content of this module is on educational psychology.
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6. EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Explain how teachers enable learners to learn by moving them from the known to the
unknown.
Describe how school learning is different from everyday learning, and how teachers can
implement good school learning in their classrooms.
Examine the role texts and literacy (reading and writing) play in learning, and how teachers
can scaffold learning through texts.
Assess the role teachers’ play in producing and improving learning, and how they can
structure learning.
Discuss how teachers can use different theories of learning to understand and promote
learning.
7. ASSESSMENT METHODS
The students will be assessed formatively and summative through the following assessment.
• Tests
• Assignments Two (2) Formative Assessments during Semester 1
• Presentations
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😔 Student B → Test = 38% Group Assignment = 40%
Course Mark = Test ➕ Group Assignment ➗ 2
= 38% ➕ 40% ➗ 2
It is thus your responsibility to consult with the different lecturers for possible test clashes.
Should any clashes appear, you should make prior arrangement with the lecturers for
rescheduling of the tests,
Main reading 👇
Gultig J. (ed.). 2010. Learners and Learning. The SAIDE Teacher Education Series.
Braamfontein: Saide.
RECOMMENDED READINGS
Reading 1 👇
Du Plessis P.; Conley L. & Du Plessis E. 2007. Teaching and Learning in South African
Schools. Pretoria: van Schaik.
Reading 2 👇
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Reading 3 👇
Reading 3 👇
None.
9. GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES
Demonstrate the ability to apply theoretical knowledge that will lead to development of new
ideas, methods, techniques, practices, products, and services in a variety of contexts
(technology, commerce, social systems).
• Technologically literate
Use information and communication technologies effectively.
• Communication
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Demonstrate depth of specialized disciplinary knowledge and skills and be able to apply them
in different contexts to solve problems.
• Teamwork
Work independently and in teams, to manage your own learning, work and take responsibility
for self while contributing to teams such as learning communities.
Make a meaningful and positive contribution to society, be ethical and visionary leaders who
can show leadership in different contexts.
The aim of the Writing Centre is to assist students with academic writing at any stage of the
writing process:
• Help first year students with the process of transitioning into a university with relevance to
Academic Writing
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• Post-Graduate Students with Research projects and proposals.
This service is offered at no cost by Writing Advisors, who are mainly postgraduate students
(Masters & PhD), including part-time lecturers.
Services offered:
• Helping undergraduate students learn how to write academically for their disciplines;
• Supporting postgraduate students in learning how to write for research purposes;
• Creating collaborations with staff to enhance academic writing in their modules and
conducting writing workshops;
• Structuring an essay or assignment, analyzing questions, and developing the structure of
the assignment;
• Developing a coherent argument and providing evidence to support an argument;
• The use of relevant sources from literature, referencing and avoiding plagiarism;
• Supporting student’s projects of Creative writing;
• Assisting with the usage of appropriate writing style and tone; and
• Helping students with similarity reports using SafeAssign and Turnitin.
LOCATION
Welkom: Room H4
G&H Building
Consultation Hours
For general enquiries: Writing Centre Coordinator at 051 507 3978 (tmkhize@cut.ac.za)
All registered students are representatives of the CUT on and off campus and are expected
to behave in a respectable and professional manner at all times and situations. On campus
students are expected to comply with the University regulations regarding general conduct in
and out of classes. Students must ensure that they amongst others comply with the dress
code, arrive on time for classes and shall not leave a class while in progress, nor conduct their
own discussions or behave in any matter that disrupts the class or intimidates any student or
lecturer in any way. Should a student have to leave a class while in session under emergency
situations, permission must be requested from the lecturer.
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No student may at any time act in any way that disrupts a class, shows disrespect to any other
student or lecturer, inhibits the learning of another student through his or her actions, influence
or entice any fellow student to act in a particular way not in accordance with the prescribed
codes of conduct and/or participate in any action not promoting the learning culture the
university subscribes to.
Students are specifically referred to chapter 9 par 9.5 and Chapters 12 and 13 (calendar
of CUT) with regard to general conduct of students on and off campus.
• All lecturer communication shall be conducted through eThuto (Blackboard). Students are
to review the home page of the subject regularly. Notices, announcements and any other
important information will also be sent to the student’s email account. It is the responsibility
of the student to make sure that he/she is aware of any communication directed via
eThuto). Classes are used in the first instance for direct communication with lecturers,
tutors and instructors.
• Students may also consult their lecturers, tutors or instructors during the consulting times
indicated in this study guides and on office doors.
• Students are also allowed to make use of email to contact the lecturer.
• Students who have any problems with a subject must first discuss the matter with the
lecturer concerned and if not resolved with the direct line manager (HOD or DM) of the
lecturer and higher if necessary. In case of collective problems, the class representative
needs to follow the same procedures.
14. ABSENTEEISM
You should also note that according to the Central University of Technology, Free State
regulations, no apologies for absence from tests are accepted unless as stipulated in the
following cases:
• Where a valid medical certificate, specifying the nature of the ailment/disease, is handed
in not more than three working days after the test, or
• Where a declaration written under oath is handed in before or not more than three working
days after the test, in which credible reasons are offered for having been absent. The
lecturer will decide whether the apology why the test could not be written, is acceptable.
If the arrangements stipulated above are not applied, you will be awarded no marks for the
particular test or assignment, and it would be recorded as such.
Academic dishonesty is an act of misrepresenting another person’s work as one’s own, taking
credit for the work of others without acknowledgement and/or appropriate authorisation, and/or
fabricating information. Some of the common examples of academically dishonest behaviour
include, but are not limited to, the following:
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15.1 Cheating
Intentionally using or attempting to use unauthorized information, materials, or study aids in
any academic exercise (including assessment); copying answers from another student's
assessment paper, submitting work for an in-class assessment that has been prepared in
advance; representing material prepared by another person as one’s own work; submitting
the same work in more than one course/module without the express permission of all
lecturers/educators concerned; violating any rules governing the administration of
assessments; and violating any rules relating to the academic conduct prescribed for a
course/module or academic program. Cheating refers to an act of dishonesty or fraudulently
gaining an advantage or success by using unethical or prohibited methods, often in in
situations where there are rules, standards, or expectations for fair play and honesty.
15.2 Forgery
Intentionally, and without authorization, falsifying and/or inventing any data, information or
citation in an academic exercise conducted under the auspices of CUT. Forgery act of
creating, copying or altering documents, or objects to commit fraud. Forgery is illegal in most
jurisdictions, and the penalties for forgery can vary depending on the specific circumstances
and the value of the fraudulent items involved. Penalties may include fines, imprisonment or
both. Forgery can have serious legal and financial consequences as it undermines trust in
documents, financial systems, and authenticity of various items, often leading to final losses
for students and CUT.
15.3 Plagiarism
Intentionally or negligently representing the words, ideas, or sequence of ideas of another
person as one's own in any academic exercise conducted under the auspices of CUT,
alternatively, failing to attribute any quoted, paraphrased, or borrowed information to the
proper source (refer to par. 1.6.1.2(2) above). It is considered unethical and academically
dishonest practice in academic, professional and creative scenery. Consequences for
plagiarism can include academic disciplinary such as failing a course or expulsion and can
damage to one’s reputation, legal action, and professional repercussions. To avoid plagiarism,
it’s important to always cite and reference the sources you use, whether in academic papers,
reports, creative works, or any other context where intellectual property is involved.
NB: it is important for students to note that plagiarism is a serious offence and those who
plagiarised will be highly penalised.
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SCHEDULE/WORKPLAN/SEMESTER PLANNING
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First term Second term
First term starts: 03 January 2024 Second term starts: 3 APRIL 2024
First term ends: 20 MARCH 2024 Second term ends: 21 June 2024
Semester 1 workplan ☝
Outcomes checklist
At the beginning of each unit there is a list of learning outcomes. These
outcomes indicate what you should know and be able to do after the
completion of the unit.
Read a reference/Additional sources
This symbol will indicate what you have to read and learn from your
textbook or other sources.
Reference to additional text/paper sources.
WWW links
These blocks will contain hyperlinks to WWW sites where you will find
useful/more information on a particular subject that relates to the unit.
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Read and learn
This indicates that you have to read and/or learn from your textbook(s).
Date
This symbol indicates the date when an assignment must be submitted or
when a class test/ evaluation will take place.
Self-study
This is an indication that the mentioned work will not be done in class, but
must be done by the student as extra work. The student can expect to be
evaluated on this self-study material.
Self-tests
These are tests that are given so that the student can evaluate him-
/herself. They do not count for evaluations and are not marked by the
lecturer.
Group work
This activity is not for individual work and must be done in a group context.
Exercise
The activity indicated by this symbol is the homework given to students in
order to enable them to apply the work done in class and to target difficult
aspects.
Learning facilitation
Includes structured interactive sessions, formal lectures, group activities,
self-activities and research.
Assessment
Is a way of measuring progress.
Pair work
This activity is not for individual work and should be done in pairs.
Notes
Notes for students to take with regard to the
Posters
This icon refers to posters to be handed in as part of an assessment.
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17. MODULE UNITS
STUDY UNIT 1: Learning to know what we don’t know.
OUTCOMES: After completing this learning unit, the student should be able to:
STOP. THINK.
Write down everything you know about the game in three minutes, pg. 25
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STUDY UNIT 2: School learning
OUTCOMES: After completing this learning unit, the student should be able to:
STOP. THINK.
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STUDY UNIT 3: Text as a context for learning.
OUTCOMES: After completing this learning unit, the student should be able to:
STOP. THINK.
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STUDY UNIT 4: How can teachers structure learning?
OUTCOMES: After completing this learning unit, the student should be able to:
STOP. THINK.
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STUDY UNIT 5: Talking about theory.
OUTCOMES: After completing this learning unit, the student should be able to:
STOP. THINK.
Look at the pictures below and answer the question on pg. 191
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RULES FOR EVALUATION
The complete rules regarding academic evaluations are contained in the Evaluation Policy
and Procedure Manual (available in Library and Information Centre) and all students must be
acquainted with the contents thereof.
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PROGRAMME NAME
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