TMS3701 2024 ASSIGNMENT 2

TMS3701
TEACHING ACCOUNTING IN
FURTHER EDUCATION AND
TRAINING
YEAR MODULE
2024
ASSIGNMENT 02
Department of Curriculum and
Instructional
Studies
Study the learning units available on the module site to prepare you for this
assignment.

Queries regarding this assignment can be sent to your lecturer, Ms Bakang Tshite, at
tshitbop@unisa.ac.za

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STUDENT DECLARATION FORM

DEPARTMENT OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONAL STUDIES
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA

The Department of Curriculum and Instructional Studies places specific emphasis on

integrity and ethical behaviour regarding the preparation of all written work submitted
for academic assessment. Although your lecturers can provide you with information
about reference techniques and guidelines to avoid plagiarism, you also have a
responsibility to fulfil in this regard. Should you at any time feel unsure about the
requirements, you must consult your lecturers before you submit any assignment. You
are guilty of plagiarism when you extract information from a book, article, web page or
fellow student without acknowledging the source and submit it as your own work. In
truth, you are stealing someone else’s property. You may not use another student’s
work, nor may you allow anyone to copy or use your work with the intention of
submitting it as their own. Students who are guilty of plagiarism will forfeit all credit for
the work concerned. Plagiarism is a serious violation of the university’s regulations
and may lead to expulsion. The following declaration must accompany all written
assignments. Your assignment will be cancelled and returned unmarked if you do not
include a fully completed and signed declaration form.
I, ......................................................................................... (full names),
student number: ………………………, module: TMS3701
Assignment unique number……,
declare that
1. I understand what plagiarism entails and am aware of the university’s policy in
this regard. https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/myunisa/default/Study-@-
Unisa/Student-values-and-rules
2. this assignment is my own, original work. Where I used someone else’s work –
whether a printed source, from the internet or any other source – I have properly
acknowledged it and included it in 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, nor will allow, anyone to copy my work with the intention of
submitting it as their own work.

Signature: ……………………….
Date: ……………………….
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ASSIGNMENT 02: TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES, METHODS AND

MEDIA FOR TEACHING ACCOUNTING

This assignment will count towards your final mark.

Ensure that you answer each question according to the mark allocation indicated. All
work must be written in your own words.
Save and submit your assignment as one PDF document.

1. Identify and discuss teaching requirements that you need to be conversant with to
plan your instruction effectively. [12]
2. Choose THREE (3) media that can be used for the instruction of Accounting within
your own context. With each medium, identify the advantage, disadvantage and
how you would overcome the disadvantage. [10]
3. Suppose you are a Grade 10 Accounting teacher and you are about to introduce
the study of bookkeeping accounting to your class. Choose a teaching approach
that you think would be suitable for this lesson within your own context. USE THE
CAPS DOCUMENT.

Hint: Discuss the teaching approach you have chosen by answering the following
questions (provide a relevant heading in each instance):

(a) Give a detailed description of the teaching approach you have chosen. (5)
(b) Briefly discuss the advantages of the approach you have selected and how it
can be used to optimise learners’ participation in the classroom. (5)
(c) Discuss the possible limitations/disadvantages of the teaching method and
how you are going to overcome/address these limitations/disadvantages.
(10)
[20]
4. Textbooks remain the principal source of knowledge and the approach of the
textbook largely determines how and when each theme is introduced and
developed. Both the learner and teacher use the textbook as a primary source of
information.
(a) Identify the roles that a textbook fulfils for both the teacher and learners. (8)
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(b) The use of a textbook has been deemed to be less engaging/interesting by

most learners. Analyse FIVE (5) practical ways you would use a textbook in
your Accounting class to keep your learners engaged. (10)
[18]

TOTAL: 60