PDP610S - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PRACTICE - 1ST OPP - JUNE 2024


PDP610S - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PRACTICE - 1ST OPP - JUNE 2024



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n Am I BI A u n IVER s I TY
OF SCIEn CE Ano TECHn OLOGY
FACULTY OF COMMERCE, HUMAN SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
QUALIFICATION : DIPLOMA IN TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
TRAINER
QUALIFICATION CODE: 06DTVT
LEVEL: 6
COURSE CODE: PDP610S
COURSE NAME: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
AND PRACTICE
SESSION: JUNE 2024
PAPER: 1
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
FIRST OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION
EXAMINER{S} Prof Noel Kufaine
MODERATOR: Ms Helena Udjombala
QUESTION PAPER
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Read all the questions carefully before answering.
3. Number the answers clearly.
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSIST OF 2 PAGES- INCLUDING COVER PAGE
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1. Formal and informal activities can achieve Professional development and practice.
There are different ways of implementing professional development. Indicate from
the list below whether the ways indicated are true or false.
{20 marks)
a. Seminar/workshop (2 marks)
b. Professional practice (2 marks)
C. Participation in a network (2 marks)
d. Engaging in informal dialogue (2 marks)
e. Code of Practice (2 marks)
f. Professional standards (2 marks)
g. Reading professional literature (2 marks)
h. Peer observation (2 marks)
i. Collaborative research (2 marks)
j. Training needs analysis (2 marks)
2. Professional development and practices have benefits. Describe five benefits each,
to an individual and an organisation.
{20 marks)
3. Professional development and practice for educators has different benefits: describe
five professional development benefits to a teacher
(20 marks)
4. Describe using relevant examples how the following training needs analysis can be
achieved:
{20 marks)
a. Personal needs analysis.
b. Task needs analysis.
{10 marks)
{10 marks)
5. Professional development implementation experience different challenges and
barriers; describe using examples five professional development barriers. (20 marks)
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