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ESD620S - EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT A - 1ST OPP - NOVEMBER 2023 |
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nAmlBIA unlVERSITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
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: ESD620S
COURSE NAME: EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT A
SESSION: NOV 2023
PAPER: 1
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
EXAMINER{S}
FIRST OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION
DR N SISINYIZE
MODERATOR: MR JOSEPH K SUBASUBANI
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALLthe questions.
2. Question 1, consists of Multiple-choice questions, each worth 2
Marks. Answer All questions by choosing one correct answer of your
choice.
3. Read all the questions carefully before answering.
4. Number the answers clearly
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QUESTION 1
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Answer All questions by choosing one correct answer of your choice.
1. What is sustainable development?
a. The development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the
ability of future generations to meet their own needs
b. It is the practice of developing land and construction projects in a manner that
reduces their impact on the environment by allowing them to create energy efficient
models of self-sufficiency
c. To conserve natural resources and to develop alternate sources of power while
reducing pollution and harm to the environment
d. All of the above
Complete the following statements.
2. Social, economic, and ecological equity is the necessary condition for
achieving ____
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a. Economic Development
b. Social Development
c. Ecological Development
d. Sustainable Development
3. Sustainable development will not aim at_______
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a. Reasonable and equitable distributed level of economic well-being that can be
perpetuated continually
b. Development that meets the need of the present without compromising the ability
of future generation to meet their own needs
c. Social economic development which optimist the economic and societal benefits
available in the present, without spoiling the likely potential for similar benefits in the
future
d. Maximizing the present day benefits through increased resource consumption
4. What is the basic idea behind sustainability?
a. That we live in a world of limited resource
b. That we want to keep the world as it is
c. That we want to get the maximum out of earth's resources
d. That we live today like we lived yesterday
5. What is the definition of Education for Sustainable Development {ESD)?
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a. Teaching about environmental conservation
b. Promoting a sustainable future through education
c. Focusing on economic development
d. None of the above
6. What is the role of TVETTrainers in promoting ESD?
a. To provide information about environmental issues
b. To promote critical thinking and problem-solving skills
c. To encourage sustainable behaviour
d. All of the above
7. What is the relationship between ESDand the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?
a. They are unrelated
b. ESDcan help achieve the SDGs
c. The SDGsare a replacement for ESD
d. None of the above
Complete the following statements.
8. Environment and economy are __ _
a. Improve to each other
b. Complete each other
c. Interdependent on each other
d. All of the above
9. _____
refers to the surroundings, or the context within which humans, animals,
plants and other exist.
a. Environment
b. Culture
c. Society
d. Tradition
10. The importance of Education for Sustainable Development in TVETis_____
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a. Raise consciousness about environmental education in TVET
b. To teach environmentally appropriate behaviour
c. Create an environmental ethic that fosters awareness about ecological inter-
dependence of economics, social and political in TVET
d. All of the above
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11. Who are those 'left behind' referred to in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development?
a. The vulnerable groups
b. The minorities.
c. Those without accessto certain rights, goods and services
d. The poor
QUESTION 2
1. Briefly explain the roles of Education for Sustainable Development.
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2. The report of the World Commission on Environment and Development entitled Our
Common Future (WCED, 1987) is widely considered to have been a key in putting
sustainable development firmly into the political arena of international development
thinking. State and discuss THREE (3) components/ dimensions of Sustainable
Development.
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3. Explain three reasons why economic sustainability is important for any given country. [6]
4. List four (4) factors that contribute to economic growth.
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5. Outline at least six (6) negative effects of economic growth on the society.
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6. Briefly discuss the relationship among economic growth, society and the environment.
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7. Identify six (6) benefits of environmental education to TVET.
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QUESTION 3
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1. Provide at least five (5) goal targets of each of the following Sustainable Development Goals:
a. Decent work and economic growth
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b. Industry, innovation and infrastructure
[10]
c. Industry, innovation and infrastructure
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TOTAL: 100 MARKS
[END OF PAPER]
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