PDP610S - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PRACTICE - 1ST OPP - JUNE 2022


PDP610S - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PRACTICE - 1ST OPP - JUNE 2022



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nAm I BIA UnlVERSITY
OFSCIEnCE Ano TECHn OLOGY
FACULTY OF COMMERCE, HUMAN SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
QUALIFICATION: DIPLOMA IN TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
QUALIFICATION CODE: 0GDVET
LEVEL: 6
COURSE CODE: PDP610S
COURSE NAME: PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT
AND PRACTICE
SESSION: JUNE 2022
DURATION: 3 HOURS
PAPER: (PAPER1)
MARKS: 100
FIRST OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S) Prof Noel Kufaine
Mrs Bernadette Eunice Cloete
MODERATOR: Dr. H BRUNETTE
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Read all the questions carefully before answering.
3. Number the answers clearly
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF _3_ PAGES (Including this front page)

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Question 1
Vision 2030 (National Planning Commission, 2004) recognises the importance of professional
teachers and well qualified teaching staff for all levels. Briefly define professional development
and describe how it can be implemented in Technical Vocational Education and Training. (10)
Question 2 (15)
Analysing your Continuous Professional Development Plan (CPDP) is an important part of the
professional development process. Use the model below to explain the reasons for analysing.
Question 3 (30)
Different professional bodies play key roles in Professional Development.
3.1 Outline and describe three individual benefits of professional development. (15)
3.2 Outline and describe three institutional benefits of professional development. (15)
Question 4 (20)
Professional development is believed to have the capacity to respond to future changes. Briefly
describe how the changes below will require professional development as a mitigating measure.
4.1 Policy change (5)
4.2 Teaching and learning trend changes (5)
4.3 Curriculum change (5)
4.4 Technology change (5)

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Question 5
Professional development implementation strategies are categorised into formal and informal.
Outline and describe two formal professional development strategies that you can use in your
career as a TVET trainer.
(10)
Question 6
There are many approaches to teaching. Each approach has its own foundations of belief about
teaching and what human beings are like as learners. Explain how a learner centred
approach/theory such as cooperative learning can influence your teaching role.
Question 7
In Namibia, TVET is viewed as a tool for productivity enhancement and poverty reduction. In
your own view, explain how TVET can be used to achieve this goal.
(5)
TOTAL MARKS = 100
END OF EXAMINATION