JARAMOGI OGINGA ODINGA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
(ARTS)
2ND YEAR 1ST SEMESTER 2018/2019 ACADEMIC YEAR
REGULAR PROGRAMME
NAMBALE CAMPUS
COURSE CODE: ECT 210
COURSE TITLE: GENERAL METHODS OF TEACHING
EXAM VENUE: STREAM: B. ED. (ARTS)
DATE: EXAM SESSION:
TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer question ONE (compulsory) and any other TWO questions.
2. Candidates are advised not to write on the question paper.
3. Candidates must hand in their answer booklets to the invigilator while in the examination
room.
QUESTION ONE(COMPULSORY)
a) Effective communication is a prerequisite in instruction.
i) What is meant by effective communication as relates to classroom instruction?
(2mks)
ii) Discuss THREE elements of effective communication. (3mks)
b) Discuss TWO ways in which system approach could be applied to classroom teaching
and learning process. (4mks)
c) Explain TWOfactors a teacher should consider when selecting a teaching strategy.
(4mks)
d) Differentiate between heuristic and expository strategies of teaching. (2mks)
e) Justify the role of the syllabus in the teaching - learning process. (6mks)
f) i) What is meant by the term motivation? (1mk)
ii) Discuss any TWO ways a teacher could motive the learners in a class. (4mks)
g) IdentifyTWOfactors that could lead to individual differences among learners in a
classroom. (2mks)
h) Justify the role of formative evaluation in the teaching-learning process. (4mks)
QUESTION TWO
a) Explain FIVE situations that may warrant the use of demonstration as a method of
teaching.
(10mks)
b) Explain why instructional objectives are significant during the teaching learning
process. (10 mks)
QUESTION THREE
a) i) Define a lesson plan? (2mks)
ii) Discuss any FOUR essentials components of a lesson plan. (8 mks)
b) Explain FIVE techniques a teacher could use to sustain learners attention in the
classroom. (10mks)
QUESTION FOUR
a) Discuss FIVE ways in which a teacher could cater for learners who are underachievers in
a given class. (10mks)
b) Differentiate between diagnostic, formative and summative evaluation. (10 marks)
QUESTION FIVE
Discuss FIVE challenges a teacher may encounter in preparation of schemes of work and
suggest possible means and ways of overcoming them. (20mks)