UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS UNIVERSITEITSEKSAMENS UNISA IE EDA3046 JanuaryiFebruary 2011 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (EDUCATIONAL THEMES 304 (BED) 100 Marks Duration —-2 Hours, EXAMINATION PANEL AS APPOINTED BY THE DEPARTMENT This paper consists of 3 pages the pro} thé University Of South Africa and may Fenieved ham pet amination ones cd 1 Make sure that you have filled m your student number, examination centre, date of examination and Subject code correctly on the answer book, 2 White your answers in the answer book provided and number each question correctly 3 Rule off after each question QUESTION 1 1 Which term desenbes environmental education best? Itis about the protection of nature itts holisttc study of the total environment itis about poverty alleviation itstudies the way communities interact with their environment None of the above Rona 2 Which of these statements are faise We have to teach environmental education because . 1 the education department has indicated so in the principles of the National Curnculum Statement itis enshrined by the South African Consutution rae of the many environmental :ssues and risks there 1s internauonal pressure to do so Ron ITURN OVER]EDA3046 01/02 2011 en ad date was the Environmental Education Association of South Africa ' a 4. 1970 2 1982 3 1989 4 1994 5 2002 At which one of the following conference were TWELVE guiding principles for ronmental education given Belgrado Conference Moscow Conference Toilisi Conference Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit Johannesburg Earth Summit In which document was it stated that environmental education should be taught at all les aon 3 41 The White Paper on Environmental Education 2 The White Paper on Education 3 The White Paper on Environmental Management 4. The National Curriculum Statement Wi hich university in South Afnca started with environmental education programmes first? {The Unversity of the North West (Universty of Bophuthatswana) 2 University of South Africa 3 University of Stellenbosch 4 Rhodes University wi hich learning area refers to the role of environmental education in its curriculum as Considers the importance of cultural and natural heritage Natural Sciences Social sciences Arts and Culture Languages ona Which of the following “sciences’ uses environmental education to make people understand their behaviour in the environment Empincal sciences Hermeneutical sciences Critical sciences 1 fae 3. Ecology is the . __. between living organisms and their environment as well as the interrelationship between living organisms changes interaction 1 2. 3. stress 4 interplay {TURN OVER]3 EDA3046 01/02 2011 40 Which of the following causes acid rain? 1 Deforestation 2 Desertification 3 Soil erosion (20) 4 Mining 5 Coal power station QUESTION 2 Name FOUR Tbilsis principles and discuss how they can be used during the teaching of your subject or learning area (20) QUESTION 3 Population creates environmental stress, as each person needs water, food, clothing, shelter and energy which influences the ecosystems directly or indirectly (World Resources Institute, United Nations Environment Programme, United Nations Development Programme and World Bank, 2000) Already countnes all over the world are experrencing large-scale destruction of the natural environment while poverty and famine abound in developing counties (Loubser (Ed) 2005 15) Study the above extract and answer the following questions 1 Which environmental issue ts related to this extract? (2) 2. Indicate how you will teach this issue in your subject or learning area The following minimum information is needed a) Learning outcomes for your lesson (4) b) — Adeseription of the content of your subject/learning area which can be taught in an environmental context (please supply examples of how you teach in an environmentally directed way) (10) ©) Assessment techniques (describe in detail) @) d) Sources which will make your lesson more interesting and which you will integrate during your lesson (6) e) — Allist of content, skills, attitudes and values which you will attempt to teach the learners (10) (40) QUESTION 4 Descnbe FIVE things you or learners can do to contribute to improved sustainable living (provide examples) Describe exactly how each action can contribute to sustainable living (20) EXAMINER First. Prof MW Lumadi Second: Prof C Loubser © UNISA 2010