Abstract
M.Ed. (Curriculum Studies)
The future economic development of South Africa largely
depends on the training of a career-skilled corps of workers.
The current conventional educational system cannot provide in
the demand for a career-skilled corps of workers on a large
scale. Distance education in its different variations is
gaining ground in increasing measure and can be regarded as
a possible solution for the educational problem.
Because of the distance between the lecturer and the student
intensive attention needs to be given to the study material
- especially the arrangement of the learning content to make
the learning experience more effective. The design of a
modular training program is a possible method to ensure
effective self-study material. Modular training is aimed at
accompa- nying the student meaningfully through
objective-directed learning content.
The Technical College of South Africa (Technisa) is one of
South.Africa's distance education institutions. Currently a
movement is taking place in the direction of a type of modular
training which is known as the Technisa Modular Training (TMT)
programme. One of the career-orientated subjects offered is
Technical Drawing. In order to offer the training of
Technical Drawing more effectively the subject contents are
ordered according to the Technisa Modular Training programme.
In this study a literature study has been done to define the
concept distance education; to list the advantages and
disadvantages; to scrutinise the total modular system as
teaching strategy; to determine the components of a subject
curriculum and adjust it according to the Technisa Modular
Training programme.