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ACSEE (Form 6) Political and Economic Development in Tanzania — practice questions

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Which policy did Tanzania introduce to reshape the education system it inherited at independence?Read the answer and worked solution →Colonial education in Tanganyika is described as pyramidal because it:Read the answer and worked solution →Private secondary schools were introduced in Tanzania during the:Read the answer and worked solution →Tanzanian education policy bingoRead the answer and worked solution →Order the education reformsRead the answer and worked solution →Describe the inherited systemRead the answer and worked solution →

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Which policy did Tanzania introduce to reshape the education system it inherited at independence?

  1. National Vocational Training Charter
  2. Education Sector Adjustment Scheme
  3. Education for Self Reliance
  4. Community Skills Advancement Plan
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Correct answer: C. Education for Self Reliance

1. Colonial education was segregative and pyramidal, filtering most pupils out early. 2. The government answered with a set of reforms, starting by abolishing discrimination and expanding facilities. 3. Education for Self Reliance was the policy that redefined what schooling was for, tying it to rural and national needs. 4. Universal Primary Education followed, widening access at the base of the pyramid. 5. Later measures included private secondary schools in the 1990s, cost sharing in higher education, and the Education Sector Development Plan. _Source: NECTA ACSEE 2023 History 112/1, Question 1: Political and Economic Development in Tanzania_

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Colonial education in Tanganyika is described as pyramidal because it:

  1. filtered out most pupils at each level
  2. taught mainly geometry and building
  3. was funded by pyramid-shaped levies
  4. was delivered only in large cities
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Correct answer: A. filtered out most pupils at each level

1. A pyramid is wide at the base and narrow at the top. 2. Colonial schooling admitted a broad intake at the lowest level. 3. At each stage above, the number of places fell sharply, so most pupils were filtered out. 4. Only a small elite reached secondary and higher education, which is the narrow apex. 5. The system was also segregative, allocating schooling by race, which is a separate criticism from its pyramidal shape. _Source: NECTA ACSEE 2023 History 112/1, Question 1: Political and Economic Development in Tanzania_

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Private secondary schools were introduced in Tanzania during the:

  1. 1960s
  2. 1970s
  3. 1980s
  4. 1990s
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Correct answer: D. 1990s

1. The first decades after independence concentrated on state provision and expanding access. 2. Education for Self Reliance and Universal Primary Education belong to that earlier period. 3. Private secondary schools were introduced in the 1990s, widening provision beyond the state. 4. Cost sharing in higher learning institutions belongs to the same later phase of policy. _Source: NECTA ACSEE 2023 History 112/1, Question 1: Political and Economic Development in Tanzania_

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