SESSION 2 2 Programme of Assessment Grades 10

SESSION 2. 2 Programme of Assessment Grades 10 - 12

Programme of Assessment Grades 10 - 12 Outcome • To provide an overview of assessment requirements for Grades 10 - 12

Assessment – Gr 10, 11, 12 Informal • Daily assessment • Monitor learner’s progress • Improve teaching • Scaffold learning • Stepping stones to tasks in Programme of Assessment • Not required to record • Mainly formative Formal • Programme of Assessment • Systematic way of evaluating learner progress • Used for promotion / certification • Recorded • Mainly summative

Programme of Assessment Grades 10 - 12 • Includes – – Examinations Tests Other tasks such as written or practical assignments, etc. Practical Assessment Task – certain subjects • Specified number for each subject = total number required, not minimum • Collectively should cover Learning Outcomes and Assessment Standards • Submit to School Management end of previous year – used to draw up assessment plan for school

75% End of year 25% Tasks during school year

Annual Assessment Grades 10 and 11 • Tasks during the year = 25% • End-of-year examination = 75% (Includes PAT) • All assessment is internal / school-based Grade 12 • Tasks during the year = 25% • Assessment during the year is internal • External examination = 75% This is set and marked externally (Includes PAT – externally set and moderated)

Externally set Internal / School-based

Examinations Grades 10 and 11 • Two exams: Grade 12 • One/Two internal exams: – Midyear and End-of-Year – All internal / school-based – Midyear and/or Preparatory exam • External Examination • Duration to protect contact time –Two weeks per exam for internal examinations (according to Work Schedule) –End-of-Year exams not to start before November

Tests • Two tests: – First and Third terms • Scheduled • Controlled conditions • Not to be made up of a series of small tests

Other Tasks • Not tests or exams • Three tasks – one per terms 1 – 3 (see Protocol and Subject Assessment Guidelines) • Controlled conditions • Facilitated during class time by teacher • Certain aspects could be done at home e. g. sourcing information, planning, etc.

Practical Assessment Task • CAT and IT – see Subject Assessment Guidelines • Part of End-of-Year assessment (Grade 10 and 11) and External assessment (Grade 12) • 25% of End-of-Year assessment (Grade 10 and 11) • 25% of External assessment – Grade 12

What constitutes a formal task? • Vary in form and nature • Can include one or more pieces of evidence • Can include one or more forms of assessment • Can be administered over different periods of time / stages • Can include process, product, performance or combination thereof

Wrap-up • Question and answer session