PRESENTATION ON ASSESSMENT Compiled & Presented by: Mrs T.P. Sithole

OUTLINE Subject changes Grade 10 and 11 Physical Sciences and Mathematics Preparatory Examinations Examination Guidelines School Based Assessment

SUBJECT CHANGES: 2015 Mandating policies: Govt Gazette No dated 29 August 2008 and Govt Gazette No dated 28 December 2012 Grade 10: two subjects – by the beginning of the third term, subject to the approval of the principal Grade 11: two subjects – by 28 February – principal approves Grade 12: one subject in exceptional cases (eg “learner moving from one province or school to another”) – by 31 January of grade 12 year – approval from Head of Assessment Body. KZN CIRCULAR NO. 09 OF 2013

SUBJECT CHANGES 2015 CONTD… DISTRICTRECEIVEDAPPROVED NOT APPROVED APPEALS Sisonke5230 Amajuba Pinetown Uthungulu Umlazi Umzinyathi Ugu18 00 Zululand Ilembe18990 Umgungundlovu Umkhanyakude ICG TOTALS

PREPARATORY EXAMINATIONS Accounting, English FAL, Geography, History, Life Sciences, Mathematics and Physical Science. To quality assure selected question papers against standardised criteria To ensure that quality is comparable to standards of the final NSC examination papers Provincial Internal Moderators and Examiners have feedback sessions with National examiners

GRADES 10 AND 11: PHYSICAL SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS In 2015, examinations to be set by DBE Semi-external: set and moderated nationally and marked internally by schools It will be for promotion and progression Dates have been finalised and examplar question papers will be distributed Timetable will be communicated in due course

EXAMINATION GUIDELINES: Purpose: to provide depth and scope of content to be addressed in grade 12 Assist educators to prepare learners Format of end-of-year paper Relevant sections of CAPS for the subject which have a direct effect on the setting of paper Degrees of challenge Were the guidelines used last year?

SBA: A TICKING TIME-BOMB SBA marks versus written exam mark – correlation! false expectations created resulting process – scramble for marks Systemic effects of non-submission of SBA marks: 1 – 10 candidates doing a subject – and if even one without SBA marks: all candidates not resulted 11 – 12 candidates doing subject, at least 10 marks must be in, or all 12 not resulted 12+ candidates doing subject - 80% of marks must be in or all not resulted

SBA: A TICKING TIME-BOMB If required number not met – results in the subject will not be available Impact of incomplete results in subjects: result of school cannot be calculated: Bachelors, Higher Certificate and Diploma, % pass of school and district/province Setting up learners for failure – example…

SBA: A TICKING TIME-BOMB  Presentation of reports at MANCO for discussion  Implementation of progression policy in FET Phase  learners progressed from Grade 11 to Grade 12 in 2014 in six districts  Bachelors – 47  Diploma – 217  Higher Certificate – 284  Not Achieved –  Incomplete Results – 177  Applied for remark - 11

CONCLUSION Analysis and statistical data from tests – what do data say to us? Have you interrogated your previous tests against data/results produced? How do your test results inform teaching and learning? How do your test results inform interventions?