, QUESTION 1
Answers are substantiated according to the National Protocol for Assessment Grades R – 12,
Government Notices No. 722 and No. 723, Government Gazette No. 34600 of 12 September 2011 and
amended as: Government Notice No. 1115 and No. 1116, Government Gazette No. 36042 of 28
December 2012
1.1 Formal assessments do not provide teachers with a systematic way of evaluating how well
learners are progressing in a particular subject and specific grade.
FALSE
‘Formal assessment (assessment of learning) provides teachers with a systematic way of evaluating
how well learners are progressing in a particular subject and in a grade. Teachers must ensure that
assessment criteria are very clear to the learners before the assessment process. This involves
explaining to the learners which knowledge and skills are being assessed and the required length of
responses. Feedback should be provided to the learners after assessment and could take the form of
whole-class discussion or teacher-learner interaction.’
1.2 School-Based assessment is not a compulsory component for progression and promotion in all
the different phases.
FALSE
‘School-Based Assessment is a compulsory component for progression and promotion in all the
different school phases…’
‘The recorded formal assessment tasks should be included in the final School-Based Assessment
mark for progression (Grades 1-8) and promotion (Grades 9-12) purposes. This means that those
tasks that are used for formal assessment are recorded and should be used to decide whether a
learner should progress or be promoted to the next grade.’
1.3 Teachers may choose not to record all performance in informal or daily assessment tasks to
support the teaching and learning process.
TRUE
‘Teachers are required to record learner performance in all formal assessment tasks. They are not
required to record performance in informal or daily assessment tasks. Teachers may however,
choose to record performance in informal or daily assessment tasks in some cases to support the
teaching and learning process.’
1.4 Classroom assessment should not provide an indication of learner achievement in the most
effective and efficient manner by ensuring that adequate evidence of achievement is collected
using various forms of assessments.
FALSE
‘Classroom assessment should provide an indication of learner achievement in the most effective
and efficient manner by ensuring that adequate evidence of achievement is collected using various
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