FORMAL ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES (CAPS, page 72) NS GRADE 6 TOTAL FORMAL TERM 1 TERM 2 TERM 3 TERM 4 MARKS FOR TOTAL ASSESSMENTS THE YEAR 1 Test 1 Exam or 1 Test 1 selected [20 marks] test on [20 marks] practical work from task terms 1 & [15 marks] Together 1 selected 1 selected 2 [50 make up practical practical School-based task marks] task 150 marks 75% of total assessments marks for [15 marks] [15 marks] the year 1 selected practical task [15 marks] Exam on Makes up work from Exams 25% of total terms 3 & 50 marks [60 Minutes] marks for 4 [50 the year marks] Number of Total 8 formal 2 2 2 2 assessments Total: 100% assessments [200 marks] At the end of each term (Terms 1 3): The marks can be reported as a percentage and related to – the 7-point rating code. At the end of the year: Step 1: ADD up all the School-based assessment raw marks from each term to get a total out of 150 marks Step 2: ADD the Final Exam raw mark to the School-based assessment total mark in Step 1 Step 3: CONVERT to a percentage and report in relation to the 7-point rating code below, if required. B: Should the teacher choose to allocate more marks for tests and tasks, the example below can be used. Recording and reporting for each term Marks should be recorded and converted into a percentage for each term. Percentages are reported and may be related to the 7-point rating code. How to calculate each for each term learner’s % Step 1: Add together formally assessed marks achieved by each learner Step 2: Divide by total marks possible Step 3: Multiply this mark by 100 to give the % achieved For example: Learner score = 34 out of a possible 60 marks for the test and tasks added together for a term. 34 ÷ 60 x 100 = 56.6%* * rather than use decimal points round any fraction from .5 and bigger up to next whole percentage. The above example will be rounded up to 57%
FORMAL ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES (CAPS, page 72) NS GRADE 6 FORMAL ASSESSMENTS TERM 1 TERM 2 TERM 3 TERM 4 TOTAL MARKS FOR THE YEAR TOTAL School-based assessments 1 Test [20 marks] 1 selected practical task [15 marks] 1 Exam or test on work from terms 1 & 2 [50 marks] 1 selected practical task [15 marks] 1 Test [20 marks] 1 selected practical task [15 marks] 1 selected practical task [15 marks] 150 marks Together make up 75% of total marks for the year Exams [60 Minutes] Exam on work from terms 3 & 4 [50 marks] 50 marks Makes up 25% of total marks for the year Number of formal assessments 2 2 2 2 Total 8 assessments [200 marks] Total: 100% At the end of each term (Terms 1 – 3): The marks can be reported as a percentage and related to the 7-point rating code. At the end of the year: Step 1: ADD up all the School-based assessment raw marks from each term to get a total out of 150 marks Step 2: ADD the Final Exam raw mark to the School-based assessment total mark in Step 1 Step 3: CONVERT to a percentage and report in relation to the 7-point rating code below, if required. B: Should the teacher choose to allocate more marks for tests and tasks, the example below can be used. Recording and reporting for each term Marks should be recorded and converted into a percentage for each term. Percentages are reported and may be related to the 7-point rating code. How to calculate each learner’s % for each term Step 1: Add together formally assessed marks achieved by each learner Step 2: Divide by total marks possible Step 3: Multiply this mark by 100 to give the % achieved For example: Learner score = 34 out of a possible 60 marks for the test and tasks added together for a term. 34 ÷ 60 x 100 = 56.6%* * rather than use decimal points round any fraction from .5 and bigger up to next whole percentage. The above example will be rounded up to 57%
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