Friday, October 5, 2007

Examinations

Getting the balance in examinations is a bit tricky. Each AS does NOT carry the same weight. Not all ASs are tested in a written or practical examination. CAT actually has 4 papers. The PAT assesses much of LO3 and LO2. The written paper assesses mainly LO1, and a little of the other LOs. The practical paper assesses mainly LO2 but also LO3.
Enjoy setting your papers. Think of a topic of interest to the learners when you set a paper, and base the paper in the scenario. I have managed to create a cool paper for Gr 10 Written and it is all based on a scenario, testing operational knowledge in that scenario with a problem based approach. This weekend I must set the practical paper. I have been mentally creating it for some time - I know it takes ages to create such a paper but when you see learners enjoying a paper, it makes one feel good. I usually base the grade 10 and 11 papers on the same scenario with questions of lesser or greater difficulty.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Ons provinsie (noord wes) het klaar laat blyk ons kry nie common papers nie, en ons moet self opstel. Ek is baie onseker oor die graad 11 se vraestel veral tov ACCESS. is daar vraestelle beskikbaar wat ons kan aanpas of 'n idee kry van die standaard. Ek sou verkies as dit in afrikaans kan wees.