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FET PHASE 1
Cognitive Levels of AssessmentFET Phase
2 COGNITIVE LEVELS OF ASSESSMENT
ContentsContentsDear Teachers ................................................................................................................ 4What is assessment? ....................................................................................................4Why do we assess? .......................................................................................................4What are the principles of assessment? ...............................................................5What are di�erent types of assessment? .............................................................5What is the di�erence between formal and informal assessment? ...........6Assessment and Cognitive Skills .............................................................................6What are Cognitive skills? ..........................................................................................7Examples of Cognitive Learning Strategies ........................................................7Agricultural Sciences ...................................................................................................8Programme of Formal Assessment ........................................................................8Cognitive Development Levels ...............................................................................9Accounting .................................................................................................................. 10Programme of Formal Assessment ..................................................................... 10Cognitive Development Levels ............................................................................ 11First Additional Languages .................................................................................... 13Programme of Formal Assessment ..................................................................... 13Cognitive Development Levels ............................................................................ 15Home Languages ...................................................................................................... 17Programme of Formal Assessment ..................................................................... 17Cognitive Development Levels ............................................................................ 19Geography ................................................................................................................... 21Programme of Formal Assessment ..................................................................... 21
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Cognitive Development Levels ............................................................................ 26History ........................................................................................................................... 27Programme of Formal Assessment ..................................................................... 27Cognitive Development Levels ............................................................................ 29Life Orientation .......................................................................................................... 33Programme of Formal Assessment ..................................................................... 33Cognitive Development Levels ............................................................................ 34Religion Studies ......................................................................................................... 36Programme of Formal Assessment ..................................................................... 36Cognitive Development Levels ............................................................................ 39Physical Sciences ....................................................................................................... 40Programme of Formal Assessment ..................................................................... 40Cognitive Development Levels ............................................................................ 42Mathematical Literacy ............................................................................................. 44Programme of Formal Assessment ..................................................................... 44Cognitive Development Levels ............................................................................ 45Life Sciences ................................................................................................................ 49Programme of Formal Assessment ..................................................................... 49Cognitive Development Levels ............................................................................ 53Tourism.......................................................................................................................... 54Programme of Formal Assessment ..................................................................... 54Cognitive Development Levels ............................................................................ 58
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Dear Teachers Dear Teachers
The Department of Basic Education updated formal assessment tasks in various subjects to improve the focus on teaching and learning. Assessment needs to be carefully planned around the appropriate cognitive levels.
We have unpacked all there is to know about the changes to assessment and the use of cognitive levels in this booklet.
The amendments must be read in conjunction with the relevant Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement for the identi�ed subjects in the FET band.
We hope you will �nd this both useful and motivational.
The Shuters Team
What is Assessment?
“A systematic way of assessment used by the teacher to determine how well learners are progressing in a grade and a particular subject.”
It is a continuous process of identifying, gathering and interpreting information about the learner’s performance in a valid and reliable way. It has four steps:
1. Generating and collecting evidence of achievement.
2. Evaluating this evidence.
3. Recording the �ndings.
4. Using this information for improving teaching and learning.
It is an interactive process between learners and the teacher that informs the teacher how well their learners are learning what they are teaching!
Why do we assess?
• To improve learning. (What can the learner do to improve? Am I actively using assessment results to inform my teaching.)
• To determine the learner’s developmental stage and skill level. This information is used to plan for individual learners, activities and learning.
• This will help the teacher to guide, assist with and participate in the development and learning of learners.
• To provide insight to the teacher.
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What are the principles of assessment? To help learners reach their full potential, assessment should:
• Be authentic, continuous, multi-dimensional, varied and balanced
• Take into account the diverse needs of learners and the context, and therefore use various assessment strategies
• Be an integral part of the teaching and learning process, and should help you to evaluate the teaching and learning processes
• Be accurate, objective, valid, fair, manageable and time e�cient
• Be based on information from several contexts, take many forms and include a range of competencies and uses
• Be bias-free and sensitive to gender, race, cultural background and abilities
• Be criterion-referenced as far as possible
• Be transparent so that learner and teacher have a clear understanding of what the expectations are for any assessment task.
What are the different types of assessment?• Baseline assessment – is usually used at the beginning of a phase, grade or
learning experience to establish what learners already know or what they can do. It assists teachers with the planning of learning activities or programmes.
• Formative assessment – is developmental. It is used by teachers to provide feedback to the learner and track whether or not the learner has progressed. It helps day-to-day teaching and learning, and may suggest ways in which learning activities can be changed to suit diverse learner’s needs.
• Summative assessment – gives an overall picture of the achievements of a learner at a given time, for example, at the end of a term or year. Summative assessment is like a ‘snapshot’ of a learner’s progress at a particular point in time (and formative assessment is like a ‘video’ of a learner’s progress during the process).
• Diagnostic assessment – is a speci�c type of formative assessment. It may lead to some form of intervention, or remedial action, or revision programme. It can help to identify strengths and weaknesses of a learner, or of a teaching methodology. The results can help you to plan individual support for learners who have problems.
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INFORMAL ASSESSMENT FORMAL ASSESSMENT
Informal, or daily assessment is the monitoring and enhancing of learner’s progress. This is done through teacher observation and teacher-learner interactions, which may be initiated by either teachers or learners.
Informal, or daily assessment may be as simple as stopping during the lesson to observe learners or to discuss with the learners how learning is progressing. It should be used to provide feedback to the learners and teachers, close the gaps in learner’s knowledge and skills and improve teaching. Informal assessment builds towards formal assessment.
Formal assessment provides teachers with a systemic 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. Examples of formal assessments include projects, oral presentations, demonstrations, performances, tests, examinations and practical demonstrations.
What is the difference between formal and informal assessment?
• Systemic assessment – Systemic assessment is an external way of monitoring the education system by comparing learners’ performance to national indicators of learner achievement. It involves monitoring of learner attainment at regular intervals, using nationally or provincially de�ned measuring instruments. This form of evaluation compares and aggregates information about learner achievements so that it can be used to assist in curriculum development and evaluation of teaching and learning. For the General Education and Training Band, systemic evaluation usually targets Grade 3, Grade 6 and Grade 9 Languages and Mathematics.
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Assessment and Cognitive SkillsEach test and examination must cater for a range of cognitive levels.
What are Cognitive skills?The brain uses foundational skills, called cognitive skills, to accomplish the conscious mental activities, which include thinking, reasoning, understanding and learning. Working together, these skills take incoming information and move it into the bank of knowledge we use every day at school, at work, and in life. Each of our cognitive skills plays an important part in processing new information. That means if even one of these skills is weak, no matter the information that comes our way, understanding, remembering and using that information is impacted. In fact, most learning struggles are caused by one or more weak cognitive skills.
Examples of Cognitive Learning Strategies
• Asking learners to re�ect on their experiences
• Helping learners to �nd new solutions to problems
• Encouraging discussion about what is being taught
• Helping learners to explore and understand how ideas are connected
• Asking learners to justify and explain their thinking
• Using visualisation to improve learners’ understanding and recall
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Working Memory Long Term
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Auditory Processing
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Agricultural SciencesProgramme of Formal AssessmentIn Grades 10 and 11 all assessment tasks are assessed internally.
Formal Assessment: Grades 10 and 11 (6 tasks)Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
Task based assessment 1: 25%Control test 1: 75%
Task based assessment 2: 25%Mid-year examination: 75%
Control test 2: 100% SBA: WeightingTask based assessment: Task based 1: 20 Task based 2: 20 Test based assessment: Control test 1: 15 marks June examination: 30 marks Control test 2: 15 marks Total: 100 Final Examination: Total: 300
100 100 100 Total progression mark: 400
Programme of Assessment: Grades 10 and 11 (6 tasks)Assessment Tasks
SBA End-of-year assessment
Percentage allocated
25% 75%
Forms of assessment
Practical Investigation
Research project/Assignment
Controlled tests Mid-year examinations
November examinations
Number of pieces
1 1 2 1 1Paper 1 and 2
Marks 20 20 15 15 30 150 150
Sub totals 100 300
Grand total 400
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The verbs used in examinations/test questions
Level Cognitive Levels Percentage1 Knowledge 40
2 Comprehension and Application 40
3 Analysis, evaluation and synthesis 20
Level Verb Explanation1 Identify Name the essential characteristics
1 Label Identify on a diagram or drawing
1 List Write a list of items, with no additional detail
1 Mention Refer to relevant points
1 Name Give the name (proper noun) of something
1 State Write down information without discussion
1 Tabulate Draw a table and indicate the answers as direct pairs
2 Calculate This means a numerical answer is required – in general, you should show your working, especially where two or more steps are involved
2 Classify Group things based on common characteristics
2 De�ne Give a clear meaning
2 Describe State in words (using diagrams where appropriate) the main points of a structure/process/phenomenon/investigation
2 Di�erentiate Use di�erences to qualify categories
2 Discuss Consider all information and reach a conclusion
2 Explain Make clear; interpret and spell out
3 Analyse Separate, examine and interpret
3 Compare Point out or show both similarities and di�erences between things, concepts or phenomena
3 Determine To calculate something, or to discover the answer by examining evidence
3 Suggest O�er an explanation or a solution
Agricultural Sciences Cognitive Development Levels
To judge the level of di�culty of each examination/test question, you need to consider the demands that each question makes on the cognitive schema of an average learner and the intrinsic di�culty of the question or task. To make this judgment, you need to identify where the di�culty or ease in a question resides.
1 2 3Easy for the average learner to answer.
Moderately challenging for the average learner to answer.
Di�cult for the average learner to answer.
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Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
Ass
essm
ent
Pres
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tion
Test
Proj
ect
Mid
-yea
r Ex
amin
atio
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Case
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Test
Year
mar
k
Fina
l ex
amin
atio
n
Tota
l
Marks 50 100 50 1 paper2 ½ hours200
50 100 2 papers 2 hours each 2 x 150 = 300
Convert to mark out of:
10 (50 ÷ 5)
20(100 ÷ 5)
20(50 ÷ 2.5)
20 (200 ÷ 10)
10(50 ÷ 5)
20 (100 ÷ 5)
100 300 400
Term weighting
25 75 25 75 25 75
Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
Ass
essm
ent
Pres
enta
tion
Test
Proj
ect
Mid
-yea
r Ex
amin
atio
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Case
stu
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Test
Year
mar
k
Fina
l ex
amin
atio
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Tota
l
Marks 50 100 50 2 papers 2 hours each 2 x 150 = 300
50 100 2 papers 2 hours each 2 x 150 = 300
Convert to mark out of:
10 (50 ÷ 5)
20(100 ÷ 5)
20(50 ÷ 2.5)
20 (300 ÷ 15)
10(50 ÷ 5)
20 (100 ÷ 5)
100 300 400
Term weighting
25 75 25 75 25 75
AccountingProgramme of Formal AssessmentThe requirements (number and nature of tasks) for Accounting are indicated below:
Grade 11
Grade 10
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Content stipulated speci�cally for the grade 80%
Content stipulated in previous grades which impacts on assessment in subsequent grades 20%
Tests
Two tests, written under controlled conditions, are prescribed for Grades 10-11. These tests should adhere to the following:
• they must be completed by all classes in the same grade on the same day;
• all learners write the same test, which is completed under examination conditions;
• questions must comply with year-end examination standards;
• where there is more than one teacher, agreement must be reached on the scope, as well as the date and time of the test;
• duration of each of these tests should be one and half hours for 100 marks;
• tests should cover the di�erent cognitive levels as in examinations. See table on cognitive levels below.
Examinations
The following guidelines should be considered when constructing examinations:
• Content
• Problem-solving
Approximately 10% to 15% of all examinations should address problem-solving questions using critical and creative thinking. These include the solving of real-life problems within the context of the Accounting curriculum.
Accounting Cognitive Development Levels• Remembering
• Understanding
• Applying
• Analysing
• Evaluating
• Creating
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* In proportion to time devoted to each topic
Implementation date Paper Time Marks Topics*Grade 10 2018 Paper 1 2 hours 150 Discipline 1
Paper 2 2 hours 150 Discipline 2
Grade 11 2019 Paper 1 2 hours 150 Discipline 1
Paper 2 2 hours 150 Discipline 2
* In proportion to time devoted to each topic
Implementation date Paper Time Marks Topics*Grade 10 2018 One paper 2 ½ hours 200 As indicated in ATP
Grade 11 2019 Paper 1 2 hours 150 Discipline 1
Paper 2 2 hours 150 Discipline 2
NB.: The two papers must be written on two separate days.
Final examination
Grades 10 and 11 should write two papers each of two hours and 150 marks as a �nal examination.
NB.: The two papers must be written on two separate days.
Basic thinking skills (e.g. factual recall, low level comprehension and low-level application)
30%
Moderately high thinking skills (e.g. more advanced application, interpretation and low-level analysis)
40%
Higher-order thinking skills (e.g. advanced analytical skills, evaluation and creative problem-solving)
30%
Cognitive levels Degrees of di�cultyBasic thinking skills Easy Moderate Di�cult
Moderately high thinking skills Easy Moderate Di�cult
Higher-order thinking skills Easy Moderate Di�cult
Overall di�culty weighting: 30% 40% 30%
Mid-year examinations
Below is an outline of the structure of the mid-year examinations in each of the grades.
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Programme of AssessmentTasks per Term End-of-year examinations
Term 1:1 Written test+2 Tasks
Term 2:2 Tasks+1 Mid-year-examination comprising:2 Papers:Paper 1 – Language in contextPaper 2 – Literature
Term 3:2 Tasks
Term 4:1 Internal end-of-year examination comprising:3 Papers:Paper 1 – Language in contextPaper 2 – LiteraturePaper 3 – Writing+Paper 4 – Oral
Term mark (Terms 1-3)• Each term, add totals for each task and convert to % for term mark.
Promotion mark:• Add totals for tasks from term 1 to term3, excluding oral marks, and convert to 25%.• Convert Paper 1 to 20%• Convert Paper 2 to 17,5%• Convert Paper 3 to 25%• Add totals for oral tasks throughout the year and convert to 12,5% (Paper 4).
Formal assessment tasks in Term 1Task 1 Task 2 Task 3
Oral (10 marks)Listening for comprehension
Writing (50 marks)Essay:Grade 10: Narrative/descriptive/discursiveGrade 11: Narrative/descriptive/discursive/argumentative/re�ective
**Test 1 (40 marks)Language in context:Comprehension and Summary
Formal assessment tasks in Term 2Task 4 Task 5 Task 6
Oral (20 marks)Prepared speech
Literature (35 marks)Assignment
Mid-year-examinations (150 marks)Paper 1: Language in context (80 marks) – 2 hoursPaper 2: Literature (70 marks) – 2 ½ hours
First Additional Languages
Overview of the Programme of Assessment requirements Grades 10-11
Programme of Formal Assessment
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Formal assessment tasks in Term 3Task 7 Task 8
Oral (20 marks)Prepared reading aloud/unprepared speech/informal speaking in group
Writing (30 marks)Longer transactional writing: friendly/formal letters (request/compliant/application/business)/formal and informal letters to the press/curriculum vitae and covering letter/obituary/agenda and minutes of meeting/report/review/newspaper article/ magazine article/dialogue/interview/email
Evidence must be available of informal assessment of writing activities: essays, longer and shorter transactional texts in each term according to the requirements of the Teaching Plans.
Formal assessment tasks in Term 4Task 9
End-of-year examinationsPaper 1 – Language in context (80) – 2 hoursPaper 2 – Literature (70) – 2 ½ hoursPaper 3 – Writing (100) – 2 ½ hoursPaper 4 – *Orals (50)
*Oral: Learners should do one prepared speech task (Task 4), one listening comprehension task (Task1) and one other (Task 7), e.g. prepared reading aloud/ unprepared speech/ informal speaking in group work during the year.
**Test 1 could be set out of 40 marks or, if more, should be converted to 40 marks. While the Comprehension and Summary combination is suggested, teachers are urged to design a combination of aspects that �t the character (test programme, time allocation, etc.) of the school.
A test in the Programme of Assessment should not be made up of several smaller tests. Each test should cover a substantial amount of content, should be set for 45-60 minutes, and should re�ect the di�erent cognitive levels as set out for exam papers.
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FET PHASE 17
Home Languages
Overview of the Programme of Assessment requirements Grades 10-11
Programme of AssessmentTasks per Term End-of-year examinations
Term 1:1 Written test+3 Tasks
Term 2:2 Tasks+1 Mid-year-examination comprising:2 Papers:Paper 1 – Language in contextPaper 2 – Literature
Term 3:1 Literature Assignment+1 Task
Term 4:1 Internal end-of-year examination comprising:3 Papers:Paper 1 – Language in contextPaper 2 – LiteraturePaper 3 – Writing+Paper 4 – Oral
Term mark (Terms 1-3)• Each term, add totals for each task and convert to % for term mark.
Promotion mark:• Add totals for tasks from term 1 to term3, excluding oral marks, and convert to 25%.• Convert Paper 1 to 17,5%• Convert Paper 2 to 20%• Convert Paper 3 to 25%• Add totals for oral tasks throughout the year and convert to 12,5% (Paper 4).
Formal assessment tasks in Term 1Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4
*Oral (15 marks)Listening for comprehension
Writing (25 marks)Transactional writing: friendly/formal letters (request/compliant/application/business)/formal and informal letters to the press/curriculum vitae and covering letter/obituary/agenda and minutes of meeting/report/review/newspaper article/ magazine/article/dialogue/interview/ email
*Oral (15 marks)Unprepared speech
**Test 1 (35 marks)Language in context: ComprehensionSummaryLanguage structures and conventions
Programme of Formal Assessment
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Formal assessment tasks in Term 2Task 5 Task 6 Task 7
Writing (50 marks)Essay:Grade 10: Narrative/descriptive/discursiveGrade 11: Narrative/descriptive/discursive/argumentative/re�ective
*Oral (10 marks)Unprepared reading aloud/ Prepared speech
Mid-year-examinations (150 marks)Paper 1: Language in context (70 marks) – 2 hoursPaper 2: Literature (80 marks) – 2 ½ hours
Formal assessment tasks in Term 3Task 8 Task 9
Literature (35 marks)Assignment/Project
*Oral (10 marks)Prepares speech
Formal assessment tasks in Term 4Task 10
End-of-year examinationsPaper 1 – Language in context (70) – 2 hoursPaper 2 – Literature (80) – 2 ½ hoursPaper 3 – Writing (100) – 3 hoursPaper 4 – *Orals (50)
*Oral: For formal assessment: Learners should do one listening for comprehension (Task 1), one unprepared speech (Task 3), and either two prepared speeches OR one prepared speech and one unprepared reading aloud (Task 6 and Task 9).
**Test 1 could be set out of 35 marks or, if more, should be converted to 35 marks. While the Comprehension, summary, language structures and conventions combination is suggested, teachers are urged to design a combination of aspects that �t the character (test programme, time allocation, etc.) of the school.
A test in the Programme of Assessment should not be made up of several smaller tests. Each test should cover a substantial amount of content, should be set for 45-60 minutes, and should re�ect the di�erent cognitive levels as set out for exam papers.
FET PHASE 19
Cogn
itiv
e le
vels
Act
ivit
yPe
rcen
tage
of
task
Lite
ral (
Leve
l 1)
Reor
gani
sati
on (L
evel
2)
Que
stio
ns th
at d
eal w
ith in
form
atio
n ex
plic
itly
stat
ed in
the
text
. •
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e th
e th
ings
/peo
ple/
plac
es/e
lem
ents
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ate
the
fact
s/re
ason
s/po
ints
/idea
s …
•
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tify
the
reas
ons/
pers
ons/
caus
es …
•
List
the
poin
ts/f
acts
/nam
es/r
easo
ns …
•
Des
crib
e th
e pl
ace/
pers
on/c
hara
cter
...
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late
the
inci
dent
/epi
sode
/exp
erie
nce
…
Que
stio
ns th
at re
quire
ana
lysi
s, sy
nthe
sis
or o
rgan
isat
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of in
form
atio
n ex
plic
itly
stat
ed in
the
text
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Sum
mar
ise
the
mai
n po
ints
/idea
s/pr
os/c
ons/
…
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roup
the
com
mon
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men
ts/f
acto
rs …
•
Stat
e th
e si
mila
ritie
s/di
�ere
nces
…
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ive
an o
utlin
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…
Leve
ls 1
and
2: 4
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Infe
renc
e (L
evel
3)
Que
stio
ns th
at re
quire
a c
andi
date
’s en
gage
men
t with
info
rmat
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expl
icitl
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ated
in th
e te
xt in
te
rms
of h
is/h
er p
erso
nal e
xper
ienc
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plai
n th
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ain
idea
…
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mpa
re th
e id
eas/
attit
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/act
ions
…
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hat i
s th
e w
riter
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r cha
ract
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inte
ntio
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otiv
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ason
…
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plai
n th
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use/
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•
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men
t/at
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rrat
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riter
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ract
er …
•
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doe
s th
e m
etap
hor/
sim
ile/im
age
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andi
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•
Wha
t, do
you
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k, w
ill b
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e ou
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ect,
etc.
of a
n ac
tion/
a si
tuat
ion
…
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l 3: 4
0%
Hom
e La
ngua
ge C
ogni
tive
Dev
elop
men
t Le
vels
20 COGNITIVE LEVELS OF ASSESSMENT
Eval
uati
on (L
evel
4)
App
reci
atio
n (L
evel
5)
Thes
e qu
estio
ns d
eal w
ith ju
dgem
ents
con
cern
ing
valu
e an
d w
orth
. The
se in
clud
e ju
dgem
ents
re
gard
ing
real
ity, c
redi
bilit
y, fa
cts
and
opin
ions
, val
idity
, log
ic a
nd re
ason
ing,
and
issu
es s
uch
as th
e de
sira
bilit
y an
d ac
cept
abili
ty o
f dec
isio
ns a
nd a
ctio
ns in
term
s of
mor
al v
alue
s. •
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you
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k th
at w
hat t
rans
pire
s is
cre
dibl
e/re
alis
tic/ p
ossi
ble
…?
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the
writ
er’s
argu
men
t val
id/lo
gica
l/con
clus
ive
…
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iscu
ss/C
omm
ent c
ritic
ally
on
the
actio
n/ in
tent
ion/
mot
ive/
att
itude
/sug
gest
ion/
impl
icat
ion
…
• D
o yo
u ag
ree
with
the
view
/sta
tem
ent/
obse
rvat
ion/
inte
rpre
tatio
n th
at…
•
In y
our v
iew
, is
the
writ
er/n
arra
tor/
char
acte
r jus
ti�ed
in s
ugge
stin
g/ a
dvoc
atin
g th
at …
(S
ubst
antia
te y
our r
espo
nse/
Giv
e re
ason
s fo
r you
r ans
wer
.) •
Is th
e ch
arac
ter’s
att
itude
/beh
avio
ur/a
ctio
n ju
sti�
able
or a
ccep
tabl
e to
you
? G
ive
a re
ason
for y
our
answ
er.
• W
hat d
oes
a ch
arac
ter’s
act
ions
/att
itude
(s)/
mot
ives
… s
how
abo
ut h
im/h
er in
the
cont
ext o
f un
iver
sal v
alue
s?
• D
iscu
ss c
ritic
ally
/Com
men
t on
the
valu
e ju
dgem
ents
mad
e in
the
text
.
Thes
e qu
estio
ns a
re in
tend
ed to
ass
ess
the
psyc
holo
gica
l and
aes
thet
ic im
pact
of t
he te
xt o
n th
e ca
ndid
ate.
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y fo
cus
on e
mot
iona
l res
pons
es to
the
cont
ent,
iden
ti�ca
tion
with
cha
ract
ers
or
inci
dent
s, an
d re
actio
ns to
the
writ
er’s
use
of la
ngua
ge (s
uch
as w
ord
choi
ce a
nd im
ager
y).
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cuss
you
r res
pons
e to
the
text
/inci
dent
/situ
atio
n/ c
on�i
ct/d
ilem
ma.
•
Do
you
empa
this
e w
ith th
e ch
arac
ter?
Wha
t act
ion/
deci
sion
wou
ld y
ou h
ave
take
n if
you
had
been
in
the
sam
e si
tuat
ion?
•
Dis
cuss
/Com
men
t on
the
writ
er’s
use
of la
ngua
ge …
•
Dis
cuss
the
e�ec
tiven
ess
of th
e w
riter
’s st
yle/
intr
oduc
tion/
con
clus
ion/
imag
ery/
met
apho
rs/u
se o
f po
etic
tech
niqu
es/ l
itera
ry d
evic
es …
Leve
ls 4
and
5: 2
0%
FET PHASE 21
Geography
Overview of the Programme of Formal Assessment requirements Grades 10-11
Grade Formal Assessment SBA Weighting
(25%)
Final Exam (75%) Total
10 EssayMapwork task2 Controlled testsMid-year examination
1 x 20 = 201 x 20 = 202 x 20 = 401 x 20 = 20 200
End-of-year examination Paper 1 = 120 (2 x 60) 30 (1 x 30) Total: 150Paper 2 = 120 (2 x 60) 30 (1 x 30) Total: 150
100 + 300 400
11 ResearchMapwork task2 Controlled testsMid-year examination
1 x 20 = 201 x 20 = 202 x 20 = 401 x 20 = 20 100
End-of-year examination Paper 1 = 120 (2 x 60) 30 (1 x 30) Total: 150Paper 2 = 120 (2 x 60) 30 (1 x 30) Total: 150
100 + 300 400
22 COGNITIVE LEVELS OF ASSESSMENT
Programme of Formal AssessmentThe total mark for each grade in FET is weighted as follows:
• year mark 25%; and
• fourth term examination 75%.
Grade 10 Grade 11Term Assessment
noType of
assessmentRaw
markTerm
weightingSBA
weightingRaw
markTerm
weightingSBA
weighting
1 1 Controlled test
60 75% 20 60 75% 20
2 Essay (Gr. 10)Research (Gr. 11)
100 25% 20 100 25% 20
2 3 Mapwork 60 25% 20 60 25% 20
4 Mid-year examination
150 75% 20 150 75% 20
3 5 Test 60 100% 20 60 100% 20
Year mark 100
4 6 End-of-year examinations (Paper 1 and 2) 300
Total Assessment 400
Percentage 100%
Examples of possible assessment activities:
Type of task Assessment options or combination of options Assessment 1Mapwork task(Grade 10-12)
• Reading, analysing and interpreting topographical and orthophoto maps• Reading, analysing and interpreting di�erent types of photographs• Reading and interpreting sketch maps• Conducting �eld work, recording and interpreting �ndings• Making sketches of features or patterns• Applying a variety of relevant GIS techniques
Assessment 2Essay writing(Grade 10)Research(Grade 11 and 12)
• Analysing and synthesising information from di�erent sources• Conducting �eld work, recording and interpreting �ndings• Using and analysing case studies• Applying a variety of relevant GIS techniques• Evaluating arguments, expressing and/or supporting or disagreeing with a
point of view with substantiation
NB. Data Handling should be integrated in all the other formal assessment tasks
FET PHASE 23
1. Assessment Tasks (Essay/Research and Mapwork)
Geographical competencies that may be assessed in formal assessment tasks:
• reading, analysing and interpreting maps, photographs and satellite images;
• drawing, analysing and interpreting graphs;
• drawing and labelling sketch maps;
• labelling diagrams;
• using models;
• working with a variety of data;
• analysing and synthesising information from di�erent sources;
• conducting �eldwork, recording and interpreting �ndings
• working with concepts, data, procedures related to GIS;
• conducting and writing up research;
• writing paragraphs and essays; and
• evaluating arguments and expressing and supporting a point of view.
2. Controlled Tests
A controlled test should:
• be 60 marks and 60 minutes long.
• cover work of about four to six weeks.
• include a variety of assessments skills and techniques
– multiple choice questions
– matching columns one line answers
– written paragraphs
– labelling diagrams
– doing calculations
– working with data.
Tests (including other formal assessment tasks) should cater for a range of cognitive levels as indicated above.
24 COGNITIVE LEVELS OF ASSESSMENT
Grade 10 One paper onlyMid-year Mark allocation: 150
Time allocation: 3 hours
Question 1The Atmosphere 60 marksShort objective questions (15 marks)3 sub-questions of 15 marks each on The AtmosphereNB. ONE paragraph question of 8 marks in any of the three sub-questionsQuestion 2Geomorphology 60 marksShort objective questions (15 marks)3 sub-questions of 15 marks each on GeomorphologyNB. ONE paragraph question of 8 marks in any of the three sub-questionsQuestion 3 Mapwork 30 marksMap Skills and Calculations (10 marks)Map Interpretation (12 marks)GIS (8 marks)
3. Examinations
Grade 10
TWO papers of 150 marks each; Paper 1 (The Atmosphere, Geomorphology and Mapwork) – Paper 2 (Population, Water Resources and Mapwork) cater for a range of cognitive levels.
Grade 11
TWO papers of 150 marks each; Paper 1 (The Atmosphere, Geomorphology and Mapwork) – Paper 2 (Development Geography, Resources and Sustainability, and Mapwork).
FET PHASE 25
End-of-year Paper 1 Paper 2
Mark allocation: 150Time allocation: 3 hours
Mark allocation: 150Time allocation: 3 hours
Question 1The Atmosphere 60 marksShort objective questions (15 marks)3 sub-questions of 15 marks each on The AtmosphereNB. ONE paragraph question of 8 marks in any of the three sub-questionsQuestion 2Geomorphology 60 marksShort objective questions (15 marks)3 sub-questions of 15 marks each on GeomorphologyNB. ONE paragraph question of 8 marks in any of the three sub-questionsQuestion 3 Mapwork 30 marksMap Skills and Calculations (10 marks)Map Interpretation (12 marks)GIS (8 marks)
Question 1Population Geography 60 marksShort objective questions (15 marks)3 questions of 15 marks each on Development Geography and Urban SettlementNB. ONE paragraph question of 8 marks in any of the three sub-questionsQuestion 2Water Resources60 marksShort objective questions (15 marks)3 questions of 15 marks each on Resources and Sustainability of South AfricaNB. ONE paragraph question of 8 marks in any of the three sub-questionsQuestion 3(Mapwork) 30 marksMap Skills and calculations (10 marks)Map interpretation (12 marks)GIS (8 marks)
Format of examinations in Grades 11
Grade 11 One paper onlyMid-year Mark allocation: 150
Time allocation: 3 hours
Question 1The Atmosphere 60 marksShort objective questions (15 marks)3 sub-questions of 15 marks each on The AtmosphereNB. ONE paragraph question of 8 marks in any of the three sub-questionsQuestion 2Geomorphology 60 marksShort objective questions (15 marks)3 sub-questions of 15 marks each on GeomorphologyNB. ONE paragraph question of 8 marks in any of the three sub-questionsQuestion 3 Mapwork 30 marksMap Skills and Calculations (10 marks)Map Interpretation (12 marks)GIS (8 marks)
26 COGNITIVE LEVELS OF ASSESSMENT
End-of-year Paper 1 Paper 2
Mark allocation: 150Time allocation: 3 hours
Mark allocation: 150Time allocation: 3 hours
Question 1The Atmosphere 60 marksShort objective questions (15 marks)3 sub-questions of 15 marks each on The AtmosphereNB. ONE paragraph question of 8 marks in any of the three sub-questionsQuestion 2Geomorphology 60 marksShort objective questions (15 marks)3 sub-questions of 15 marks each on GeomorphologyNB. ONE paragraph question of 8 marks in any of the three sub-questionsQuestion 3 Mapwork 30 marksMap Skills and Calculations (10 marks)Map Interpretation (12 marks)GIS (8 marks)
Question 1Development Geography 60 marksShort objective questions (15 marks)3 questions of 15 marks each on Development Geography and Urban SettlementNB. ONE paragraph question of 8 marks in any of the three sub-questionsQuestion 2Resources and Sustainability60 marksShort objective questions (15 marks)3 questions of 15 marks each on Resources and Sustainability of South AfricaNB. ONE paragraph question of 8 marks in any of the three sub-questionsQuestion 3(Mapwork) 30 marksMap Skills and calculations (10 marks)Map interpretation (12 marks)GIS (8 marks)
Geography Cognitive Development Levels
Grade Lower order(Knowledge/
Remembering)
Middle order(Understanding,
Applying)
Higher order(Analysing, Evaluating,
Creating)10 40% 40% 20%
11 30% 50% 20%
FET PHASE 27
His
tory
Pro
gram
me
of F
orm
al A
sses
smen
t an
d w
eigh
ting
of
task
sTh
e pr
ogra
mm
e of
ass
essm
ent i
s de
sign
ed to
spr
ead
form
al a
sses
smen
t tas
ks in
all
subj
ects
in a
sch
ool t
hrou
ghou
t a te
rm.
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de 1
0G
rade
11
Term
Ass
essm
ent n
oTy
pe o
f ass
essm
ent
Raw
m
ark
Term
w
eigh
ting
SBA
w
eigh
ting
Raw
m
ark
Term
w
eigh
ting
SBA
w
eigh
ting
11
Sour
ce-b
ased
or E
ssay
task
(1
hou
r)50
25%
1050
25%
10
2St
anda
rdis
ed te
st, w
hich
incl
udes
a
sour
ce-b
ased
que
stio
n an
d an
es
say
(2 h
ours
)
100
75%
2010
075
%20
23
Her
itage
inve
stig
atio
n or
Ora
l H
isto
ry w
ith a
rese
arch
com
pone
nt(G
r 10)
Rese
arch
or O
ral H
isto
ry ta
sk(G
r 11)
5025
%20
5025
%20
4M
id-y
ear e
xam
inat
ion
(2 h
ours
)10
075
%20
150
75%
20
35
Essa
y or
Sou
rce-
base
d ta
sk
(1 h
our)
5025
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5025
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6 St
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st, w
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udes
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ased
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100
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075
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k10
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28 COGNITIVE LEVELS OF ASSESSMENT
4 7 End of year examination (Gr 10)
End of year examination (Paper 1 and Paper 2) (Gr 11)
150 (convert to 300)
300
Total Assessment 400
Percentage 100%
Examinations
Grade 10
The suggested format for Grade 10 examinations is as follows.
Examination MarksGrade 10: One two hour (2) paper mid-year: Two questions to be answered. Each question counts 50 marks. Learners must answer one essay and one source-based question.
100
One three-hour paper at the end of the year: Learners will be required to answer three out of four questions. Each question counts 50 marks. Learners must answer one source-based, one essay and one other question (either essay or source-based). Topics for the papers will be selected by the teachers. Topics examined in June need not be repeated for examinations at the end of the year.
150
Grade 11
The suggested format for Grade 11 examinations is as follows.
Examination MarksGrade 11: One paper mid-year: One three-hour paper consisting of at least three questions. Each question counts 50 marks. Learners answer three questions.
150
Two papers at the end of the year: The Grade 11 papers will consist of two papers of three hours each. The mark allocation will be 150 for each of the question papers. Questions are set on all sections. Three questions must be answered in each paper. Paper 1: 150 marks. Each question counts 50 marks. Paper 2: 150 marks. Each question counts 50 marks. In each of the papers, learners must answer one source-based question, one essay question and one other question.
300
FET PHASE 29
His
tory
Cog
niti
ve D
evel
opm
ent
Leve
lsFo
rmal
ass
essm
ent m
ust c
ater
for a
rang
e of
cog
nitiv
e le
vels
and
abi
litie
s of
lear
ners
, as
show
n be
low
:
Cogn
itiv
e le
vels
Gra
des
10 –
12
Cogn
itiv
e le
vels
His
tori
cal s
kills
Wei
ghti
ng o
f qu
esti
ons
Typi
cal q
uest
ions
Leve
l 1•
Extr
act e
vide
nce
from
sou
rces
•
Sele
ctio
n an
d or
gani
satio
n of
rele
vant
in
form
atio
n fr
om s
ourc
es
• D
e�ni
tion
of h
isto
rical
con
cept
s
Gra
de 1
2 30
%
(15)
• W
hat i
nfor
mat
ion
in th
e so
urce
tells
you
abo
ut...
? •
Quo
te e
vide
nce
from
the
sour
ce...
•
List
reas
ons
from
the
sour
ce…
. •
Men
tion
/ Nam
e…
• Id
entif
y …
•
Wha
t, ac
cord
ing
to th
e so
urce
, ….
Gra
de 1
1 30
%
(15)
Gra
de 1
0 40
%
(20)
Leve
l 2•
Expl
anat
ion
of h
isto
rical
con
cept
s/te
rms
(in
the
cont
ext o
f …)
• In
terp
reta
tion
of e
vide
nce
from
sou
rces
•
Expl
ain
info
rmat
ion
gath
ered
from
sou
rces
•
Ana
lyse
evi
denc
e fr
om s
ourc
es
Gra
de 1
2 40
%
(20)
• W
hat d
o yo
u un
ders
tand
by
the
term
...?
• W
hat m
essa
ge d
oes
the
cart
ooni
st c
onve
y re
gard
ing
...?
• Ex
plai
n in
you
r ow
n w
ords
...
• W
hy d
o yo
u th
ink.
..?
• Co
mm
ent o
n…G
rade
11
50%
(2
5)
Gra
de 1
0 40
%
(20)
30 COGNITIVE LEVELS OF ASSESSMENT
Leve
l 3•
Inte
rpre
t and
eva
luat
e ev
iden
ce fr
om s
ourc
es
• En
gage
with
sou
rces
to d
eter
min
e its
us
eful
ness
, rel
iabi
lity,
bia
s an
d lim
itatio
ns
• Co
mpa
re a
nd c
ontr
ast i
nter
pret
atio
ns a
nd
pers
pect
ives
pre
sent
ed in
sou
rces
and
dra
w
inde
pend
ent c
oncl
usio
ns
• In
terp
reta
tion,
eva
luat
ion
and
synt
hesi
s of
ev
iden
ce fr
om re
leva
nt s
ourc
es (p
arag
raph
w
ritin
g)
Gra
de 1
2 30
%
(15)
• Ex
plai
n to
wha
t ext
ent t
he e
vide
nce
in S
ourc
e 1A
...
• Co
mpa
re th
e ev
iden
ce in
Sou
rces
2A
and
2B
and
expl
ain
how
you
wou
ld a
ccou
nt fo
r the
di�
eren
ces..
. •
Com
men
t on
the
usef
ulne
ss/ l
imita
tions
/ rel
iabi
lity
of th
e in
form
atio
n in
Sou
rces
3C
and
3D...
•
Usi
ng th
e re
leva
nt in
form
atio
n fr
om th
e so
urce
s an
d yo
ur
own
know
ledg
e…
Gra
de 1
1 20
%
(10)
Gra
de 1
0 20
%
(10)
Leve
l 1Le
vel 2
Leve
l 3
Gra
de 1
040
%40
%20
%
Gra
de 1
130
%50
%20
%
Gra
de 1
230
%40
%30
%
FET PHASE 31
Using the Cognitive Levels to set source based questions.
Question 1
The sca�olding of questions should be from simple to complex (level 1 to level 3).
This is how Source – Based questions should be arranged:
1. Study Sources 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D to answer the questions that follow:
1.1 Refer to Source 1A.
1.1.1
1.1.2
1.2 Consult Source 1B.
1.2.1
1.2.2
1.3 Read Source 1C.
1.3.1
1.3.2
1.4 Use Source 1D.
1.4.1
1.4.2
LEVEL 1 Questions can be formulated as follows:
• What information in the source tells you about...?
• Quote evidence from the source...
• Give reasons from the source….
• Mention / Name…
• Identify …
• What, according to the source, ….?
LEVEL 2 Questions can be formulated as follows:
• Explain the concept in the context of...?
• What message does the cartoonist convey regarding ...?
32 COGNITIVE LEVELS OF ASSESSMENT
• Explain in your own words ...
• Why do you think...?
• Comment on…
LEVEL 3 Questions can be formulated as follows:
• Explain to what extent the evidence in Source 1A...
• Compare the evidence in Sources 2A and 2B and explain how you would account for the di�erences/ similarities
• Explain the usefulness/ limitations/ reliability/ validity/ justi�cation of the Source … regarding …
• Using the relevant information from the sources and your own knowledge write a paragraph…
FET PHASE 33
Life OrientationProgramme of Formal Assessment
Grades 10 and 11
Term Assessment task Marks per term Year %Recording Reporting Weighting
1 Written task 80 100 22.5%
PET 10 2.5%
2 Mid-year examination 100 100 20%
PET 20 (10 × 2) (120 ÷ 120 x 100) 5%
3 Project 80 100 22.5%
PET 10 2.5%
4 Final examinations 100 100 25%
Total 400 400 100%
Formal assessment • All assessment tasks that make up a formal programme of assessment for the
year are regarded as Formal assessment.
• All formal assessment tasks are subject to moderation to ensure that appropriate standards are maintained.
• The forms of assessment used should be age and development level appropriate.
Five tasks per grade:
• Two examinations
• One project
• One written task and
• Physical Education Task (PET)
A minimum of ONE informal task should be given per week.
The �ve internal formal tasks make up 100% of the total mark out of 400 for Grades 10 and 11. In group work, learners will work as a team to complete the task, however, marks must be allocated to individual learners.
34 COGNITIVE LEVELS OF ASSESSMENT
Outline of Examinations for Grades 10-11
The outline below will be followed when setting Life Orientation examination papers for Grades 10-11. The paper will consist of three sections. Total for examination: 100 marks
Examinations must include 10% content relating to Physical Education.
Section A: 20 marks Section B: 40 marks Section C: 40 marksAll questions are compulsory All questions are compulsory Learners will answer two 20
mark questions out of three
Mark allocation for the questions should range between 1-2 marks. The questions have to be a combination of two or more types of questions ranging from: Multiple choice Fill in the blanks True or false with a justi�cation Matching columns One word answers It may also include questions that require short explanations, de�nitions or a phrase
Learners will answer TWO 20 mark questions. Short open-ended questions could be: Scenario-based, source-based, case study, cartoons, illustrations, graphs etc. Learners should display, present and apply knowledge and skills gained from the Life Orientation content. Learners should demonstrate an understanding of real-life issues a�ecting the youth and society at large.
Questions will predominantly focus on the application of knowledge and skills. Learners will explain/ unravel, solve problem/s, make decisions, give advice, evaluate, recommend strategies, make conclusions. Each question will focus on a speci�c topic or an integration of content. A short text/ diagram/ data/ graphs/ cartoons can be provided as a stimulus.
Note. Information provided in the texts have to be current, up-to-date, age-appropriate, learner-friendly and devoid of racial, cultural, religious, sexual orientation and gender stereotyping. Each section will include questions at lower, middle and higher cognitive levels. A marking memorandum or marking guideline must be used to assess learner performance. Provision must be made in the marking memorandum or guideline for additional answers as well as the learners’ own interpretation of questions. A marking grid indicating the cognitive levels of Bloom’s taxonomy levels 1-6 must be provided.
Life Orientation Cognitive Development LevelsFormal assessments in Life Orientation must cater for a range of cognitive levels and abilities of learners as follows:
Weighting Cognitive level Bloom’s taxonomy30% Lower order Levels 1 and 2
40% Middle order Levels 3 and 4
30% Higher order Levels 5 and 6
FET PHASE 35
A li
st o
f ver
bs fo
r the
di�
eren
t cog
niti
ve le
vels
:
L1 a
nd L
2L3
and
L4
L5 a
nd L
6Re
mem
beri
ngU
nder
stan
ding
App
lyin
gA
naly
sing
Eval
uati
ngCr
eati
ng
Exhi
bit m
emor
y of
pr
evio
usly
lear
ned
mat
eria
l by
reca
lling
fa
cts,
basi
c co
ncep
ts;
and
answ
ers.
Dem
onst
rate
un
ders
tand
ing
of fa
cts
and
idea
s by
: org
anis
ing,
co
mpa
ring,
tran
slat
ing,
in
terp
retin
g, g
ivin
g de
scrip
tions
and
st
atin
g m
ain
idea
s.
Solv
e pr
oble
ms
to n
ew
situ
atio
ns b
y ap
plyi
ng
acqu
ired
know
ledg
e,
fact
s te
chni
ques
and
ru
les
in a
di�
eren
t way
.
Exam
ine
and
brea
k in
form
atio
n in
to p
arts
by
iden
tifyi
ng re
ason
s or
cau
ses.
Mak
e in
fere
nce
and
�nd
evid
ence
to s
uppo
rt
gene
ralis
atio
ns.
Pres
ent a
nd d
efen
d op
inio
ns b
y m
akin
g ju
dgem
ents
abo
ut
info
rmat
ion,
val
idity
of
idea
s or
qua
lity
of
wor
k ba
sed
on a
set
of
crite
ria.
Com
pile
info
rmat
ion
toge
ther
in a
di�
eren
t w
ay b
y co
mbi
ning
el
emen
ts in
a n
ew
patt
ern
or p
ropo
sing
an
alte
rnat
ive
solu
tion.
Choo
se
De�
ne
Find
H
ow
List
M
atch
N
ame
Rela
te
Sele
ct
Wha
t W
hen
Whe
re
Whi
ch
Who
W
hy
Clas
sify
Co
mpa
re
Cont
rast
Ex
plai
n Ill
ustr
ate
Out
line
Sum
mar
ise
Infe
r Re
late
Sh
ow
Dem
onst
rate
App
ly
Choo
se
Dev
elop
Id
entif
y In
terv
iew
Co
nstr
uct
Repo
rt
Chan
ge
Conc
lude
D
emon
stra
te
Dis
cuss
Ex
plai
n Ill
ustr
ate
Inte
rpre
t Re
port
Re
view
Su
mm
aris
e Te
ll Pr
epar
e Sh
ow
Ana
lyse
Ass
ume
Cate
goris
eCl
assi
fyCo
mpa
reCo
ntra
stCo
nclu
deD
istin
guis
hEx
amin
eIn
fer
App
ly
App
rais
e A
sses
s Co
mpa
re
Conc
lude
Co
nsid
er
Criti
cise
D
ecid
e D
efen
d D
eter
min
e Ev
alua
te
Expl
ain
Inte
rpre
t Ju
dge
Just
ify
Reco
mm
end
Supp
ort
Arg
ue
Chan
ge
Choo
se
Com
bine
Co
mpi
le
Com
pose
Co
nstr
uct
Crea
te
Dev
elop
El
abor
ate
Imag
ine
Impr
ove
Plan
Pr
edic
t Pr
opos
e So
lve
Supp
ose
Prod
uce
36 COGNITIVE LEVELS OF ASSESSMENT
Religion StudiesIn Grades 10 and 11, FOUR TASKS are undertaken during the year and make up 25% of the total mark for Religion Studies, while the FIFTH task is the end-of-year examination, will make up the remaining 75%.
Programme of Formal Assessment The programme of assessment is designed to spread formal assessment tasks in all subjects in a school throughout the school year.
The weighting of marks for the FOUR internal formal assessment tasks for Grades 10 and 11 for Religion Studies is as follows:
When recording and reporting on learner performance in Religion Studies, the following marks are applicable per term.
Term Assessment task Mark per term Year %Recording Reporting
1 Written task 100 100
600/6 = 100 (SBA)2 Mid-year examination 300 100
3 Project 100 100
Test 100
4 School-based assessment (SBA)
100 25%
End of year examination 300 75%
Total for end of year 400 100%
Examinations
Grade 10 Examination: Mid-year and end-of-year
One two-hour paper: 150 marks x 2 = 300
In Grade 10 Religion Studies examination a learner will be required to answer THREE questions.
The question paper will comprise ONE compulsory question (50 marks) and TWO questions of 50 marks each.
FET PHASE 37
The outline below will be followed when setting the Religion Studies examination paper for Grade 10. The paper will consist of TWO sections.
Section A is compulsory (50 marks)
The questions have to be a combination of two or more types of questions ranging from:
• Multiple choice
• Fill in the blanks
• True or false with reasons
• Matching columns
• One-word answers
• It may also include questions that require short explanations, de�nitions or brief descriptions
Section B: Choose TWO out of THREE or FOUR questions
Each question will consist of 50 marks: 30 for source based and 20 for extended writing.
Learners will answer a scenario-based, source-based, case study or short open-ended questions. Answers will range from short responses to paragraphs. A short text/diagram/data/graphs/ may be provided as a stimulus. (30 marks)
The extended writing piece will require learners to use their own knowledge and information to produce an essay. (20 marks)
Section A: 50 marks + Section B 100 = 150
38 COGNITIVE LEVELS OF ASSESSMENT
Paper 1 Topics to be covered:
Topic Grade 111. Variety of religions • Main developments of religions
• Important concepts • Approaches aimed at inter-religious dialogue
2. Common features of religion as a generic and unique phenomenon
• Symbols • Concepts: faith, worship, prayer, meditation, mysticism,
spirituality and the artistic expression of religion • Types of rituals and their role in religions
3. Topical issues in society • Religion and politics • Co-responsibility and co-operation of religions
4. Research into and across religions
• Interviews on gender issues
A learner will be required to answer three questions: one compulsory question and a choice of two out of three to four questions of 50 marks each.
Paper ONE is divided into Section A and Section B
Section A is compulsory (50 marks)
The questions have to be a combination of two or more types of questions ranging from:
• Multiple choice
• Fill in the blanks
• True or false with reasons
• Matching columns
• One-word answers
• It may also include questions that require short explanations, de�nitions or brief descriptions
Section B: Choose two out of three or four questions 50 marks each.
Learners will answer a scenario-based, source-based, case study or short open-ended questions. Answers will range from short responses to paragraphs. A short text/diagram/data/graphs/ may be provided as a stimulus.
Grade 11 Examination: Mid-year and end-of-year
TWO 2 HOUR PAPERS: 150 + 150 = 300
Paper 1: 150 Marks
FET PHASE 39
Paper 2: 150 marks Topics to be covered in Paper 2:
Topic Grade 111. Variety of religions • The mutual interdependence of religion and social factors
• In�uence and adaptation between religions • Approaches aimed at inter-religious dialogue
2. Common features of religion as a generic and unique phenomenon
• Theories about religion • The nature and role of narrative and myth in religion
3. Topical issues in society • Religion and the state • How religious beliefs in�uence the development of state
policies and practices • Religions and the natural environment
4. Research into and across religions
• Interviews on gender issues • Relaxation and leisure from an ethical point of view
Three focused extended writing questions (choice of three out of four to �ve questions): 50 marks each• Questions will focus on analysing and interpreting generic issues pertaining to
religions.
• Learners are expected to present a position on an issue/or issues from a speci�c religious perspective and to argue/critique this position.
• A source can be included to act as a stimulus.
TestOne 1 hour 30 minutes paper: 100 marks
Religion studies test will consist of three questions
SECTION A:
Compulsory (30 marks)
SECTION B:
Learners will answer a short-source based questions (30 marks) and extended writing (40 marks).
Religion Studies Cognitive Development Levels
Weighting Cognitive level Bloom’s taxonomy30% Recall (knowledge) Levels 1 and 2
40% Comprehension Levels 3 and 4
30% Analysis, application, evaluation, synthesis Levels 5 and 6
40 COGNITIVE LEVELS OF ASSESSMENT
Physical SciencesRequirements for practical workIn Grade 10 to 12 learners will do TWO experiments for formal assessment (ONE Chemistry and ONE Physics experiment). One experiment must be done in term 1 and another one in term 3. This gives a total of TWO formal assessments in practical work in Physical Sciences in each of Grades 10 to 12.
It is recommended that for informal assessment all learners (from Grade 10 to Grade 12) do TWO experiments (ONE Chemistry and ONE Physics experiment). Grades 10 and 11 learners should also do a project as part of informal assessment.
Practical work for Grades 10-12
Practical work Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12Experiments for formal assessment
1 Physics and 1 Chemistry
1 Physics and 1 Chemistry
1 Physics and 1 Chemistry
Project (informal assessment)
1 Physics and /or1 Chemistry
1 Physics and /or1 Chemistry
NONE
Experiments (informal assessment)
1 Physics and 1 Chemistry
1 Physics and 1 Chemistry
1 Physics and 1 Chemistry
TOTAL 5 5 4
Programme of Formal Assessment In addition to daily assessment, teachers should develop a year-long formal Programme of Assessment for each grade. The learner’s performance in this Programme of Assessment will be used for promotion purposes in Grades 10 and 11. In Grades 10 and 11, assessment is school-based or internal.
The marks achieved in each of the assessment tasks that make up the Programme of Assessment must be reported to parents. These marks will be used to determine the promotion of learners in Grades 10 and 11.
FET PHASE 41
Gra
de 1
0
Ass
essm
ent t
asks
(25%
)Fi
nal E
xam
inat
ion
(75%
)Te
rm 1
Term
2Te
rm 3
Term
4
Type
Wei
ghti
ng a
nd
dura
tion
Type
Wei
ghti
ng a
nd
dura
tion
Type
Wei
ghti
ng a
nd
dura
tion
Fina
l Exa
min
atio
n (2
×
150
mar
ks g
ivin
g a
tota
l of
300
mar
ks fo
r pap
ers
1 an
d 2.
Eac
h pa
per h
avin
g a
dura
tion
of 3
hou
rs)
Expe
rim
ent
10%
(Min
imum
50
mar
ks a
nd
min
imum
2 h
our
dura
tion)
Mid
-Yea
r Ex
amin
atio
n30
% (2
× 7
5 m
arks
) an
d 1,
5 ho
urs
for
each
pap
er)
Expe
rim
ent
10%
(Min
imum
50
mar
ks a
nd
min
imum
2 h
our
dura
tion)
Cont
rol t
est
25%
(1 ×
75
mar
ks)
1,5
hrs
Cont
rol T
est
25%
(1 ×
75
mar
ks)
1,5
hrs
Tota
l wei
ghti
ng: 3
5%To
tal w
eigh
ting
: 30%
)To
tal w
eigh
ting
: 35%
Fina
l mar
k =
25%
(ass
essm
ent t
asks
) + 7
5% (�
nal e
xam
) = 1
00%
Gra
de 1
1
Ass
essm
ent t
asks
(25%
)Fi
nal E
xam
inat
ion
(75%
)Te
rm 1
Term
2Te
rm 3
Term
4
Type
Wei
ghti
ng a
nd
dura
tion
Type
Wei
ghti
ng a
nd
dura
tion
Type
Wei
ghti
ng a
nd
dura
tion
Fina
l Exa
min
atio
n (2
x 1
50
mar
ks g
ivin
g a
tota
l of 3
00
mar
ks fo
r pap
ers
1 an
d 2.
Eac
h pa
per h
avin
g a
dura
tion
of 3
hou
rs)
Expe
rim
ent
10%
(Min
imum
50
mar
ks a
nd
min
imum
2 h
our
dura
tion)
Mid
-Yea
r Ex
amin
atio
n30
% (2
× 1
00
mar
ks)
and
2 ho
urs
for
each
pap
er)
Expe
rim
ent
10%
(Min
imum
50
mar
ks a
nd
min
imum
2 h
our
dura
tion)
Cont
rol t
est
25%
(2 ×
50
mar
ks)
1 hr
eac
hCo
ntro
l Tes
t25
% (2
× 5
0 m
arks
) 1
hr e
ach
Tota
l wei
ghti
ng: 3
5%To
tal w
eigh
ting
: 30%
)To
tal w
eigh
ting
: 35%
Fina
l mar
k =
25%
(ass
essm
ent t
asks
) + 7
5% (�
nal e
xam
) = 1
00%
42 COGNITIVE LEVELS OF ASSESSMENT
Phy
sica
l Sc
ienc
es C
ogni
tive
Dev
elop
men
t Le
vels
Des
crip
tion
of
cogn
itiv
e le
vel
Leve
lEx
plan
atio
nSk
ills
dem
onst
rate
dA
ctio
n ve
rbs
Crea
ting
4
The
lear
ner c
reat
es n
ew id
eas
and
info
rmat
ion
usin
g th
e kn
owle
dge
prev
ious
ly le
arne
d or
at
han
d. A
t the
ext
ende
d ab
stra
ct le
vel,
the
lear
ner m
akes
con
nect
ions
not
onl
y w
ithin
th
e gi
ven
subj
ect a
rea
but a
lso
beyo
nd it
and
ge
nera
lises
and
tran
sfer
s th
e pr
inci
ples
and
id
eas
unde
rlyin
g th
e sp
eci�
c in
stan
ce. T
he
lear
ner w
orks
with
rela
tions
hips
and
abs
trac
t id
eas.
• G
ener
atin
g •
Plan
ning
•
Prod
ucin
g •
Des
igni
ng
• In
vent
ing
• D
evis
ing
• M
akin
g
devi
se, p
redi
ct, i
nven
t, pr
opos
e, c
onst
ruct
, ge
nera
te, m
ake,
dev
elop
, for
mul
ate,
impr
ove,
pl
an, d
esig
n, p
rodu
ce, f
orec
ast,
com
pile
, or
igin
ate,
imag
ine
Eval
uatin
gTh
e le
arne
r mak
es d
ecis
ions
bas
ed o
n in
dept
h re
�ect
ion,
crit
icis
m a
nd a
sses
smen
t. Th
e le
arne
r w
orks
at t
he e
xten
ded
abst
ract
leve
l.
• Ch
ecki
ng
• H
ypot
hesi
sing
•
Criti
quin
g •
Expe
rimen
ting
• Ju
dgin
g •
Test
ing
• D
etec
ting
• M
onito
ring
com
bine
, int
egra
te, m
odify
, rea
rran
ge,
subs
titut
e, c
ompa
re, p
repa
re, g
ener
alis
e,
rew
rite,
cat
egor
ise,
com
bine
, com
pile
, re
cons
truc
t, or
gani
se, j
ustif
y, a
rgue
, prio
ritis
e,
judg
e, ra
te, v
alid
ate,
reje
ct, a
ppra
ise,
judg
e,
rank
, dec
ide,
crit
icis
e
FET PHASE 43
Des
crip
tion
of
cogn
itiv
e le
vel
Leve
lEx
plan
atio
nSk
ills
dem
onst
rate
dA
ctio
n ve
rbs
Ana
lysi
ng
3
The
lear
ner a
ppre
ciat
es th
e si
gni�
canc
e of
th
e pa
rts
in re
latio
n to
the
who
le. V
ario
us
aspe
cts
of th
e kn
owle
dge
beco
me
inte
grat
ed,
the
lear
ner s
how
s a
deep
er u
nder
stan
ding
an
d th
e ab
ility
to b
reak
dow
n a
who
le in
to it
s co
mpo
nent
par
ts. E
lem
ents
em
bedd
ed in
a
who
le a
re id
enti�
ed a
nd th
e re
latio
ns a
mon
g th
e el
emen
ts a
re re
cogn
ised
.
• O
rgan
isin
g •
Com
parin
g •
Dec
onst
ruct
ing
• A
ttrib
utin
g •
Out
linin
g •
Find
ing
• St
ruct
urin
g •
Inte
grat
ing
anal
yse,
sep
arat
e, o
rder
, exp
lain
, con
nect
, cl
assi
fy, a
rran
ge, d
ivid
e, c
ompa
re, s
elec
t, in
fer,
brea
k do
wn,
con
tras
t, di
stin
guis
h,
draw
, illu
stra
te, i
dent
ify, o
utlin
e, p
oint
out
, re
late
, que
stio
n, a
ppra
ise,
arg
ue, d
efen
d,
deba
te, c
ritic
ise,
pro
be, e
xam
ine,
inve
stig
ate,
ex
perim
ent
App
lyin
gTh
e le
arne
r has
the
abili
ty to
use
(or a
pply
) kn
owle
dge
and
skill
s in
oth
er fa
mili
ar s
ituat
ions
an
d ne
w s
ituat
ions
.
• Im
plem
entin
g •
Carr
ying
out
•
Usi
ng
• Ex
ecut
ing
appl
y, d
emon
stra
te, c
alcu
late
, com
plet
e,
illus
trat
e, s
how
, sol
ve, e
xam
ine,
mod
ify,
rela
te, c
hang
e, c
lass
ify, e
xper
imen
t, di
scov
er,
cons
truc
t, m
anip
ulat
e, p
repa
re, p
rodu
ce,
draw
, mak
e, c
ompi
le, c
ompu
te, s
eque
nce,
in
terp
ret
Und
erst
and
2Th
e le
arne
r gra
sps
the
mea
ning
of i
nfor
mat
ion
by in
terp
retin
g an
d tr
ansl
atin
g w
hat h
as b
een
lear
ned.
• In
terp
retin
g •
Exem
plify
ing
• Co
mpa
ring
• Ex
plai
ning
•
Infe
rrin
g •
Clas
sify
ing
sum
mar
ise,
des
crib
e, in
terp
ret,
cont
rast
, as
soci
ate,
dis
tingu
ish,
est
imat
e, d
i�er
entia
te,
disc
uss,
exte
nd, c
ompr
ehen
d, c
onve
rt,
expl
ain,
giv
e ex
ampl
e, re
writ
e, in
fer,
revi
ew,
obse
rve,
giv
e m
ain
idea
Rem
embe
ring
1Th
e le
arne
r is
able
to re
call,
rem
embe
r and
re
stat
e fa
cts
and
othe
r lea
rned
info
rmat
ion.
• Re
cogn
isin
g •
List
ing
• D
escr
ibin
g •
Iden
tifyi
ng
• Re
trie
ving
•
Reca
lling
•
Nam
ing
list,
de�n
e, te
ll, d
escr
ibe,
iden
tify,
sho
w,
know
, lab
el, c
olle
ct, s
elec
t, re
prod
uce,
mat
ch,
reco
gnis
e, e
xam
ine,
quo
te, n
ame
44 COGNITIVE LEVELS OF ASSESSMENT
Mathematical LiteracyProgramme of Formal Assessment The following tables provide the Programme of Assessment for Grades 10 and 11 showing the weighting of assessment tasks.
School based assessment (25%) Examination (75%)Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
Grade 10
Assignment (10%) Assignment (10%) Investigation (10%) Revision Examination
Test (20%) Examination (30%) Test (20%)
Grade 11
Assignment (10%) Assignment (10%) Investigation (10%) Examination
Test (20%) Examination (30%) Test (20%)
The suggested Programme of Assessment assumes that:
• all the topics and sections are addressed throughout the year;
• the topics are weighted in accordance with the suggested minimum weightings for each topic outlined in Chapter 2 of this document;
• content and/or skills are integrated across a variety of topics throughout teaching and learning, and in the assessment activities.
• 1-2 weeks may be allocated as duration to complete and submit the Assignment or Investigation.
• The weightings for quarterly reporting will be allocated as 25% assignment or investigation and 75% control test or examination.
The structure of the papers
Weighting per application topic:
Topic Weighting (%)Basic Skills
TopicsInterpreting and communicating answers and calculations
No weighting is provided for these topics. Rather, they will be assessed in an integrated way in the Application Topics on both papers.
Numbers and calculations with numbers
Patterns, relationships and representations
FET PHASE 45
Topic Paper 1 WeightingApplication
TopicsFinance 60% (±5)
Data Handling 35% (±5)
Probability 5%
Topic Paper 2 WeightingApplication
TopicsMaps, plans and other representatives 40% (±5)
Measurement 55% (±5)
Probability 5%
N.B. The policy caters for the variance of ± 5% for each topic except probability.Section in Finance: (Income, Expenditure, Pro�t/loss, Inco me-and-Expenditure statements and Budgets, Cost price and Selling price)
Mathematical Literacy Cognitive Development Levels
The four levels of Mathematical Literacy assessment taxonomy
Paper 1 Paper 2
Level 1: Knowing 30% ± 5% 30% ± 5%
Level 2: Applying routine procedures in familiar contexts 30% ± 5% 30% ± 5%
Level 3: Applying multi-step procedures in a variety of contexts 20% ± 5% 20% ± 5%
Level 4: Reasoning and re�ecting 20% ± 5% 20% ± 5%
The �rst question in paper 1 end of year exam should integrate content from Finance and Data handling such that all the questions are pitched at cognitive level 1. The question should carry 20%, with ± 5% permissible deviation.
The same format should also be applied in paper 2.
i.e The �rst question in paper 2 end of year exam should integrate content from Measurement and Maps, plans and other representation of the physical world such that all the questions are pitched at cognitive level 1. The question should carry 20%, with ± 5% permissible deviation.
46 COGNITIVE LEVELS OF ASSESSMENT
Des
crip
tion
of
cogn
itiv
e le
vel
Leve
lEx
plan
atio
n
Know
ing
1•
To fa
mili
aris
e le
arne
rs w
ith th
e co
ntex
t in
whi
ch p
robl
ems
are
pose
d by
ask
ing
them
que
stio
ns a
bout
the
cont
ext;
• To
test
abi
lity
to in
terp
ret c
onte
xtua
lised
info
rmat
ion,
to u
se fa
mili
ar te
chni
ques
to p
erfo
rm b
asic
ca
lcul
atio
ns a
nd to
exp
lain
com
mon
term
s.•
Exam
ples
of t
he ty
pes
of ta
sks
at th
e kn
owin
g le
vel o
f the
Mat
hem
atic
al L
itera
cy ta
xono
my
incl
ude:
• re
adin
g in
form
atio
n di
rect
ly fr
om a
tabl
e (e
.g. t
he d
ate
on a
ban
k st
atem
ent;
the
time
that
a b
us le
aves
the
bus
term
inal
);•
perf
orm
ing
basi
c op
erat
ions
on
num
bers
(e.g
. sub
trac
ting
inco
me
and
expe
nditu
re v
alue
s to
det
erm
ine
the
pro�
t/lo
ss fo
r a b
usin
ess;
add
ing
valu
es to
sho
w h
ow th
e “A
mou
nt d
ue” v
alue
on
an e
lect
ricity
bill
has
bee
n de
term
ined
);•
mea
surin
g ac
cura
tely
(e.g
. mea
surin
g th
e di
men
sion
s of
a ro
om o
n a
give
n pl
an a
ccur
atel
y us
ing
a ru
ler)
.•
roun
ding
ans
wer
s ap
prop
riate
ly a
s pe
r a g
iven
inst
ruct
ion
(e.g
. rou
ndin
g o�
an
answ
er to
one
dec
imal
pl
ace
whe
n in
stru
cted
to d
o so
);•
iden
tifyi
ng th
e ap
prop
riate
form
ula
to b
e us
ed in
a g
iven
cal
cula
tion
(e.g
. ide
ntify
ing
the
form
ula
for t
he
area
of a
circ
le a
s ar
ea =
π ×
radi
us2
from
a g
iven
list
of a
rea
form
ulae
);•
reco
gnis
ing
and
expl
aini
ng v
ocab
ular
y ap
prop
riate
to a
par
ticul
ar s
cena
rio (e
.g. “
disc
rete
” and
“con
tinuo
us”
in th
e co
ntex
t of d
ata;
“eve
nt” a
nd “o
utco
me”
in th
e co
ntex
t of P
roba
bilit
y; “d
epen
dent
” and
“ind
epen
dent
” va
riabl
es; “
debi
t” a
nd “c
redi
t” in
the
cont
ext o
f �na
nce)
;•
read
ing
valu
es d
irect
ly fr
om th
e va
lues
pro
vide
d on
a g
raph
or t
able
(e.g
. rea
ding
o�
the
cost
of t
alki
ng fo
r 60
min
utes
on
a ce
ll ph
one
cont
ract
from
a g
raph
sho
win
g th
e co
st o
f cal
ls o
ver t
ime)
;•
perf
orm
ing
conv
ersi
ons
with
in th
e m
etric
sys
tem
(e.g
. fro
m m
m to
cm
to m
to k
m; f
rom
ml t
o ℓ;
from
g to
kg
; fro
m s
econ
ds to
min
utes
to h
ours
).
FET PHASE 47
Des
crip
tion
of
cogn
itiv
e le
vel
Leve
lEx
plan
atio
n
App
lyin
g ro
utin
e pr
oced
ures
in
fam
iliar
con
text
s2
• su
bstit
utin
g va
lues
into
giv
en e
quat
ions
(e.g
. det
erm
inin
g th
e ba
nk c
harg
e fo
r dep
ositi
ng m
oney
into
an
acco
unt u
sing
a g
iven
form
ula)
;•
solv
ing
equa
tions
by
mea
ns o
f tria
l and
impr
ovem
ent o
r alg
ebra
ic p
roce
sses
;•
draw
ing
grap
hs fr
om g
iven
tabl
es o
f val
ues
(e.g
. dra
win
g a
grap
h to
sho
w th
e co
st o
f a c
all o
n a
cell
phon
e co
ntra
ct o
ver t
ime
from
a g
iven
tabl
e of
tim
e an
d co
st v
alue
s);
• co
nstr
uctin
g a
budg
et fo
r a s
mal
l hou
seho
ld p
roje
ct;
• us
ing
tax
dedu
ctio
n ta
bles
to d
eter
min
e th
e am
ount
of t
ax to
be
dedu
cted
from
an
empl
oyee
’s sa
lary
;•
mea
surin
g th
e di
men
sion
s of
the
�oor
of a
room
and
usi
ng th
e di
men
sion
s to
det
erm
ine
how
man
y ru
nnin
g m
etre
s of
car
petin
g to
buy
to c
over
the
�oor
of t
he ro
om;
• ca
lcul
atin
g th
e m
ean,
med
ian
and/
or m
odal
ave
rage
s of
a s
et o
f dat
a;•
incr
easi
ng o
r dec
reas
ing
an a
mou
nt b
y a
perc
enta
ge (e
.g. d
eter
min
ing
how
muc
h a
pers
on w
ill p
ay fo
r a
tele
visi
on s
et if
a 5
% d
isco
unt i
s gi
ven)
;•
estim
atin
g va
lues
from
the
valu
es p
rovi
ded
on a
gra
ph o
r in
a ta
ble
(e.g
. on
a gr
aph
show
ing
popu
latio
n st
atis
tics
in m
illio
ns fo
r the
di�
eren
t pro
vinc
es in
Sou
th A
fric
a, e
stim
ate
the
popu
latio
n of
Kw
aZul
u-N
atal
);•
conv
ertin
g un
its o
f mea
sure
men
t bet
wee
n di
�ere
nt s
yste
ms
of m
easu
rem
ent u
sing
giv
en c
onve
rsio
n ta
bles
and
/or f
acto
rs (e
.g. u
sing
a b
akin
g co
nver
sion
tabl
e to
con
vert
from
g to
ml w
hen
baki
ng a
cak
e);
• us
ing
a gi
ven
scal
e to
det
erm
ine
actu
al le
ngth
or d
ista
nce
(e.g
. usi
ng a
sca
le o
f 1:1
00 o
n a
plan
to d
eter
min
e th
e ac
tual
leng
th a
nd w
idth
of t
he w
alls
of a
room
).
App
lyin
g m
ulti-
step
pr
oced
ures
in a
var
iety
of
cont
exts
3•
deci
ding
on
the
mos
t app
ropr
iate
gra
ph a
nd a
n ap
prop
riate
mea
ns o
f con
stru
ctin
g th
at g
raph
to re
pres
ent
a pa
rtic
ular
sce
nario
(e.g
. con
stru
ctin
g a
tabl
e of
val
ues
to re
pres
ent a
tari�
str
uctu
re fo
r a p
artic
ular
el
ectr
icity
sys
tem
and
then
usi
ng th
e ta
ble
of v
alue
s to
dra
w a
gra
ph to
repr
esen
t tha
t tar
i� s
truc
ture
);•
dete
rmin
ing
the
mos
t app
ropr
iate
sca
le in
whi
ch to
dra
w a
pla
n, d
eter
min
ing
dim
ensi
ons
acco
rdin
g to
that
sc
ale,
and
then
dra
win
g th
e pl
an a
ccor
ding
to th
ose
scal
ed d
imen
sion
s;•
dete
rmin
ing
the
quan
tity
of p
aint
nee
ded
to p
aint
the
wal
ls o
f a b
uild
ing
by d
eter
min
ing
the
surf
ace
area
of t
he w
alls
of a
bui
ldin
g, u
sing
a c
onve
rsio
n ra
tio to
con
vert
the
surf
ace
area
val
ue fr
om m
2 to
litre
s, ro
undi
ng th
e lit
res
valu
e up
to th
e ne
ares
t who
le li
tre
and
then
mak
ing
a de
cisi
on a
bout
the
mos
t ap
prop
riate
qua
ntity
of p
aint
to b
e bo
ught
bas
ed o
n av
aila
ble
tin s
izes
;•
usin
g m
aps,
a di
stan
ce c
hart
, wea
ther
repo
rt in
form
atio
n an
d ot
her t
rave
l res
ourc
es to
pla
n a
trip
, giv
ing
cons
ider
atio
n to
whe
re to
sto
p fo
r pet
rol,
estim
ated
trav
ellin
g di
stan
ce a
nd ti
me,
and
est
imat
ed tr
avel
co
sts;
• re
sear
chin
g th
e co
sts
invo
lved
in a
fund
-rai
sing
act
ivity
and
pre
parin
g a
budg
et fo
r the
act
ivity
;•
usin
g gi
ven
in�a
tion
rate
s to
inve
stig
ate
the
estim
ated
val
ue o
f an
item
ove
r a m
ultip
le ti
me
perio
d. (E
.g.
if a
car i
s cu
rren
tly w
orth
R90
000
, wha
t wou
ld th
e ca
r be
wor
th in
two
year
s’ tim
e if
the
valu
e of
the
car
depr
ecia
ted
by a
ppro
xim
atel
y 15
% in
the
�rst
yea
r and
10%
in th
e se
cond
yea
r?)
48 COGNITIVE LEVELS OF ASSESSMENT
Des
crip
tion
of
cogn
itiv
e le
vel
Leve
lEx
plan
atio
n
Reas
onin
g an
d re
�ect
ing
4Q
uest
ions
that
requ
ire a
dec
isio
n, o
pini
on o
r pre
dict
ion
abou
t a p
artic
ular
sce
nario
bas
ed o
n ca
lcul
atio
ns in
a
prev
ious
que
stio
n or
on
give
n in
form
atio
n (e
.g. a
naly
sing
cal
cula
tions
per
form
ed in
a p
revi
ous
ques
tion
on
two
di�e
rent
ele
ctric
ity c
ostin
g op
tions
and
mak
ing
a de
cisi
on a
bout
the
mos
t sui
tabl
e op
tion
for a
per
son
with
par
ticul
ar n
eeds
; or c
ritiq
uing
a s
tate
men
t reg
ardi
ng c
rime
stat
istic
s re
port
ed in
a n
ewsp
aper
art
icle
; or
mak
ing
a pr
edic
tion
abou
t the
pro
ject
ed in
com
e fo
r a b
usin
ess
base
d on
cur
rent
�na
ncia
l dat
a).
Exam
ples
of t
hese
type
s of
reas
onin
g an
d re
�ect
ing
ques
tions
incl
ude:
• co
mpa
ring
prov
ided
dat
a on
the
perf
orm
ance
of t
wo
grou
ps o
f lea
rner
s in
an
exam
inat
ion
and
expl
aini
ng
whi
ch g
roup
per
form
ed b
ette
r bas
ed o
n th
e av
aila
ble
data
;•
prov
idin
g an
opi
nion
on
how
a p
artic
ular
gov
ernm
ent m
inis
ter m
ight
reac
t to
a pa
rtic
ular
set
of s
tatis
tics;
• an
alys
ing
a co
mpl
eted
inco
me-
and-
expe
nditu
re s
tate
men
t for
a h
ouse
hold
and
mak
ing
sugg
estio
ns o
n ho
w th
e m
embe
rs o
f the
hou
seho
ld c
ould
cha
nge
thei
r exp
endi
ture
to im
prov
e th
eir �
nanc
ial p
ositi
on.
Que
stio
ns th
at re
quire
lear
ners
to p
ose
and
answ
er q
uest
ions
abo
ut w
hich
mat
hem
atic
s th
ey re
quire
to s
olve
a
prob
lem
, sel
ect a
nd u
se th
at m
athe
mat
ical
con
tent
, rec
ogni
se th
e lim
itatio
ns o
f usi
ng m
athe
mat
ics
to s
olve
th
e pr
oble
m, a
nd c
onsi
der o
ther
non
-mat
hem
atic
al te
chni
ques
and
fact
ors
that
may
de�
ne o
r det
erm
ine
a so
lutio
n to
the
prob
lem
. (E.
g. w
hen
pres
ente
d w
ith a
dver
ts fo
r tw
o di
�ere
nt c
ell p
hone
con
trac
ts, l
earn
ers
have
to d
ecid
e w
hich
met
hod
will
be
the
mos
t app
ropr
iate
to c
ompa
re th
e co
sts
invo
lved
in th
e co
ntra
cts.
They
may
dec
ide
to c
onst
ruct
tabl
es o
f val
ues,
or d
raw
gra
phs,
or u
se e
quat
ions
. Hav
ing
chos
en a
sui
tabl
e m
etho
d, th
ey w
ill n
eed
to p
erfo
rm th
e ne
cess
ary
calc
ulat
ions
and
then
mak
e se
nse
of th
eir c
alcu
latio
ns in
or
der t
o m
ake
a de
cisi
on re
gard
ing
the
mos
t a�o
rdab
le c
ontr
act f
or a
n in
divi
dual
with
par
ticul
ar n
eeds
. The
y w
ill a
lso
need
to re
cogn
ise
that
irre
spec
tive
of th
e m
athe
mat
ical
sol
utio
n to
the
prob
lem
, the
indi
vidu
al m
ay
choo
se a
cel
l pho
ne b
ased
on
pers
onal
pre
fere
nce,
e.g
. col
our o
r cel
l pho
ne m
odel
).Ex
ampl
es o
f the
se ty
pes
of re
ason
ing
and
re�e
ctio
n qu
estio
ns in
clud
e:•
usin
g ca
lcul
atio
ns to
com
pare
inco
me
and
expe
nditu
re v
alue
s fo
r a b
usin
ess
in o
rder
to d
eter
min
e w
heth
er
the
busi
ness
is in
a h
ealth
y �n
anci
al p
ositi
on;
• co
mpa
ring
bank
cha
rges
on
two
di�e
rent
type
s of
acc
ount
s fo
r var
ious
tran
sact
ions
and
mak
ing
a de
cisi
on
abou
t the
mos
t sui
tabl
e ac
coun
t for
an
indi
vidu
al w
ith p
artic
ular
nee
ds;
• co
nstr
uctin
g a
tabl
e to
mod
el a
loan
sce
nario
, tak
ing
into
acc
ount
the
inte
rest
cal
cula
ted
on th
e lo
an, t
he
mon
thly
repa
ymen
t and
the
clos
ing
bala
nce
on th
e lo
an e
very
mon
th;
• us
ing
the
mod
el o
f the
loan
sce
nario
to in
vest
igat
e th
e e�
ect o
f cha
nges
in th
e in
tere
st ra
te o
n th
e lo
an a
nd
the
impa
ct o
f inc
reas
ing
the
mon
thly
repa
ymen
t on
the
real
cos
t of t
he lo
an;
• de
sign
ing
two
di�e
rent
type
s of
box
es fo
r pac
kagi
ng a
n ite
m, c
ompa
ring
the
boxe
s in
term
s of
was
ted
spac
e (v
olum
e) a
nd m
ater
ials
(sur
face
are
a), a
nd m
akin
g a
deci
sion
abo
ut th
e m
ost c
ost-
e�ec
tive
box
for
pack
agin
g th
e ite
m.
FET PHASE 49
Life SciencesProgramme of Formal AssessmentThe programme of assessment is designed to spread formal assessment tasks in all subjects in a school throughout a term.
Term Task Weighting (% of SBA)
% of reporting mark per term
% of promotion
mark1 Practical
Minimum 30 marks15 25
25
TestMinimum 50 marks
15 75
2 PracticalMinimum 30 marks
15 25
Mid-year examOne paper – 150 marksDuration: 2 ½ hours
25 75
3 Project/Assignment*Minimum 50 marks
15 25
TestMinimum 50 marks
15 75
Total 100
Final exam (Paper 1 + Paper 2)Duration: 2 ½ hours for each paper150 marks for each paper
300
NOTE: *At least ONE project and ONE assignment must be done over the Grade10-11 years.
• The project/assignment can be done in any term (1-3) but must be recorded in term 3.
• The �nal SBA mark is weighted as follows:
– Test and examinations: 55%
– Practical tasks and assignment/ project: 45%
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Sections Types of questions MarksA A variety of short answer questions, objective questions for example MCQ,
Terminology, columns/ statement and items, data-response50
B A variety of questions types. 2 questions of 50 marks each divided into 2-4 subsections
2 × 50
Format of a Life Sciences examination paper
The one paper will be:
The end-of-year examinations:
Grade 10
The examination will consist of two examination papers of 2½ hours and 150 marks each. The weighting and assessment of topics in Paper 1 and Paper 2 will be as follows:
Paper 1
Topic Time Weighting% Marks
Term 1:Chemistry of LifeCells: Basic units of lifeCell divisionPlant and animal tissuesTerm 2:Plant and animal tissuesPlant organs (leaf )Support and transport systems: PlantsSupport systems: Animals
3 ½ weeks2 weeks2 weeks1 ½ weeks
1 ½ weeks1 week2 ½ weeks2 weeks
21131319
61513
33191928
92319
Totals 16 weeks 100 150
Paper 2
Topic Time Weighting% Marks
Term 3:Transport systems in mammalsBiosphere to ecosystemsBiodiversity and classi�cationTerm 4:History of life and Earth
3 weeks5 weeks2 weeks
4 weeks
213614
29
325421
43
Totals 14 weeks 100 150
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Grade 11
Paper 1
Topic Time Weighting% Marks
Term 1 and 2:Energy transformation to sustain life: photosynthesisTerm 2:Animal nutritionEnergy transformation: RespirationTerm 3:Gas exchangeExcretion in humans
3 weeks3 weeks
2 weeks3 weeks
3 weeks
2121
1421
21
3131
2231
31
Totals 14 weeks 100 150
Paper 2
Topic Time Weighting% Marks
Term 1:Biodiversity and classi�cation of micro-organismsBiodiversity in plants and reproductionBiodiversity in animalsTerm 3:Population ecologyTerm 4:Human impact on the environment
3 weeks
3 weeks2 weeks
4 weeks
4 weeks
19
1912
25
25
31
3122
37
37
Totals 14 weeks 100 150
Degrees of di�culty for examination/test questions
30% 40% 25% 5%Easy for the average learner to answer.
Moderately challenging for the average learner to answer.
Di�cult for the average learner to answer.
Very di�cult for the average learner to answer. The skills and knowledge required to answer the question allows for level 7 learners (extremely high-achieving/ ability learners) to be discriminated from other high ability/pro�ciency learners.
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The framework for thinking about question or item di�culty comprises the following four general categories of di�culty:
• Content (topic/concept) di�culty;
• Stimulus (question and source material) di�culty;
• Task (process) di�culty; and
• Expected response (memo) di�culty.
Framework for thinking about question di�culty:
Content/concept di�culty
Stimulus di�culty
Task di�culty Expected response di�culty
Content/concept di�culty indexes the di�culty in the subject matter, topic or conceptual knowledge assessed or required. In this judgment of the item/ question, di�culty exists in the academic and conceptual demands that questions make and/or the grade level boundaries of the various ‘elements’ of domain/subject knowledge (topics, facts, concepts, principles and procedures associated with the subject).
Stimulus di�culty refers to the di�culty of the linguistic features of the question (linguistic complexity) and the challenge that candidates face when they attempt to read, interpret and understand the words and phrases in the question AND when they attempt to read and understand the information or ‘text’ or source material (diagrams, tables and graphs, pictures, cartoons, passages, etc.) that accompanies the question.
Task di�culty refers to the di�culty that candidates confront when they try to formulate or produce an answer.
Expected response di�culty refers to di�culty imposed by examiners in a mark scheme and memorandum. This location of di�culty is more applicable to ‘constructed’ response questions, as opposed to ‘selected’ response questions (such as multiple choice, matching/true-false).
Examiners should analyse the items in their papers to ensure the paper is not too easy or too di�cult even if the cognitive demand of the paper is according to the standard.
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TourismThe formal assessment requirements for Tourism are as follows:
• Five formal theoretical assessment tasks must be completed during the school year in both Grades 10 and 11.
• The end-of-year assessment includes two parts: (1) A Practical Assessment Task (PAT) and (2) a written theory paper. Together these two parts make up the remaining 75% in all grades.
• In Grades 10 and 11 all assessment is internally set.
• Each task must cater for a balanced range of cognitive levels as well as align to the prescribed range for levels of di�culty as re�ected in the tables below.
• An item and error analysis of learner performance must be completed after marking a formal assessment task.
Programme of Formal AssessmentGrades 10 and 11
Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4: Promotion mark
Task 1:Tourism Skills Assessment Task 25%Task 2:March test 75%
Task 3:Mid-year examination 100%
Task 4:Data-handling Task 25%Task 5: September test 75%
SBA = Term 1 + 2 + 3 = 300 ÷ 3 = 100PAT = 100November examination = 200
100 100 100 400 ÷ 4 = 100
Types of formal for Tourism assessment
(a) Tourism Skills Assessment Task
The scenario provided as an introduction for the task can be presented to the learner in the following formats:
• written text / visual text
• audio clip / video clip
Any of the following 21st Century Skills may be selected for the Tourism Skills Assessment Task:
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Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12• customer service skills• communication skills• planning skills• sales skills• creativity/design skills• problem solving skills• critical thinking skills• collaboration skills• digital skills• entrepreneurial skills
• customer service skills• leadership skills • generic management skills • digital skills • planning skills • marketing skills • management skills • entrepreneurial skills • critical thinking skills • collaboration skills • teamwork
• customer service skills • �nancial management skills • human resource management
skills • business administration skills • price setting skills • social media skills • budgeting skills • tourism channel skills • collaboration skills • entrepreneurial skills • critical thinking skills
To set the Tourism Assessment Skills Task for Grades 10-11, the teacher should:
• Set a task with a minimum total of 50 marks;
• Determine and indicate the skill/s to be assessed;
• Link the skill/s to tourism speci�c content in Term 1;
• Select/ create a scenario that is current and real;
• Select / create the scenario relevant to the identi�ed skill/s and content covered in Term 1;
• Provide information about the skill/s and/or content;
• Develop a worksheet for the task with clear instructions;
• Develop an assessment tool with a clear breakdown of expected criteria and guidelines for assessment.
(b) Data Handling Task
Learners engage with and analyse data, to include the following skills:
• Collecting data
• Organising data
• Representing data
• Interpreting data
• Discussing data.
Data handling can be applied to any topic in the Grades 10-11 Tourism Teaching Plans covered in Terms 1-3.
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Test: Minimum total: 50 marksSection A: Short questions Minimum marks Percentage
15 marks 30%
Multiple choice questions (5 × 1 marks)Include a variety of short questions (Examples: Pairing of items; Choose the correct word, Select the answer from a list; Crossword puzzles etc.)Note: NO true/false questions are allowed.Section A: Includes mostly one-mark questions. (More marks may be allocated to a question to align with the level of di�culty and /or cognitive demand of the question.)
Section B: Long questions Minimum marks Percentage
35 marks 70%
Include: • Questions that require a longer response for the answer. • A question that requires a response in paragraph format (minimum 5 marks) • Source-based questions (maps, case studies, scenarios, extracts, pictures, cartoons,
advertisements, �owcharts, table or graphs, info-graphics) • An action verb to open the question. This gives a clear instruction to the question and the
expected response.
(d) Examinations: Grades 10-11
All examinations should adhere to the speci�ed layout indicated in the tables below.
Question paper layout for the Mid-year Examination
The June examination should be weighted by assessing 30% of Term 1 work and 70% Term 2 work. The 30%-70% ratio has already been infused in the June examination layout below (Sections B -E). Section A should comprise 30% Term 1 and 70% Term 2 content respectively. The weighting of marks must further align to the teaching time spent on the topic.
Various stimuli, containing statistics / data can be used as a source from where questions �ow:
Examples: Maps; case studies; scenarios; extracts; pictures; cartoons; advertisements; �ow-charts; tables; graphs; infographics; reports.
(c) Controlled Tests: A test for formal assessment may not comprise of a series of small tests, and should cover a substantial amount of content.
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Grade 10 – June Exam Total: 100 marks Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Content 100 marksSection A Short questions (all topics covered in term 1 and 2)
Term 1 content: (30%): (7) Term 2 content: (70%): (18)
25
Section B Map work and tour planning: (5 weeks teaching time) 20
Section C Tourism sectors: (9 weeks teaching time) 40
Section D Domestic, regional and international tourism: (3 weeks teaching time) 15
Grade 11 – June Exam Total: 150 marks Duration: 2 hour 30 minutes
Content 150 marksSection A Short questions (all topics covered in term 1 and 2)
Term 1 content: (30%): (9) Term 2 content: (70%): (21)
30
Section B Foreign exchange: (2 weeks teaching time) 20
Section C Cultural heritage: (3 weeks teaching time) 30
Section D Tourism sectors: (10 weeks teaching time) 50
Section E Domestic, regional and international tourism: (2 weeks teaching time) 20
(e) Practical Assessment Task (PAT)
• Learners are assessed in a Practical Assessment Task, to include the practical concepts of the subject for formal assessment.
• The PAT for Grade 10 and 11 will be set and moderated internally. (All Levels of Moderation: School/ District/ Provincial). The quality of the PAT will be approved by the Subject Advisor/ Provincial Subject Head to standardise the quality of assessment.
• The PAT should be administered under controlled, examination conditions.
• The PAT will be conducted in an 8 hour session, broken down into two four (4) hour sessions. Both sessions should take place in the second term. These sessions can take place before or during the mid-year examinations.
• The PAT should be completed fully by the end of the second term.
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• Candidates not attending the PAT session: With or without a valid reason will be dealt with in accordance to the National Protocol for Assessment (NPA) paragraphs 4B(f )(ii), 6(4)(a)(ii), 8(1), 8(4), 8(5), 8(6), 8(7), 9(2), 10(3), 130 FET CAPS AMENDMENTS 14(1)(b),14(1)(d),14(1)(e) and the National Policy pertaining to the Programme and Promotion Requirements (NPPPR) paragraph 29(1).
• The PAT completed in Grade 11, may assess practical skills from Grade 10.
• Practical skills assessed in the PAT should be speci�ed in the teacher and learner instructions.
• A PAT mediation and resource pack is prepared for the implementation and assessment of the PAT.
• The PAT mediation and resource pack should include:
– The assessment task with the instructions to teachers and learners;
– The assessment tool; A Marking Guideline;
– A moderation tool for all levels of moderation;
– All the basic resources required to complete the PAT; and an
– Attendance register for learners and invigilators.
Tourism Cognitive Development Levels
Suggested weighting for cognitive levelsCognitive level Percentage
Lower order:Remembering
30%
Middle order:Understanding 20%Applying 30%
50%
Higher order:Analysing/Evaluating and Creating
20%
Suggested weighting for levels of di�cultyLevels of di�culty Percentage
Easy 30%
Moderate 50%
Di�cult 20%
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