Types of formal assessment for Life Orientation
Projects Learners complete one Life Orientation project in the third term of each grade. The project will be relevant to work done in that term. The project will test a variety of skills and will ask learners to research and find
information, collate the data and evaluate findings. They will then be asked to present the data in some way (a poster, report, oral presentation). The project will run over a longer period of time. Teachers will introduce the
project in class and provide guidance throughout the project. However, learners will be expected to work to a great extent on their own at home on the project. It is advisable that teachers request regular updates on the progress of the project to ensure that learners are confident in their tasks. Feedback on the progress of the project should be timeous and guide learners without being prescriptive.. In the Learner's Book you will find exemplar projects (see pages 110-112). You
can use this as a formal assessment task. Alternatively, in Section 5 of this Teacher's Guide you will find another project.
Examinations
Two examinations per grade will form part of the formal assessment for each grade – one at the end of the second term, and another at the end of the fourth term. The
• Examinations must be at least 60 minutes long. Cognitive level
Lower order: Knowledge and recall
Middle order: Comprehension and application
Higher order: Analysis, evaluation and synthesis
• Tests and examinations must be completed under strictly controlled conditions. • Each test and examination must cater for a range of cognitive levels. (Refer to the table in the section on planning for assessing later in this section.)
following guidelines should be adhered to: • The mid-year examination covers the contents taught in Terms 1 and 2. The end- of-year examination covers the contents taught in all four terms.
Percentage required by CAPS
40 40 20
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