SECTION C Teaching and learning EMS Teaching EMS in the Senior Phase
Grade 7 is usually the final year in primary school, though it is the beginning of the Senior Phase. The Grade 7 learners are the ‘senior’ learners in the school and as such they feel quite important. Learners must be challenged to think abstractly and critically, and not to merely copy information. The transition to Grade 8 is an important one, and a big step. For many learners, for many different reasons, going to ‘high school’ is a combination of being exciting, yet challenging and even stressful. The writing of formal tests and examinations becomes even more important. The EMS teacher must spend time developing exam techniques which include unpacking terminology used in examinations, such as determine, identify, deduce, predict, present, summarise, expand, suggest, illustrate, and so on. The Learner’s Book provides many built-in opportunities for learners to engage with these. Section E of the Teacher’s Guide also provides a list of important terminology. Presenting answers, time management, exam stress management, and so on are all important areas in which learners must receive constant coaching. EMS teachers should work very closely with Life Orientation teachers in order to support learners with these issues.
The volume of work increases in Grade 8, and the expectations are higher. Learners are also expected to mark their own work (from the board) and this is new to many Grade 8 learners.
Grade 9 is the most challenging grade in this phase. While being on the cusp of the final and another extremely important phase of their high school career, learners are also dealing with other issues important to them, such as sexuality. Girls develop faster than boys. Some schools separate the boys and girls in Grade 9 in order to address this issue.
Grade 9 is a crucial year in the teaching of EMS: learners are required to make a choice between content subjects in Grade 10. One of these subject choices will be Accounting. Learners will choose this subject based on their career aspirations, experience and level of success achieved in EMS in Grade 9. It is very important that teachers lay a good foundation for basic accounting skills in Grades 7, 8 and 9 in order to facilitate suitable and appropriate subject choice.
Inclusive teaching What is inclusive teaching?
In the Senior Phase, it is crucial that learners find themselves in an environment where they can develop an interest in learning and the belief that they can learn. Inclusive education is defined as a learning environment that promotes the full personal, academic and professional development of all learners irrespective of race, class, gender, disability, religion, culture, sexual preference, learning styles and language.
Section C: Teaching and learning EMS
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