Life orientation assignment grade 12
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Explanation:
School-based assessment (SBA) is a form of assessment which is embedded in the teaching and learning process
and is an integral part of learners’ preparation for the final examinations. It has a number of important
characteristics which distinguishes it from other forms of assessment:
It involves the teacher from the beginning to the end: from planning the assessment programme, to
identifying and/or developing appropriate assessment tasks right through to making the assessment
judgments.
It allows for the collection of a number of samples of learner performance over a period of time.
It can be adapted and modified by the teacher to match the teaching and learning goals of the particular
class and learners being assessed.
It is carried out in the classrooms and is conducted by the learners' own teacher.
It takes place at different stages of the learning process, as required in Chapter 4 of the Curriculum and
Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS).
It involves learners more actively in the assessment process, especially if self and/or peer assessment is
used in conjunction with teacher assessment.
It allows the teacher to give immediate and constructive feedback to learners.
It stimulates continuous evaluation and adjustment of the teaching and learning programme.
It complements other forms of assessment, including external examinations.
1.1.1 The FIVE steps of quality School-Based Assessment
Step 1: Generating and collecting evidence of learners’ performance
This is done through the various assessment tasks given to learners by the teacher.
Step 2: Assessing learners’ performance
This is achieved when the teacher marks the learners’ responses using an appropriate assessment tool in order
to arrive at a mark which indicates the learners’ understanding of the topic(s) covered by the assessment task.
Step 3: Recording learners’ performance
The teacher records the learners’ marks to track their progress throughout the year and also records specific
challenges experienced by the learners in order to plan intervention.
Step 4: Analysing learners’ performance to improve the process of learning and teaching
By analysing learner responses, the teacher may choose to repeat certain aspects of the content or use a
variety of strategies to improve learning. This can be followed by extended opportunities for learners to
improvement their learning.
Step 5: Feedback to learners
Feedback from the teacher is essential to improve the learners’ confidence, self-awareness and enthusiasm for
learning. It should be done in such a way that it maximises the learners’ potential at different stages of the
learning and teaching process.