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8.9 The standard of the assessment body back-up papers needs to be
looked into and improved seriously. Examiners should avoid
repetition of questions and lifting of questions from past papers.
steadily improving. A great deal of thought goes into their preparation,
and because the stakes are so high, the panels strive for zero-defect. The
standard of the assessment body back-up question papers is low and
continues to deteriorate. The quality of questions set is a clear indication
8.10 In addition to the above recommendations, an ideal situation
would be to have all question papers set at national level as this
that no creativeness is applied, and also the quality of internal
moderation is a serious concern.
wouldensure same standard and quality of question papers set.
External moderators have, however, worked very hard to ensure that all
8.11 The IEB should be required to set two papers of 2 hours duration
(instead of one 3 hour paper) to bring it in line with the national
papers with immediate effect.
the moderated and finally approved question papers were of an
acceptable standard. As a result, Umalusi is, therefore, confident that the
standard and integrity of the Senior Certificate Examinations
was not compromised by the quality of finally approved questions papers.
8.12 Examiners and internal moderators should use a checklist, or
analysis grid to ensure that the syllabus content is correctly
covered, the spread and variety of questions is satisfactory, and
that the level of cognitive demands are assessed proportionally.
9. Conclusion
It is very clear from the report that the standard of the national papers has
improved significantly. Likewise that being set by assessment bodies is
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