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• Weighting of CASS components
• Examples of CASS components (for standard setting)
• Minimum requirements of CASS components
aspects of CASS, e.g. facilitators moderate the choice of topics in the
extended, short and transactional writing and provide feedback to the
educators.
• Contents of educators’ and learners’ portfolios
• Guiding participants on the pace-setters
• The meaning of continuous internal moderation conducted by senior
management teams at school/learning site level
• The quality of CASS activities.
In Mpumalanga, internal moderation occurs periodically at site level
whilst in other cases, moderation seems to occur just before portfolios are
made available to curriculum implementers. The cluster system of
moderation is being implemented in more areas than in previous years
and specially appointed teachers have been designated the position of
From this it is evident that much effort and planning went into the
cluster leader.
organization thereof.
5.5 Internal moderation of internal assessment
There is evidence to show that assessment bodies do moderate
continuous assessment. However, the quality and rigor varies.
There is adequate evidence in both learners’ and educators’ portfolios
from the Free State to suggest a rigorous approach to the moderation of
The Western Cape has three moderation sessions per year, each of three
to four hours in duration. In each case feedback is given to teachers and
the curriculum advisors ensure that learners assess relatively consistently.
There is clear evidence form the comprehensive reports available that
portfolios have been thoroughly moderated at school level and by the
subject advisor. Moderation involves the checking that criteria have been
met and that standards are maintained.
portfolios at regional and provincial level. Educators’ portfolios revealed
that the CASS mark sheets were audited. Facilitators ensure that there is
compliance with policy and provide evaluative inputs on the various
In KwaZulu Natal, moderation of Afrikaans CASS portfolios takes place
quarterly at cluster level and once, at the end of the year at provincial
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