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• Centralised moderation of marking; and<br />

• On-site moderation of marking.<br />

2.1 Pre-marking/Memorandum discussion session<br />

For papers set by assessment bodies, moderators are deployed to the<br />

various assessment bodies whilst memo discussions are in progress. In the<br />

2.2 Centralised Moderation of Marking<br />

For this year the six nationally examined subjects were selected for this<br />

process. Assessment bodies were required to submit a sample of 20 HG<br />

and 20 SG scripts to <strong>Umalusi</strong> offices, following the commencement of<br />

marking. The following table provides the range of the sample of scripts<br />

selected for moderation:<br />

case of the nationally examined papers, the memo is finalized at a<br />

national memo discussion that takes place at a central venue organized<br />

Symbol<br />

Number of scripts<br />

by DoE.<br />

A 1<br />

B 1<br />

Moderators are required to ensure that the final memo is appropriate,<br />

does not unfairly/fairly advantage candidates, and allows for various<br />

alternatives where possible.<br />

C 3<br />

D 3<br />

E 4<br />

F 2<br />

The final memorandum is then signed off by the external moderator, prior<br />

to it being sent to assessment bodies.<br />

FF 2<br />

G 2<br />

GG 1<br />

H 1<br />

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