ASSESSMENT

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
FORMAL AND INFORMAL
ASSESSMENT

ASSESSMENT
Outcome:
At the end of the activity:
You will have an understanding of the
relationship between Teaching, Learning
and Assessment.
You will be able to distinguish formal from
informal Assessment.

ASSESSMENT
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
CAPS Gr. R - 12
National Protocol for Assessment Gr. R-12
National Policy Pertaining to the
Programme and Promotion Requirements
of the National Curriculum Statement Gr.
R - 12

ASSESSMENT
DEFINITION:
Assessment is a continuous planned process
of identifying, gathering and interpreting
information about the performance of learners.
FOUR STEPS TO CONSIDER:
i. Generating and collecting evidence of
achievement
ii.Evaluating evidence
iii.Recording the findings
iv.Use information to understand the learners
development in order to assist
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ASSESSMENT CONT.
Assessing the different language
skills should be ONE integrated
activity.
Assessment should be incorporated
in Teaching and Learning and not
dealt with as a separate entity.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
INFORMAL AND FORMAL
ASSESSMENT
In your groups have a discussion about your
understanding of the relationship between
Teaching, Learning and Assessment.
Act. 33 :
Use the cartoon on p. 52
What is the relevance of this cartoon to your
discussion?

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INFORMAL

AND FORMAL ASSESSMENT CONT.

NB!!! LEARNERS
Listening skills, oral competence, ability to
answer questions, participation in discussions
and written recording skills should be observed
DAILY
Formal Assessment provides a systematic way
of evaluating learners progress
All formal tasks should be recorded
The Language skills should be assessed in
CONTEXT
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ACTIVITY
34:

Groups 1 & 3 : Listening and Speaking

Groups 4 & 6: Reading and Viewing
Groups 5 & 7: Writing and Presenting
Groups 2,8 & 9: Language Structures and
Conventions
Use Workbooks to :
i. Develop an informal assessment task
ii.Develop a formal assessment task
iii.Develop a School Assessment Plan for Gr.5
[HL pp.94-97; FAL pp.99-102]
i. Identify challenges in developing a School
Assessment Plan for Gr. 5
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
THE TEACHING PLAN,
REQUIRED FORMAL
ASSESSMENT TASKS AND
THE ANNUAL SCHOOL
ASSESSMENT PLAN
OUTCOME:
At the end of the activity you should be
able to understand the role of the
Teaching Plan in relationship to
Assessment Tasks
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ACTIVITY 35
Read the information on pp. 53 -54
INSTRUCTIONS
Study the exemplar of the Teaching Plan for Grade 6 HL (pp. 73 87) and its
accompanying Programme of Assessment (pp. 94 - 97) as provided.
Check how the Formal Assessment Tasks indicated in the Programme of
Assessment reflect the:
o nature of task
o content of task
o timing of task (Groups 1 5)
Give advice on how the Language Programme of Assessment together with
programmes of assessment of other subjects could be used to develop a
School Assessment Plan (Groups 6-9)

Report back
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WRAP UP
Relationship between teaching,
learning and assessment
Formal and informal assessment
Relationship between the Teaching
Plan, Formal Assessment Tasks and
the Annual School Assessment Plan

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