2021 SMT TRAINING

MATERIAL FOR GRADES 4-7

TABLE OF CONTENTS

THIS PRESENTATION COVERS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:

• FORMAL ASSESSMENT TASKS
• INFORMAL ASSESSMENT TASKS
• MODERATION
• ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
• SUBJECT IMPROVEMENT PLANS
• RECOVERY PLANS
 FORMAL ASSESSMENT TASKS
(AS PRESCRIBED FOR 2021)

TERM MATHEMATICS 7 NATURAL SCIENCES 7 TECHNOLOGY 7

1 ASSIGNMENT PRACTICAL TASK/INVESTIGATION ASSIGNMENT PAT 1
TEST TEST (INVESTIGATE AND DESIGN)

2 INVESTIGATION PRACTICAL TASK/INVESTIGATION CONTROLLED TEST

CONTROLLED TEST CONTROLLED TEST
3 PROJECT PROJECT ASSIGNMENT
TEST TEST (INVESTIGATE AND DESIGN)

4 CONTROLLED TEST CONTROLLED TEST CONTROLLED TEST

FORMAL ASSESSMENT TASKS
(AS PRESCRIBED FOR 2021)
TERM ISIZULU HL & FAL 7
1 T1: ORAL- Reading aloud
T2: WRITING- Essay (descriptive/
narrative)
T.3: Response to text
2 T.4:WRITING:- Transactional writing
T.5: CONTROLLED TEST – Response
to text
3 T.6: PROJECT- Investigation and
Creative writing
T.7 : PROJECT – Oral presentation
T.8: LITERATURE TEST
- Poem
- Drama
- Short stories
4 T.9 : WRITING – Transactional writing
T.10: CONTROLLED TEST- Response
to text
ENGLISH HL & FAL 7
T1: ORAL- Reading aloud
T2: WRITING- Essay (descriptive/ narrative)
T.3: Response to text
T.4:WRITING:- Transactional writing
T.5: CONTROLLED TEST – Response to text
T.6: PROJECT- Investigation and Creative writing
T.7 : PROJECT – Oral presentation
T.8: LITERATURE TEST
- Poem
- Drama
- Short stories
T.9 : WRITING – Transactional writing
T.10: CONTROLLED TEST- Response to text
 FORMAL ASSESSMENT TASKS
(AS PRESCRIBED FOR 2021)

TERM EMS 7

1 ASSIGNMENT/POSTER/CASE STUDY
CONTROLLED TEST

2 CONTROLLED TEST

3 INDIVIDUAL PROJECT

4 CONTROLLED TEST
 FORMAL ASSESSMENT TASKS
(AS PRESCRIBED FOR 2021)
TERM LO 7 CREATIVE ARTS 7 SOCIAL SCIENCES 7

1 WRITTEN TASK PRACTICAL TASK PROJECT: MAP SKILLS (GEOGRAPHY)

PHYSICAL EDUCATION ART FORM 1 TEST: SOURCE BASED AND PARAGRAPH
ART FORM 2 WRITING (HISTORY)

2 CONTROLLED TEST CONTROLLED TEST CONTROLLED TEST: SOURCE-

PHYSICAL EDUCATION ART FORM 1 BASED AND PARAGRAPH WRITING
ART FORM 2 (GEOGRAPHY)
PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT CONTROLLED TEST: SOURCE-
ART FORM 1 BASED AND PARAGRAPH WRITING
ART FORM 2 (HISTORY)

3 PROJECT PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT TEST: SOURCE-BASED AND PARAGRAPH

PHYSICAL EDUCATION ART FORM 1 WRITING (GEOGRAPHY)
ART FORM 2 TEST: SOURCE-BASED AND PARAGRAPH
WRITING (HISTORY)

4 CONTROLLED TEST CONTROLLED TEST CONTROLLED TEST: SOURCE-

PHYSICAL EDUCATION ART FORM 1 BASED AND PARAGRAPH WRITING
ART FORM 2 (GEOGRAPHY)
PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT CONTROLLED TEST: SOURCE-
ART FORM 1 BASED PARAGRAPH AND ESSAY WRITING
ART FORM 2 (HISTORY)
 FORMAL ASSESSMENT TASKS
(AS PRESCRIBED FOR 2021)

TERM MATHEMATICS 4-6 NS/TECH 4-6

1 ASSIGNMENT PRACTICAL TASK/INVESTIGATION

TEST TEST

2 INVESTIGATION PRACTICAL TASK/INVESTIGATION

CONTROLLED TEST CONTROLLED TEST

3 PROJECT PRACTICAL TASK/INVESTIGATION

TEST TEST

4 CONTROLLED TEST CONTROLLED TEST

 FORMAL ASSESSMENT TASKS
(AS PRESCRIBED FOR 2021)

TERM LIFE SKILLS 4-6

1 PERSONAL AND SOCIAL WELL BEING (PSW)
PHYSICAL EDUCATION (PE)
CREATIVE ARTS (CA: PA)
2 PERSONAL AND SOCIAL WELL BEING (PSW)
PHYSICAL EDUCATION (PE)
CREATIVE ARTS (CA:VA)
3 PERSONAL AND SOCIAL WELL BEING (PSW)
PHYSICAL EDUCATION (PE)
CREATIVE ARTS (CA: PA)
4 PERSONAL AND SOCIAL WELL BEING (PSW)
PHYSICAL EDUCATION (PE)
CREATIVE ARTS (CA:VA)
 FORMAL ASSESSMENT TASKS
(AS PRESCRIBED FOR 2021)
TERM SOCIAL SCIENCES
4
1 TEST: SOURCE BASED AND
PARAGRAPH WRITING
(GEOGRAPHY)
PROJECT: MAP SKILLS
(HISTORY)
2 CONTROLLED TEST:
SOURCE-BASED AND
PARAGRAPH WRITING
(GEOGRAPHY)
CONTROLLED TEST:
SOURCE-BASED AND
PARAGRAPH WRITING (HISTORY)
3 TEST: SOURCE-BASED AND
PARAGRAPH WRITING
(GEOGRAPHY)
TEST: SOURCE-BASED AND
PARAGRAPH WRITING (HISTORY)
4 CONTROLLED TEST:
SOURCE-BASED AND
PARAGRAPH WRITING
(GEOGRAPHY)
CONTROLLED TEST:
SOCIAL SCIENCES 5
TEST: MAP SKILLS (GEOGRAPHY)
PROJECT: MAP SKILLS (HISTORY)
CONTROLLED TEST:
SOURCE-BASED AND PARAGRAPH
WRITING (GEOGRAPHY)
CONTROLLED TEST:
SOURCE-BASED AND PARAGRAPH
WRITING (HISTORY)
PROJECT: (GEOGRAPHY)
TEST: SOURCE-BASED AND
PARAGRAPH WRITING (HISTORY)
CONTROLLED TEST:
SOURCE-BASED AND PARAGRAPH
WRITING (GEOGRAPHY)
CONTROLLED TEST:
SOURCE-BASED PARAGRAPH AND
SOCIAL SCIENCES 6
TEST: MAP SKILLS (GEOGRAPHY)
TEST: SOURCE BASED AND PARAGRAPH
WRITING (HISTORY)
CONTROLLED TEST: SOURCE-
BASED AND PARAGRAPH WRITING
(GEOGRAPHY)
CONTROLLED TEST: SOURCE-
BASED AND PARAGRAPH WRITING
(HISTORY)
TEST: SOURCE-BASED AND PARAGRAPH
WRITING (GEOGRAPHY)
PROJECT: (HISTORY)
CONTROLLED TEST:
(GEOGRAPHY)
CONTROLLED TEST: SOURCE-
BASED PARAGRAPH AND ESSAY WRITING
(HISTORY)
 FORMAL ASSESSMENT TASKS – ACCORDING TO
NATIONAL CIRCULAR 01OF 2021 ANNEXURE B & C
TERM ISIZULU HL & FAL 4-6 ENGLISH HL& FAL 4-6
1 T1: ORAL- Reading aloud T1: ORAL- Reading aloud
T2: WRITING- Essay (descriptive/ T2: WRITING- Essay (descriptive/ narrative)
narrative) T.3: Response to text
T.3: Response to text
2 T.4:WRITING:- Transactional writing T.4:WRITING:- Transactional writing
T.5: CONTROLLED TEST – T.5: CONTROLLRD TEST – Response to text
Response to text
3 T.6: PROJECT- Investigation and T.6: PROJECT- Investigation and Creative writing
Creative writing T.7 : PROJECT – Oral presentation
T.7 : PROJECT – Oral presentation
4 T.8 : WRITING – Transactional T.8 : WRITING – Transactional writing
writing T.9: CONTROLLED TEST- Response to text
T.9: CONTROLLED TEST- Response
to text
 INFORMAL ASSESSMENT TASKS

MATHS 7 NS 7 TECHNOLOGY 7
TYPES OF TASKS EXAMPLES ARE: EXAMPLES ARE: EXAMPLES ARE:
(ALL FORMS OF CLASS WOKS, CLASS WOKS, CLASS WOKS,
ASSESSMENT CAN BE HOMEWORKS AND HOMEWORKS, HOMEWORKS,
USED AS INFORMAL INFORMAL TESTS. INFORMAL INFORMAL
ASSESSMENT) PRACTICALS TASK PRACTICAL TASKS
AND INFORMAL AND INFORMAL
TESTS. TESTS.

TOTAL NO. PER WEEK MINIMUM OF FIVE MINIMUM OF THREE MINIMUM ONE
 INFORMAL ASSESSMENT TASKS

MATHEMATICS 4-6 NS-TECH 4-6 EMS 7

TYPES OF TASKS EXAMPLES ARE: EXAMPLESARE: EXAMPLES ARE:

(ALL FORMS OF CLASS WOKS, CLASS WOKS, CLASS WOKS,
ASSESSMENT HOMEWORKS, HOMEWORKS, HOMEWORKS, AND
CAN BE USED AND INFORMAL INFORMAL PRACTICAL INFORMAL TESTS.
AS INFORMAL TESTS. TASKS AND INFORMAL
ASSESSMENT) TESTS.

TOTAL NO. PER MINIMUM OF SIX MINIMUM TWO ( GR 4) MINIMUM OF TWO

WEEK MINIMUM THREE(GR 5&6)
 INFORMAL ASSESSMENT TASKS

LIFE SKILL 4-6 LO GRADES 7-9 CREATIVE ARTS 7 SOCIAL SCIENCES 4-7

PSW - MINIMUM EXAMPLES ARE: EXAMPLESARE: EXAMPLES ARE:

OF ONE PER CLASS WOKS, CLASS WOKS, CLASS WOKS,
WEEK. HOMEWORKS, HOMEWORKS, HOMEWORKS, AND
CA - MINIMUM AND INFORMAL INFORMAL PRACTICAL INFORMAL TESTS.
OF ONE PER TESTS. TASKS (ONE PER ART
WEEK. FORM).

TOTAL MINIMUM MINIMUM OF ONE MINIMUM OF TWO PER MINIMUM OF THREE

OF TWO PER PER WEEK WEEK PER WEEK
WEEK
 INFORMAL ASSESSMENT TASKS

ISIZULU HL & FAL 4-7 ENGLISH HL& FAL 4-7

FOR EVERY LESSON,THERE MUST FOR EVERY LESSON,THERE MUST BE

BE INFORMAL ACTIVITY OR INFORMAL ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES.
ACTIVITIES.
 MODERATION

• FORMAL ASSESSMENT TASKS TO BE SUBMITTED FOR PRE MODERATION AS PER

DEPARTMENTAL POLICY.
• PRE AND POST MODERATION TO BE CONDUCTED BY A MODERATOR (DH OR
SUBJECT HEAD OR AN OUT-SOURCED SPECIALIST).
• PRE MODERATION TO BE CONDUCTED BEFORE THE TASK IS ADMINISTERED.
• POST MODERATION TO BE CONDUCTED AFTER THE TASK HAS BEEN ADMINISTERED
AND MARKED BY THE SUBJECT TEACHER.
• FOR BOTH PRE AND POST ASSESSMENT MODERATION THE DH SHOULD CHECK THE
AVAILABILITY OF THE RELEVANT TOOLS BEFORE DESIGNING A NEW TOOL
 MODERATION CONTINUED

• PRE MODERATION, MODERATOR TO CHECK THE FOLLOWING:

• CONTENT COVERAGE.
• COVERAGE OF COGNITIVE LEVELS.
• QUALITY OF INDIVIDUAL QUASTIONS.
• TASK COMPLETION WITHIN THE GIVEN DURATION.
• SUITABILITY OF MARKING MEMORANDUM/GUIDELINE.
• COVER PAGE TO REFLECT THE FOLLOWING:
• SUBJECT NAME
• TOTAL MARKS
• DURATION
• INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
 MODERATION CONTINUED

• POST MODERATION:
• MODERATOR TO COLLECT ALL LEARNER SCRIPTS.
• SAMPLE 10% OF LEARNER SCRIPTS OR A MINIMUM OF 6 WHICHEVER IS LESS
• THE SAMPLING MUST INCLUDE TOP, MIDDLE AND LOW ACHIEVERS.
• RE-MARKING USING MARKING MEMORANDUM/GUIDELINE AS IF MARKING WAS
NOT CONDUCTED BEFORE AND TO REMARK USING A GREEN PEN.
• VERIFICATION OF CAPTURED MARKS TO SASAMS.
• PROVIDE A REPORT AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE TEACHER AND
MONITOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS.
PROPER MARKING OF THE INFORMAL & FORMAL
ASSESSMENT TASKS AND REMEDIAL WORK

• TICKS MUST BE ALLOCATED TO SKILLS AS PER MARKING GUIDELINE.

• MARKS PER QUESTION MUST BE INDICATED.
• AFTER MARKING, INDICATE TOTAL MARKS TO MOTIVATE LEARNERS.
• LEARNERS MUST BE MONITORED IN DOING REMEDIAL WORK IN CASE SOME
ANSWERS WERE NOT CORRECT.
• REMEDIAL WORK TO BE MARKED BY THE TEACHER.
 ANALYSIS OF RESULTS

• THIS INCLUDES STATISTICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSIS.

• TO BE DONE AFTER THE TASK HAS BEEN MARKED.
• HELPS TO IDENTIFY THE GAPS AND COMMON ERRORS THAT LEARNERS HAVE
DISPLAYED AS PER TASK ADMINISTERED.
• THE ITEM ANALYSIS/ TOGETHER WITH MUST INFORM THE SUBJECT
IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
 SUBJECT IMPROVEMENT PLAN

• IT MUST BE COMPILED BY THE SUBJECT TEACHER AND BE SUBMITTED TO THE

DH AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.
• IT MUST BE REVIEWED AS PER TIME FRAME DISPLAYED IN THE SIP.
• IT MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING: PROBLEMATIC AREAS, ACTIVITIES,
PERFOMANCE INDICATORS,TIME-FRAME AND PROGRESS (NAMELY SUCCESSES,
CHALLENGES AND MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES).
 RECOVERY PLAN/CATCH UP PLAN

• INFORMED BY CURRICULUM LOSSES FROM FUNDAMENTAL CONTENT AND SKILLS/TRIMMED ATPs/ ATTENDANCE
MODELS CHOSEN BY SCHOOLS.

• THE PLAN MUST BE PROPORTIONAL TO TIME LOST.

NB: SOME OF THE ABOVE SKILLS ARE NEEDED AS PRIOR KNOWLEDGE TO TEACH THE NEW TOPICS IN THE RECOVERY
ATPs.

• THE HAND OVER TOOL WILL BE USEFUL IN IDENTIFYING THE LOST SKILLS FROM THE PREVIOUS GRADE.
• SCHOOLS WITH GRADE 8 MUST GET HANDOVER TOOLS (GRADE 7) FROM THEIR FEEDER PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
• THE CONTENT AND ACTIVITIES CAN BE OBTAINED FROM NECT LESSON PLANS/DBE LESSON PLANS AND
TEXTBOOKS.

• THERE MUST BE A DOCUMENT THAT CLEARLY INDICATES THE TOPICS/SKILLS LOST, DURATION AND TIME FRAME.
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