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Can technology make it easy for you as a teacher to teach and assess a multigrade class? 

The questions below requires of you to be innovative and apply the ICT knowledge and skills. 

Assessment in a multi-grade class (more than one grade in one class) differs from that in a 

normal class (single grade). Given the above, design an assessment activity in which you will 

be assessing two different grades from the same phase that are in one class using the same 

subject and topic. Your assessment should indicate the following: 

1 Indicate the two grades, subject, and topic

2 The type and form of assessment used

3 Indicate the purpose of assessment per grade according to CAPS document.

4 Justify, how will you ensure that the assessment is credible and fair to learners in both 

grades?

5 How will you take into account the three learning styles (haptic, visual, and auditory) 

when assessing the learners?

6.What is the expected end product of the assessment activity?

Below are Ten assessment guidelines. Use your specific Phase CAPS subject, grade and 

assessment topic (s) to describe each of the guidelines below.

 Subject ,Grade and topic to be assessed? (3)

2. What specific aim and objective of this assessment will be? (4) 

3. What are learners expected to do? (describe the activities) (2)

4. What would be the expected assessment product ? (2)

5. What will be the type and the form of assessment used? (4)

6. Where would the assessment take place? (2)

7. How would you ensure fairness of the assessment ? (3)

8. Indicate how you would specifically cater to each of the three learning styles . (3)

9. Which assessment instrument would be used for this task and why? (4)

10. To whom and how would feedback be given ?

The students in Freedom Writers learn about the Holocaust in an experiential way through

Gruwell’s teaching. Answer the following questions with 5+ full sentences each. 

• Does it make history more accessible/relevant?
• Did you want to find out more?
• How important is this strand to the narrative?

Examine the vignette “understanding Monica “ what do we learn about Monica through Lakshmi’s description of events and through the characters dialogue?

‘A curriculum needs to accommodate students’ diversity’ 

Explain what you think the author means by this statement?

Read the section on the general aims of the South African Curriculum. Summarise the aspects listed under this heading

Do you think the CAPS document can be used to guide teaching?

In your own words, explain what the main information in the CAPS document is all about?

Present a novel concept or project with accompanying visuals/ graphic aids.

I was supposed to read a dystopian book but I couldn't find an interesting one and its due today, could you tell me about one? Like the conflict and how the characters are.