Marking of matric exams

I was involved with marking the WCED matric exam papers where many of the markers came from places as far away as Knysna, Mossel Bay and Hei...

Multiple choice questions - Solution to marking?

During the course of 2010 I became very tired of marking the never ending amount to work in CAT. During the year I completed the Get Smarter...

Gr 12 Exam guidelines

The Department supplied a document on guidelines for examinations which I made into a PPT .  The CPUT ACE students found it useful so here i...

Exam considerations

I have been looking at old exam papers. Problems come to mind: Our learners do not have bank accounts where they can experience Internet ba...

Examination dates

The Grade 12 dates for the final CAT examinations in 2009 have been announced: Wednesday 07/10 - Speed Test (Optional) 8h00 Thursday 08/10 -...

Examinations

Marking of the Gr 12 CAT examinations is taking place around the country. I am part of a group marking the Theory paper. What a wonderful ex...

Examination papers

There have been repeated requests to get the password for the exam papers. There is only one way to get them. You must have completed the ...

Tests and exam papers

We must be sure to set tests and exam paper in a scenario where the learners apply their knowledge. For many teachers this is quite a jum...

Examinations

Getting the balance in examinations is a bit tricky. Each AS does NOT carry the same weight. Not all ASs are tested in a written or practi...

Setting CAT examination papers

During the holidays I started setting my end of year exam papers. Here is what I will use as my check list for setting papers. Written pape...

How to manage and mark a practical computer examination

This PowerPoint was written as a number of trainee computer teachers asked how to manage and mark a practical computer examination. This i...