TMS3709
Assignment 4
2024
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, TMS3709 Assignment 4 2024
TMS3709 Assignment 4 2024 | Due 31 July 2024. All questions answered with
references.
1. Substantiate the value of assessments for learners. (4)
2. Read the following statements. If you agree with a statement, you write YES next to
the number of the statement. If you disagree with a statement, you write NO next to the
number of the statement. If you write NO, you must give the correct answer or the
reason why you do not agree with the statement.
2.1 The progress of each learner measured by assessment is known as norm-
referenced assessment.
2.2 A teacher who sets assessments in such a way that it is relatively easy for learners
to pass is assisting the learners a great deal.
2.3 Every teacher should strive for credibility, dependability, usefulness, objectivity and
economy in compiling and marking assessments.
2.4 Currently, Economics learners are progressed with a final pass mark above 29%
made up of 75% from school-based assessments and 25% from the final examination.
2.5 Moderation refers to the process that ensures that the assessment tasks are fair,
valid and reliable.
3. Differentiate between assessment for learning and assessment of learning. (4)
4. Name and list the Blooms taxonomy level achieved in
the following examples as per the CAPS for Economics:
4.1 Give your own interpretation of the “invisible hand” in the market that Adam Smith
Assignment 4
2024
[Company address]
, TMS3709 Assignment 4 2024
TMS3709 Assignment 4 2024 | Due 31 July 2024. All questions answered with
references.
1. Substantiate the value of assessments for learners. (4)
2. Read the following statements. If you agree with a statement, you write YES next to
the number of the statement. If you disagree with a statement, you write NO next to the
number of the statement. If you write NO, you must give the correct answer or the
reason why you do not agree with the statement.
2.1 The progress of each learner measured by assessment is known as norm-
referenced assessment.
2.2 A teacher who sets assessments in such a way that it is relatively easy for learners
to pass is assisting the learners a great deal.
2.3 Every teacher should strive for credibility, dependability, usefulness, objectivity and
economy in compiling and marking assessments.
2.4 Currently, Economics learners are progressed with a final pass mark above 29%
made up of 75% from school-based assessments and 25% from the final examination.
2.5 Moderation refers to the process that ensures that the assessment tasks are fair,
valid and reliable.
3. Differentiate between assessment for learning and assessment of learning. (4)
4. Name and list the Blooms taxonomy level achieved in
the following examples as per the CAPS for Economics:
4.1 Give your own interpretation of the “invisible hand” in the market that Adam Smith
