[Date]
TMS3709
Assignment 4
2024
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
, 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 writes about in his book, An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth
of nations.
4.2 Critically discuss how South Africa’s unfavourable economic climate has an
TMS3709
Assignment 4
2024
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
, 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 writes about in his book, An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth
of nations.
4.2 Critically discuss how South Africa’s unfavourable economic climate has an
