What can be included in the CAPS document?
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CAPS, the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement, is a revision of the previous NCS (National Curriculum Statement). CAPS gives teachers detailed guidelines of what to teach and assessed on a grade –by- grade and subject-by- subject basis.
How do you reference the CAPS document?
(2011b). Curriculum and assessment policy statement (CAPS): Mathematics Grades 10-12. Retrieved July 23, 2011, from http://www.thutong.doe.gov.za.
What is Section 4 of the document about?
It involves four steps: generating and collecting evidence of achievement; evaluating this evidence; recording the findings and using this information to understand and thereby assist the learner’s development in order to improve the process of learning and teaching. Assessment should be both informal and formal.
What is the importance of assessment in the CAPS document?
The central purpose of assessment is to provide information on learner achievement and progress and set the direction for continuous teaching and learning.
Which three documents did the CAPS document replace?
A National Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement is a single, comprehesive, and concise policy document, which has replaced the Subject and Learning Area Statements, Learning Programme Guidelines and Subject Assessment Guidelines for all the subjects listed in the National Curriculum Statement Grades R – 12.
Which two documents that must be read in conjunction with CAPS document?
(b) The National Curriculum Statement Grades R – 12 (January 2012) should be read in conjunction with the National Protocol for Assessment Grade R – 12, which replaces the policy document, An addendum to the policy document, the National Senior Certificate: A qualification at Level 4 on the National Qualifications …
What is the difference between OBE and caps?
The major distinguishing factor between CAPS and OBE is that the former is a changed curriculum (not a tutoring technique) while the latter is a teaching method (it teaches the curriculum).
Do you think the Caps document can be used to guide teaching?
6.1) CAPS documents issue detailed guidance for teachers on what they ought to teach. Therefore, they can be used to guide teaching. 6.2) As a teacher, the caps document helps ease the administrative burden and ensure consistency when teaching.
What are the principles of caps?
Our working relationships with each other and with the healthcare community will be guided and governed by the following principles, values and beliefs:
- Commitment to the Truth.
- Open and Honest Communication.
- Partnership and Collaboration.
- Empathy and Compassion.
- Challenging and Courageous Change Agents.
What is the purpose of the CAPS document?
CAPS gives detailed guidance for teachers on what they should teach and how to assess. You can find more information under Curriculum on the website of the Department of Basic Education.
What is assessment in foundation phase?
Assessment is a continuous planned process of gathering, recording, interpreting, using and reporting information about a child’s progress and achievement in developing knowledge, skills and attitudes.
Why was the CAPS document introduced?
CAPS was introduced in Grade 12 in 2014 so there were no benchmarks for achievement, although DBE had provided exemplar question papers. Adjusting to a new curriculum, new assessment and the way in which examiners interpret the curriculum would have impacted on results and therefore examination adjustments by Umalusi.