The research on implementation of portfolio assessment as part of
continuous assessment (CASS), came about as I noticed the
enormous challenges faced by educators as a result of
implementation of the new curriculum, the National Curriculum
Statement (NCS). As an educator, I have been curious to form an
understanding of other educators' level of knowledge of the NCS
policy as well as the extent of its implementation at school.
During the research process, I have focused on portfolio assessment
in order to understand the level of other educators' understanding of
this form of assessment of learners, as well as the educators'
shortcomings in the implementation of portfolio assessment in the
classroom.
The main findings of the research indicate a lack of understanding of
the assessment policy amongst the educators. This tends to
demotivate educators on policy implementation. This is more so as
some of the educators interviewed indicated that they are not able
to interact with the assessment policy document when planning.
Some of the recommendations include the involvement of the
department of education to help develop educators at school level.
This could be done by employing learning area specialists with the
intention to assist in the development of educators at school. / Thesis (M.Ed.) - University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2009.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ukzn/oai:http://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za:10413/3228 |
| Date | January 2009 |
| Creators | Ngcobo, Bernard Mandla. |
| Contributors | Combrinck, Martin. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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