UNISA Short Course for Planning and Conducting Assessment of Learning Outcomes
This assessor course will provide people who assess or intend to assess
candidates against unit standards and/or qualifications with the necessary expertise.
- Any person involved in assessment of learning outcomes in education and training settings or in the workplace;
- Teachers in the new career path leading to senior teacher and learning area specialist positions where they have to assess . beginning teachers, student teachers, Learnership teachers and their peers;
- Senior teachers involved with Learnership student teachers; and
- Departmental officials involved in assessment of teachers as part of whole school evaluations.
Senior Certificate or an equivalent NQF level 4 qualification
One year
English
1 December to 28 February
UNISA open distance learning combined with experiential workplace learning, comprehensive course notes, tutorial letters and a prescribed text book – course material is complemented by an optional one day experiential seminar
Note:
Formative assessment and examination admission will comply with UNISA’s formative assessment rules and policies
Formative assessment:
Theoretical component:
Participants must complete and pass at least one compulsory written assignment. The assignment will involve workplace-based exercises, projects and self-assessment.
Practical component:
Participants must build, and submit for assessment, a workplace-based portfolio of evidence of competence in the relevant outcomes of assessing learning outcomes
Summative assessment:
Examination and supplementary examination involves that unsuccessful students will be allowed to redo and resubmit a portfolio of evidence for assessment
- Planning and preparing for assessment
- Preparing leaners for assessment
- Gathering knowledge and performance evidence
- Making assessment judgements
- Recording assessment results
- Providing assessment practices
- Assessment methods and instruments
- Assessment techniques
Prof J M Dreyer DEd (UNISA)
Department of Teacher Education
Office 6-059, A J H van der Walt Building, UNISA
Tel: 012 429 4398
Fax: 012 429 4909
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: 012 429 4627 / 4789 / 4817
Fax: 012 429 4800 / 086 548 9968
E-mail: [email protected]
to download application form:
http://www.unisa.ac.za/contents/faculties/education/docs/appli%20form%20Form96248-Tip-in%20.pdf
for more information about the centre:
http://www.unisa.ac.za/Default.asp?Cmd=ViewContent&ContentID=6391