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What is Assessment Manager?

What is Assessment Manager?. A software package for OBE educators. Designed to reduce assessment admin. Supports OBE curricula. History of Assessment Manager. Program development began in 2005. First version was released in 2006. Received overwhelming support from educators.

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What is Assessment Manager?

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  2. What is Assessment Manager? • A software package for OBE educators. • Designed to reduce assessment admin. • Supports OBE curricula. 2

  3. History of Assessment Manager • Program development began in 2005. • First version was released in 2006. • Received overwhelming support from educators. • Currently in its 5th version 3

  4. Assessment Manager Now • Incorporates the suggestions of educators & curriculum specialists. • Is fully aligned with education policy • the National Protocol on Assessment • the National Protocol on Reporting and Recording • the White Paper on e-Education, and • NCS Assessment Guidelines. • Is compatible with the Khanya online system • and with the DoE’s Schools Administration Management System (SA-SAMS). • Has been successfully piloted in several schools. 4

  5. Why is it different? • Its uniqueness derives from its customized approach to curriculum support. • Provides up-to-date, clear notes on the assessment requirements for each subject and learning area (Grades 4-12). • A one-stop shop for educators. Everything for assessment is there. • Simple to use. • Extremely user friendly 5

  6. Additionally, the program… • Performs all the calculations required for recording and reporting of CASS • Generates: • Completed educator mark sheets • Grade schedules • Learner reports • Moderation forms for portfolios • Planning tools • Learning Outcomes and Assessment Standards • Design grids for question papers • Cognitive levels • National codes and descriptors and more…. 6

  7. ER’s training & support philosophy • Train the trainer • Empower the schools • Support the schools 7

  8. ER’s Training model • Assessment Manager is designed for use at various levels: • School administrators can be fully trained in 2-3 hours • Educators can be ‘up and running’ within an hour • We train administrator(s) of schools in a district. • They in turn train the educators ‘in house’ at a reduced level of complexity. • Educators do not sacrifice teaching time for training. 8

  9. School support Support is via a hierarchical structure of coordinators Project Managers District Coordinators Cluster Coordinators Schools 9

  10. Secondary benefits • Statistical analysis of results at school, district, provincial and national level. • Statistical analysis of results in key subjects such as Mathematics and Physical Science. • Monitoring and evaluation of results of schools, clusters and districts.

  11. References 11

  12. Thank you for your time 12

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