1. Introduction
1.1 Moderation of site-based assessment by the EMDC is a necessary quality assurance procedure as it checks for policy compliance and allows valuable feedback to educators and centre managers.
1.2 EMDC advisers currently use the ABAS 3a/b moderation tool to moderate learner and educator portfolios at adult learning centres.
1.3 Site-based assessment marks presented by centres on the ABAS 2 mark sheet are approved by EMDC curriculum advisers, who transfer the marks to the computer schedule supplied by the Examinations Directorate.
2. Provincial verification meeting
2.1 EMDCS are requested to send their ABET curriculum adviser to the WCED provincial verification meeting which is to take place on the 4 and 5 October 2005 at the Cape Town Teacher’s Centre in Molteno Road, Claremont, Cape Town. The meeting agenda accompanies this minute.
2.2 The adviser should bring a representative sample of learner portfolios of each learning area to this meeting, where provincial officials will verify and provide feedback. The portfolios should be representative of all centres that registered for the October 2005 assessment and should include all the moderated portfolios.
2.3 In addition, curriculum advisers must provide the following documentation, which will be used for verifying the process in the EMDC district:
  • EMDC district moderation reports - including reports on the standard setting meeting and monitoring meeting held in the EMDC district
  • ABET CA moderation files containing the moderation forms and policy documentation
  • Educator portfolios per centre per learning area must accompany the learner portfolios as the provincial moderators will moderate a sample of portfolios as part of the verification process.
2.4 In order to ease the burden of transporting too many portfolios, at least five portfolios per centre per learning area should be brought to the meeting. Where fewer than five learners have registered for the learning area, all portfolios should be brought to the meeting.
3. UMALUSI-ABET Level 4 verification meeting
3.1 Three UMALUSI moderators will visit the Western Cape on the 6 and 7 October 2005 to verify the moderation of the ABET Level 4 site-based assessment. They will verify the moderation of portfolios for the following learning areas:
  • LLC: English
  • Economics and Management Sciences
  • Life Orientation
3.2 The agenda for this meeting accompanies this minute and the ABET curriculum advisers are requested to attend this meeting. They should bring at least ten portfolios per centre per learning area for the three learning areas mentioned above. Where fewer than ten learners have registered for the October assessment, all portfolios must be brought to the meeting.
3.3 Educator portfolios per centre per learning area must accompany the learner portfolios as the UMALUSI moderators will moderate a sample of portfolios as part of the verification process.
3.4 In addition, the UMALUSI moderators will host a special feedback meeting for educators who teach the above three learning areas. These educators are invited to attend the meeting at the teachers’ centre on the 7 October from 13:30 to 15:30.
3.5 EMDCs are requested to inform Mr J. Parbhoo (jparbhoo@pgwc.gov.za) by 21 September 2005 of the number of educators in their districts who wish to attend the meeting.
4. The presence at this meeting of the ABET curriculum advisers is vital to the providing of feedback to centres, and every effort should be made to attend.


SIGNED: JP RAULT-SMITH
HEAD: EDUCATION
DATE: 2005:09:15

ABAS 3b: Site Based Assessment Moderation Tool for Curriculum Advisors  (size: 14 KB)
ABAS 2: ABET LEVEL 4 Site Based Assessment Mark Sheet  (size: 15 KB)
Addendum A: Provincial verification meeting Agenda  (size: 13 KB)
Addendum B: UMALUSI-ABET Level 4 verification meeting Agenda  (size: 13 KB)