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Assessment Manager is a specialized software for OBE educators, reducing assessment administrative tasks, aligning with national education policies, and providing comprehensive support for OBE curricula. Its unique, user-friendly design offers up-to-date assessment notes, calculation automation, and various reporting tools, making it a one-stop-shop for educators. With a robust training model and hierarchical support structure, Assessment Manager empowers schools to enhance education quality and conduct statistical analyses across different levels.
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What is Assessment Manager? • A software package for OBE educators. • Designed to reduce assessment admin. • Supports OBE curricula. 2
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
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
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
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
ER’s training & support philosophy • Train the trainer • Empower the schools • Support the schools 7
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
School support Support is via a hierarchical structure of coordinators Project Managers District Coordinators Cluster Coordinators Schools 9
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.
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