More than two hundred years ago a test was developed by gold prospectors to distinguish gold from base metal. Nitric acid dissolves other metals more readily than gold, so to establish whether a find was really gold it was given…
Learners at school spend 12 years building up to that big moment – Matric! And then the exams are upon them and they are overwhelmed. They have so much revision to do, where do they start? EasyPass is a handy…
Teachers appreciate the value of assessment but don’t always enjoy the task because it takes so much time and effort. Technology can make the assessment of learners much easier. Consider the following: A word processor is a great assessment tool – use…
Once you’ve introduced basic technology – a computer, a data projector and perhaps an interactive whiteboard – into your classroom you may feel the time is ripe to add other technologies. One of them is a voting system – also…
Continuous assessment is an important aspect of teaching – but it is not easy to involve all learners in a class, particularly in large classes. A voting system – also called a response system – may come to your rescue. …
Assessment is not just about testing how much learners know – it is a vital part of teaching and learning. While recognizing its value, many teachers avoid assessment tasks as far as possible because of the great admin load it…
We are all into keeping the planet green. One way of doing this is by being conscious of paper consumption. One tree can yield about 8 000 sheets of paper (of course, it depends on the size of the tree…
We all know that assessment is a vital part of the learning process. But, with the extra admin it creates, many teachers avoid it as much as possible. A laptop has the potential to take the sting out of assessment…
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