The matric pass-mark debate is one that often gets muddied by the Department of Basic Education as they attempt to put up the most positive version of how they performed at the moment when they should be held the most accountable, argues MmusiMaimane.
The matric pass-mark debate is one that often gets muddied by the Department of Basic Education as they attempt to put up the most positive version of how they performed at the moment when they should be held the most accountable, arguesOn Thursday Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga will release the results for the matric class of 2022.
This pass-mark debate is one that often gets muddied by the DBE as they attempt to put up the most positive version of how they performed at the moment when they should be held the most accountable. It is in their interests for us not to be clear on the standards and for the public to be confused. The more confusing it is for the public, the less likely it is that they will be held accountable for their failures to deliver quality education to the youth of South Africa.
In most exams, there is a weighting attached to different skill areas. For instance, in the Physical Science exam, recall counts for 15% of the overall points in the exam paper, understanding and comprehension 35%, applying and analysing 40% and evaluating 10%. Therefore a mark of 50% could be considered to at least represent recall and comprehension . Anything less than that means that the student doesn't remember and does not understand the subject matter.
Let's consider a hypothetical student, X Maphosa, who has done seven subjects in matric: maths, physical science, life science, English, Zulu, geography and life orientation. If our student X Maphosa obtained the minimum Bachelors Pass he would have Maths 50%, Physical Science 50%, Life Science 50%, English 50%, Geography 40%, Zulu 40% and Life Orientation 50%.
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