Revised Curriculum and Assessment Plans for Agricultural Sciences Grades 10-12 Implementation
Explore the 2020 revised curriculum and assessment plans for Agricultural Sciences grades 10-12, focusing on amendments to content overviews, teaching plans, and school-based assessment. Gain insights into the purpose, essential core content/skills coverage, and preparation of learners for subsequent years.
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2020 REVISED CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT PLANS GRADES 10 -12 Agricultural Sciences Implementation: June 2020
Presentation Outline 1.Purpose 2.Amendments to the Content Overview for the Phase 3.Amendments to the Annual Teaching Plan 4.Amendments School Based Assessment (SBA) 5.Conclusion
1. Purpose To mediate the amendments of the trimmed and re-organised 2020 Annual Teaching Plan including School Based Agricultural Sciences, implementation in June 2020 as stipulated in Circular S2 of 2020. To ensure that meaningful proceeds during the remaining teaching time as per the revised school calendar. To assist teachers with guided pacing and sequencing of curriculum assessment. Assessment Grade for for 10-12 teaching content and
1. Purpose (continued) To enable teachers to cover the essential core content /skills in each grade within the available time. To assist teachers with planning for the different forms of assessment. To ensure learners are adequately prepared for the subsequent year/s in terms of content, skills, knowledge, attitudes and values.
2. Amendments to the Content Overview for the Phase
Summary: Amendments to the Content Overview for the Phase Topic : Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Agricultural Resources Water and Soil Management Water and Soil pollution Optimal Resource Utilization. No amendments Agricultural Production factors: Soil Science Basic Components Minerals Rock formation Soil formation Soil Characteristics Soil Chemistry No amendments This topic is not covered in grade 12 Animal Production Different categories of Animals Different Animal Breeds (Reduced to 2 breeds per category) This topic is not covered in gr 11 No amendment Gr 10 Introductory to Gr 12
Summary: Amendments to the Content Overview for the Phase Topic : Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Plant studies Different categories of plants Different Plant cultivars (Reduced to 2 cultivars per category) No amendments to topic: Teaching time reduced No amendments This topic is not covered in G r12 Biological concepts: Basic overview Cell division Basic overview of plant and animal cells. The importance of cell division. Teaching time reduced Biotechnology in plants: Introductory. Reduced teaching time No amendments : Basic Genetics Biotechnology in animals
3. Amendments to the Annual Teaching Plan
Summary: Re-organisation of Gr 10 content topics (term 2 - 4) Agricultural Resources : Reduced teaching time to 2 weeks Soil Sciences : Reduced teaching time to 2 weeks Animal Production : Reduced : Only 2 Breeds per category of animal & main characteristics Introductory : Horse and Game farming Plant Production : Reduced: Only 2 Cultivars per category & main characteristics
Summary: Re- organisation of Gr 10 content topics (term 2 - 4) Biological Concepts : Reduced teaching time Only Plant & Animal Cells- no function of organelles Importance of cell division not process
Summary: Re- organisation of Gr 11 content topics (term 2 - 4) Soil Sciences : Reduced teaching time to 4 weeks Plant Sciences: Reduced teaching time to 5 weeks Plant Production : Only introduction to Plant improvement & Biotechnology Optimal resource utilization: Reduced teaching time. Remove Utilization of water & Soil drainage and Soil Cultivation
Summary: Content/Topics Amended ( Gr 10) Content/Topics Term Amendment Agricultural Resources Water and Soil Management & Pollution (CAPS pg. 17) Topic time reduced to 2weeks 2 Soil Sciences : Basic Components Minerals Rock formatiom (CAPS pg. 17) 2 Topic time reduced to 2 weeks
Summary: Content/Topics Amended ( Gr 10) Content/Topics Term Amendment Soil Sciences: Soil weathering Soil forming factors and Processes (CAPS pg. 17-19) Topic time reduced to 2 weeks 3 Reduced Main categories with 2 breeds/ examples Mention Game farming & Horse breeding no in- depth teaching, no breeds Topic time reduced to 4 weeks Animal production : ( CAPS pg. 19-22) 3
Summary: Content/Topics Amended ( Gr 10) Content/Topics Term Amendment Topic time reduced to 4 weeks: Main categories with 2 examples per category Plant studies (CAPS pg. 23-24) 4 Re- organised: Topic time reduced to 1 week Plant and Animal Cells The Importance of cell division not process Biological Concepts (CAPS pg. 24) 4
Summary: Content/Topics Amended ( Gr 11) Content/Topics Term Amendment Soil Science (CAPS pg. 28-29) Soil Chemistry ( CAPS pg. 29-30) Soil Organic matter CAPS pg. 31 Topic time reduced to 4 weeks 2 Plant Sciences (CAPS pg. 31-33) Plant reproduction ( CAPS pg. 33-34) Topic time reduced to 5 weeks Photosynthesis Mention the importance not the process. 3
Summary: Content/Topics Amended ( Gr 11) Content/Topics Term Amendment Re- organised : Introduction to Plant Improvement & Biotechnology Topic time reduced to 2 weeks Plant Production: Plant Improvement Plant Protection (CAPS pg. 35-36) 4 Re- organised : Remove Utilization of water and Soil drainage and Soil cultivation. Topic time reduced to 1 week Optimal Resource Utilization (CAPS pg. 37-38) 4
Summary: Content/Topics Amended ( Gr 12) Content/Topics Term Amendment No amendments Topic time reduced to 1 week Animal Reproduction (CAPS pg. 46) 2 No amendments Topic time reduced to 2 weeks Animal Protection (CAPS pg. 46-47) 2 No amendments Topic time reduced to 4 weeks Agricultural genetics ( CAPS pg 48-50) 2
Summary: Content/Topics Amended ( Gr 12) Content/Topics Term Amendment No amendments Topic time reduced to 2 weeks Agricultural Economics (CAPS pg. 50) 3 No amendments Topic time reduced to 2 weeks Agricultural Marketing (CAPS pg. 51-52) 3 Preparation for Final NSC examination P1 & P2 Revision time amended to 2 weeks 4
4. Amendments School Based Assessment (SBA)
Summary: Revised Programme of Assessment Gr 10 & Gr 11 Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 PRACTICAL TASK (20%) FINAL EXAMINATION Paper 1 + Paper 2 Duration: 2 hours for each paper 150 marks for each paper TEST (15%) ( minimum 100 marks) No Tasks TEST (15%) (minimum 80 marks)
Summary: Revised Programme of Assessment Gr 12 Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 PRACTICAL TASK (20%) PRACTICAL TASK/ ASSIGNMENT (20%) FINAL EXAMINATION Paper 1 + Paper 2 Duration: 2 hours for each paper 150 marks for each paper PRACTICAL TASK/ ASSIGNMENT (20%) TEST (5%) ( minimum 100 marks) TEST (5%) (minimum 80 marks) TEST (10%) (minimum 100 marks) Trial Examination : P1& P2 (20%)
Summary: Revised Final Examination Structure No changes in Grade 10- Gr 12 Paper 1 and Paper 2 150 marks each paper 2 hours each paper
Summary: Final examination Structure Format of a Grade 10-Gr 12 examination paper: P1 & P2 Sections Type of questions Marks A A variety of short answer questions, objective questions for example MCQ, terminology, columns/statement and items, data-response 45 B A variety of question types. THREE questions of 35 marks each divided into 2 4 subsections 3 x 35
Conclusion There were no topics removed Re-organization of topics into reduced teaching time (Gr 10 - Gr12) Animal Studies Gr 10 Reduction of number of breeds/ category of animals to TWO- Only the types of horses no breeds Mention only Game farming No in-depth teaching Plant Studies Gr 10 Reduction of number or cultivars/ category to TWO cultivars
Conclusion Biological Concepts: ( Gr 10) - Plant and animal cells not the functions of the organelles. - Importance of the cell division process not the process.
Conclusion Plant Sciences: (Gr 11) - Only the importance of photosynthesis not the process Plant production (Gr 11) - Only introduction to plant Improvement & Biotechnology Optimal Resource Utilization(Gr 11) - Remove Utilization of water - Remove Soil Drainage and Soil Cultivation
Contact Details Mr Kanthan Naidoo CES: Life Sciences & Agricultural Subjects Department of Basic Education Tel: 012 357 4160 Email:Naidoo.K@dbe.gov.za
