QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF LEARNER RESPONSES AND EVALUATION OF QUESTION PAPERS
2013 SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS: PARTTIME CANDIDATES
BIOLOGY HG PAPER 2: 00032.2
SUBJECT
BIOLOGY HG
PAPER
PAPER 2
DURATION OF PAPER :
2 HOURS
PROVINCE
WESTERN CAPE
NAME OF THE INTERNAL MODERATOR
MS LN KANNEMEYER
NAME OF THE CHIEF MARKER
MS L KUUN
DATES OF MARKING
24 – 28 JUNE 2013
HEAD OF EXAMINATION:
SECTION 2: Comment on candidates’ performance in individual questions
(It is expected that a comment will be provided for each question on a separate sheet).
QUESTION 1
(a)
General comment on the performance of learners in the specific question. Was the question well answered or
poorly answered?
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
(b)
well answered
terminology remains a problem
well answered generally
poorly answered
average performance, but about 5% could answer 1.5.3 to any degree
poorly answered; candidates had no experience of how to improve an investigation etc.
poorly answered
Why was the question poorly answered? Also provide specific examples, indicate common errors committed by
learners in this question, and any misconceptions.
Work on scientific investigations was not done/emphasized during the period when Biology was taught and written.
Many candidates had no help in preparing for these exams.
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( c) Provide suggestions for improvement in relation to Teaching and Learning
Centres of learning should be available.
(d)
Describe any other specific observations relating to responses of learners
Learners find it difficult to read and interpret graphs
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QUESTION 2
(a)
General comment on the performance of learners in the specific question. Was the question well answered or
poorly answered?
Extremely poorly answered; most learners obtained between 0 and 3 marks out of 35.
(b) Why was the question poorly answered? Also provide specific examples, indicate common errors committed by
learners in this question, and any misconceptions.
2.1
drawing in paper not correct; might have confused learners.
2.2
difficulty with investigations; drawing of graphs
2.3
same as above
QUESTION 3
(a)
General comment on the performance of learners in the specific question. Was the question well answered or
poorly answered?
Performance better in general; learners understood questions and knew work more or less; average performance for
the question would be about 40%.
(b) Why was the question poorly answered? Also provide specific examples, indicate common errors committed by
learners in this question, and any misconceptions.
Many lack HG skills and ability to answer on higher cognitive levels.
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QUESTION 4
(a)
General comment on the performance of learners in the specific question. Was the question well answered or
poorly answered?
4.1 well-answered
4.2 well answered generally
4.3 poorly answered; learners had no conception of kidney functioning
4.4 poorly answered
4.5 could either do the drawing or not
One of the biggest problems candidates seem to experience is a lack of skills or practise in skills to interpret diagrams
and graphs, as well as doing drawings and graphs themselves.
QUESTION 5
(a)
General comment on the performance of learners in the specific question. Was the question well answered or
poorly answered?
5.1 answered well enough, except that many learners could not read graphs.
5.2 hardly any candidates attempted this question.
Date: ……………………
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