South African Schools Act, 1996 (Act No. 84 of 1996)RegulationsRegulations for the Conduct, Administration and Management of Assessment for the Senior Certificate, 2005Chapter 3 : Preparation for the examination process17. Functions of the internal examiners and moderators |
| (1) | Examiners must perform the following functions: |
| (a) | Setting of question papers that are of the appropriate standard, quality and in the language of instruction as specified by the assessment body. |
| (b) | Drafting of additional question papers. |
| (c) | Drafting of memoranda of the question papers contemplated in (a) and (b). |
| (2) | The Internal Moderator must perform the following functions: |
| (a) | Ensure that the question paper is of the appropriate standard and quality; |
| (b) | Ascertain that a question paper conforms to the core syllabus, adequately provides for differentiation, and includes questions addressing the different cognitive levels; |
| (c) | Attend the memorandum discussions; |
| (d) | Approve and sign off the finally agreed upon memorandum; |
| (e) | Moderate the marked scripts; |
| (f) | Liaise with External Moderators; |
| (g) | Give advice, support and guidance to Examiners; |
| (h) | Recommend the necessary changes to the question papers to the assessment body; and |
| (i) | Submit a report to the External Moderator. |