Exam Question number 3

Board of studies

Within the Board of Studies syllabus there are documents to aid teachers in planning and implementation and assessment of lessons.
Scope and sequence of the English syllabus outlines what students would be taught with a clear picture of the scope of content, it’s sequence within each stage and what should inform the development of this material.
This document states that in early stage one children should have an understanding of key concepts about the structure and grammar of the text introduced at this stage in Key Learning Areas, with a continued development in others.

The teaching program gives samples of lessons with Board of Studies outcomes. Eg. Indicating how an early stage one talking and listening lesson could be planned and implemented.

The assessment program outlines the students’ ability to achieve/complete the set task. The assessment procedure needs to be in place at the time of lesson planning. At the end of the lesson assessment shows how many students acquired desired outcomes and allows teacher to evaluate success of the lesson, and to make changes to the lesson plan for future reference if required.

These documents determine what should be taught and when they should be taught and assessed, however, it is no indication of how the lesson must be taught. All outcomes address what needs to be achieved but it is up to each teacher to design and plan a lesson appropriate to the school’s ethos and to the individual class.