Accounting Grade 12 Project Tasks Case Study for Term 1, Term 2, Term 3 and Term 4 SBA Memorandum. The final Grade 12 mark is calculated from the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination that learners will write (out of 300 marks) plus school-based assessment (out of 100 marks). The curriculum stipulates the following seven formal tasks that comprise school–based assessment in Accounting:
Purposes of Accounting Grade 12 Project Tasks
- The school-based assessment provides a more balanced and trustworthy assessment system, increasing the range and diversity of assessment tasks.
- The exemplar tasks are aimed at reflecting the depth of the curriculum content appropriate for Grade 12.
- They reflect the desired cognitive demands as per Bloom’s revised taxonomy: remembering, understanding, applying, analysing, evaluating, and creating.
- School-based assessment improves the validity of assessment by including aspects that cannot be assessed in formal examination settings.
- It improves the reliability of assessment because judgments will be based on many observations of the learner over an extended period of time.
- There is a beneficial effect on teaching and learning, not only in relation to the critical analysis and evaluation of Accounting information and creative problem-solving but also on teaching and assessment practices.
Accounting Grade 12 School-based Assessments
Examplars
Accounting Grade 12 Tasks for Term 1
Task A: Students are required to Report on Companies for 20 marks
- Part A: Report on a public company listed on the JSE.
- Part B: Internal auditor’s report on procedures and internal controls in a public company
Task B: First Term Test: Financial statements of a company
This task includes shares of no par value and repurchase of shares.
This task is suitable for Grade 12 learners from 2014 (CAPS).
Task C: Second Term Project:
Published financial statements of Famous Brands Ltd
This task is suitable for Grade 12 learners from 2014 (CAPS).
Task D Third Term Case Study: Cash budget and debtors
This task is suitable for Grade 12 learners from 2014 (CAPS)