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examinations. iii. Determining cognitive demand and calibrating items at different levels of cognitive demand. iv. Determining difficulty and calibrating items at different levels of cognitive demand. v. Avoiding item predictability and bias. vi. Enhancing the quality of the language used in items. vii. What to consider in allocating marks to items.

among others. The initiative is intended to continually deepen participants’ knowledge of item quality, which will, in turn, contribute to the improvement of quality and standards of examinations.

References

Wedekind, V. 2013. NSC pass requirements: A discussion document for Umalusi on the NSC pass mark. Pretoria: Umalusi.

The target audience for the initiative is examiners, moderatos and subject specialists,

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