THE question in the matric dramatic arts exam will be excluded from the marking process and the marking guideline will be adjusted to accommodate this, the Department of Education said last Friday.
The examining panel responsible for the setting of the dramatic arts question paper, together with the internal moderator, appointed by the department of basic education, the Umalusi moderation team, and representatives from the provincial education departments, were provided with samples of scripts from across the provinces, which were marked to establish any disadvantage that learners may have suffered given the sensitivity of the question in the paper, relating to the brutal rape of the nine-month old baby Tshepang.
“The department does concede that parts of the question may have been perceived negatively by some learners, depending on their personal backgrounds.
“In light of this, the department has submitted a formal request to the Quality Assurance Council (Umalusi) to consider a concession, where parts of the question that may have been perceived as offensive by some learners be excluded from the marking process. Umalusi has granted approval and the marking process across the country in Dramatic Arts will be administered in accordance with this amendment.
