Testing for Intelligence

The apartheid in South Africa is mainly responsible for teachers being unmotivated which led to their laid back attitude resulting in no motivation or inspiration from students. Most teachers were unqualified or under qualified. Since the reform on education in 1994, they established one national system of education in 2005. This new system wanted to withdraw from the rote model of learning to student center. They changed because they wanted to produce learners who become life long learners. According to the National Curriculum assessment is suppose to be continuous process of gathering information on student achievement.

Currently, students are assessed by collecting data, observing during classroom task, standardize test and classroom test  and peer and group assessment. Educators are responsible for recording all assessment procedures and using a checklist to ensure that everything is collected and reviewed. According to Robyn Dixon of the Los Angeles Times, students in South Africa are given a choice of test in 11 subject areas.Students must past at least 6 out of the 11 test subjects. They must pass 3  subject test at 40% and the other 3 at 30% in order to receive their National Senior Certificate. Entrance into a Public University depends on your National Senior Certificate exam scores and or the National Benchmark test.