This aspect of the SBA requires candidates to focus on three key areas: How did the artefacts help to shape your thinking : This is where the student will highlight what he/she has learned from reviewing and selecting relevant data from the three artefacts.  The language Use : Based on the information outlined in the artefacts, the candidate is expected to comment on the effectiveness of the language use of each artefact. For example, did the writer use statistic? Did the writer use formal language, informal language or both? Is the tone persuasive, argumentative or narrative?  How did doing the SBA helps you to become a better person : This is where the candidate is expected to focus on key areas such as working in a group, selecting relevant information and the skills that were enhanced.  Example: Reflection 1:  My first artefact is a newspaper article entitled "Save the Penguins" by John Brown. The article highlights the effects of ...

Overview This School-Based Assessment (SBA) requires students to join groups consisting of at least three members per group. After finding the themes, the students MUST find sub-topics relating to the broad theme. Students are expected to source information from THREE artefacts , namely, video , audio and print ( compulsory ). NB: These artefacts must be based on the sub-topics.  Example:  Theme: Pollution  S ub-topic 1: The effects of Pollution on the environment Sub-topic 2: The causes of air pollution Sub-topic 3: How to alleviate pollution  After that, each student should write a Plan of Investigation. This aspect is based on the sub-topic chosen, and the following questions MUST be answered:  Why did you choose the topic? How will this research help you as a student of English Language? How do you intend to collect information on the topic?  Example:  I have chosen the topic " The effects of P...