MATOKEO YA MITIHANI KIDATO CHA PILI 2025
012 HISTORY (For Both School and Private Students)
1.0 INTRODUCTION
This History format for the Form
Two National Assessment is derived from the History Syllabus for Ordinary
Secondary Education 2023, issued by the Tanzania Institute of Education (TIE).
This Format focuses on the competences acquired by students at Form One and Two
levels. The format emphasises a comprehensive evaluation of higher-order
thinking skills as highlighted in the current syllabus.
2.0 MAIN COMPETENCE
The assessment will assess the
extent to which students can demonstrate mastery of African history before
colonialism.
3.0 ASSESSMENT RUBRIC
The History assessment will
consist of one (1) theory paper of 2:30 hours. For students with special needs,
the duration for the assessment will be 2:55 hours. The paper will be divided
into sections A, B and C with a total of 10 questions. Students will be
required to answer all the questions in each section. The paper will carry a
total of 100 marks.
Section A will
consist of two (2) objective questions. Question 1 will have 10 multiple-choice
items, each worth one (1) mark, making a total of ten (10) marks. Question 2
will be a matching items question with five (5) items, each also worth one (1)
mark, making a total of five (5) marks. Therefore, the section will carry
fifteen (15) marks.
Section B will
include seven (7) short answer questions, each carrying 10 marks. Thus, this
section will carry a total of 70 marks.
Section C will
consist of one (1) essay question carrying 15 marks.
4.0 COMPETENCES TO BE ASSESSED
The students will be assessed on the ability to demonstrate
mastery of African history before colonialism. Specifically, students will be
assessed on the ability to:
4.1 demonstrate an understanding of the concept of History
and sources of historical information;
4.2 demonstrate an understanding of theories of the origin of human beings;
4.3 demonstrate an understanding of the economic, political, social and
technological development in pre-colonial Africa;
4.4 demonstrate an understanding of interactions among African societies during
the pre-colonial era; and
4.5 demonstrate an understanding of the early contacts among the people of
Africa, the Middle East, the Far East and Europe from the 1st century to the
19th-century.
5.0 TABLE OF SPECIFICATION FOR 012 HISTORY
Main Competence: Demonstrate mastery of African
history before colonialism
Specific Competence 1: Demonstrate an
understanding of the concept of History and sources of historical information
- Skills
Tested: Remembering, Understanding
- Number
of Items: 2
- Percentage
Weight: 10.53%
Specific Competence 2: Demonstrate an
understanding of theories of the origin of human beings
- Skills
Tested: Remembering, Understanding, Applying
- Number
of Items: 3
- Percentage
Weight: 15.79%
Specific Competence 3: Demonstrate an
understanding of the economic, political, social and technological development
in pre-colonial Africa
- Skills
Tested: Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analysing, Evaluating
- Number
of Items: 5
- Percentage
Weight: 26.31%
Specific Competence 4: Demonstrate an
understanding of interactions among African societies during the pre-colonial
era
- Skills
Tested: Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analysing, Evaluating,
Creating
- Number
of Items: 3
- Percentage
Weight: 15.79%
Specific Competence 5: Demonstrate an
understanding of the early contacts among the people of Africa, the Middle
East, the Far East and Europe from the 1st century to the 19th-century
- Skills
Tested: Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analysing, Evaluating,
Creating
- Number
of Items: 6
- Percentage
Weight: 31.58%
Total Number of Items: 19
Total Percentage Weight: 100%
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