THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

School Based Assessment

MUSIC

Grade 5 - 2023

SCORING GUIDE

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 ASSESSMENT RUBRIC

1. Performance of a folk dance from a Kenyan community

Use the criteria set in the rubric below to award scores for each learner during the performance.
Award marks for each learner’s performance per criteria as follows:
Level 1 (Below expectation) - 1 mark
Level 2 (Approaching expectation) - 2 marks
Level 3 (Meeting expectation) - 3 marks
Level 4 (Exceeding expectation) - 4 marks
(24 marks)
LEVEL 4 3 2 1
EXCEEDING MEETING APPROACHING BELOW
CRITERIA EXPECTATION EXPECTATION EXPECTATION EXPECTATION
Authenticity in Creatively and expressively Sings authentically with clear Sings with some errors in Sings with many errors in
singing sings authentically with clear diction and appropriate tone. either diction or tone. diction and tone.
diction and appropriate tone.
Authenticity, Creatively and skillfully Performs authentic and Performs with some Performs with many
coordination and performs authentic and coordinated body movements inconsistencies either in inconsistencies in both
variation of dance coordinated body movements, as as well as clear and varied authenticity and authenticity and
movements well as clear and varied dance dance formations coordination of body coordination of body
formations movements or in clarity movements and in clarity
and variation of dance and variation of dance
formations formations
Use of costumes, Creatively, skillfully, and Uses costumes, body Uses costumes, body Uses costumes, body
body adornments functionally uses costumes, adornments and ornaments adornments and ornaments adornments and
and ornaments body adornments and ornaments drawn from the given cultural with some errors in ornaments with many
drawn from the given cultural community functionally. functionality. errors in functionality.
community.
Appropriateness of Creatively and skillfully Accompanies the folk dance Accompanies the folk Accompanies the folk
accompaniment accompanies the folk dance with with instruments drawn from dance with instruments dance with inappropriate
instruments drawn from the erroneously selected from instruments and patterns.

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 selected community and plays selected community and plays the given community and
appropriate patterns. appropriate patterns on them. with some errors in
patterns played on them
Etiquette and safety Performs the folk dance while Performs the folk dance Performs the folk dance Performs the folk dance
providing leadership in observing proper etiquette with some lapses in either with many lapses in both
observing proper etiquette (decent behavior and etiquette (decent behavior etiquette (decent behavior
(decent behavior and performance mannerisms) and performance and performance
performance mannerisms) and and safety (proper use of mannerisms) or safety mannerisms) and safety
safety (proper use of stage and stage and handling of props (proper use of stage and (proper use of stage and
handling of props and and instruments). handling of props and handling of props and
instruments). instruments). instruments).
Individual Displays outstanding focused Displays focused attention on Displays some lapses in Displays little attention on
musicianship attention on their individual role, their individual role, attention on their their individual role,
expressions, and interaction with expressions, and interaction individual role, expressions, and
the rest of the performers during with the rest of the expressions, and interaction with the rest of
the performance of the folk performers during the interaction with the rest of the performers during the
dance. performance of the folk the performers during the performance of the folk
dance. performance of the folk dance.
dance.

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 2. Communication and collaboration
Assess each learner’s participation and collaboration with others in the process of learning and performing the Kenyan folk dance. Use the
criteria set in the rubric below to award scores for each learner.
Level 1 (Below expectation) - 1 mark
Level 2 (Approaching expectation) - 2-3 marks
Level 3 (Meeting expectation) - 4-5 marks
Level 4 (Exceeding expectation) - 6 marks

(6 marks)

4 3 2 1
Level EXCEEDING MEETING APPROACHING BELOW
EXPECTATION EXPECTATION EXPECTATION EXPECTATION
Criteria
Communication and Displays high levels of Always listens keenly, Occasionally listens, speaks, Neither listens, speaks, offers
collaboration expertise and consistency in speaks articulately, offers offers input, supports other input, supports other
listening keenly, speaking appropriate input, is members’ ideas and efforts members’ ideas and efforts
articulately, offering supportive of other members’ and is respectful in the process nor is respectful in the
appropriate input, being ideas and efforts and is of learning and performing the process of learning and
supportive of other members’ respectful in the process of Kenyan folk dance. performing the Kenyan folk
ideas and efforts and is learning and performing the dance.
respectful in the process of Kenyan folk dance.
learning and performing the
Kenyan folk dance.

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LEVEL

Below Expectation
Meeting Expectation
GRADE 5

LEARNER’S DETAILS

Exceeding Expectation

Approaching Expectation
STRAND

OVERALL PERFORMANCE LEVELS

TASK

Number
SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT

Assessment
Communication and LISTENING,
collaboration RESPONDING AND
(6 marks) APPRECIATION
(6 Marks)
MUSIC

Appropriateness of
Accompaniment
(4 marks)
Group score CREATING
(12 MARKS)
SCORE SHEET

Authenticity, Coordination and

Variation of Dance Movements
Group score
(4 marks)

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Use of costumes, Body

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adornments and
ornaments
(4 marks)
Observing etiquette
Group scoreand safety
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PERFORMING
(4 marks)

SCORE RANGE (Marks)

Individual score
(12 Marks)

Authenticity in singing
(4 marks)
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Individual musicianship
(4 marks)
Individual score

5
TOTAL
(30 MARKS)
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