TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD .......................................................................................................... IV
111 GENERAL STUDIES ................................................................................... 1
112 HISTORY...................................................................................................... 3
113 GEOGRAPHY............................................................................................... 7
114 DIVINITY ................................................................................................... 12
115 ISLAMIC KNOWLEDGE .......................................................................... 17
121 KISWAHILI ................................................................................................ 22
122 ENGLISH LANGUAGE............................................................................. 27
123 FRENCH LANGUAGE .............................................................................. 32
125 ARABIC LANGUAGE............................................................................... 36
131 PHYSICS..................................................................................................... 40
132 CHEMISTRY ............................................................................................... 45
133 BIOLOGY .................................................................................................... 50
134 AGRICULTURE ........................................................................................... 55
136 COMPUTER SCIENCE ................................................................................ 61
141 BASIC APPLIED MATHEMATICS ............................................................ 66
142 ADVANCED MATHEMATICS................................................................... 69
151 ECONOMICS................................................................................................ 73
152 COMMERCE ................................................................................................ 78
153 ACCOUNTANCY ......................................................................................... 82
155 FOOD AND HUMAN NUTRITION ............................................................ 87
APPENDIX 1.......................................................................................................... 92
APPENDIX 2.......................................................................................................... 94
APPENDIX 3.......................................................................................................... 95
FOREWORD
This examination format booklet is a revised version of the format issued in 2015
by the National Examinations Council of Tanzania (NECTA). The examination
format booklet has been prepared to cover all subjects taken by candidates sitting
for the Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Examinations as prescribed
by Circular Number 3 of the Ministry of Education and Vocation Training
(MOEVT), of June 2009 (Appendix 3) and will be used with effect from 2020.
The booklet has been prepared to address the important improvements on current
assessment procedures including the skills tested which focus on competence
based assessment. Specifically, the improvement made in this booklet includes the
reduction of the number of optional questions to most subjects so as to enable the
candidates to attempt similar types of questions hence increasing both the validity
and reliability of the examinations. Also, the sections in the examination papers are
determined by the type of the questions rather than topics. In addition, this
examination format booklet includes the reviewed mode of administering practical
examinations in which One Month Advance Instructions has been replaced with a
checklist for the required materials for conducting the practical examinations. The
improvements made are also in line with the Tanzania Education and Training
Policy of 2014 which, among other things, aims at making the country achieve
middle income economy and industrial development by 2025. Therefore, the
National Examinations Council of Tanzania has to redefine its assessment
procedures which focus on the competence based assessment.
The examination formats for different subjects are presented in five numbered
paragraphs which include introduction, general objectives, general competences,
examination rubric and examination content. A table of specifications is inserted at
the end of each subject’s examination format. However, the number of questions in
every cognitive level is not indicated in the table of specifications because they are
expected to vary each year. Moreover, a sample of important key words used in
assessment and verbs/phrases to be avoided has been indicated in Appendix 1 – 2.
This examination format booklet is therefore, expected to provide guidance to
examination setters, moderators and officers to set fair, valid and reliable
examination items. It also provides guidance to both teachers and prospective
candidates on the structure of the examination papers. However, classroom
teachers are strongly advised not to replace the syllabus with examination formats.
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