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HAVERGAL COLLEGE
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Course Calendar 2016–2017
6. Assessment
of
Learning (Evaluation)
Assessment
of
Learning
(Evaluation) is the process of judging the quality of student learning on
the basis of established performance standards and assigning a value to represent that quality
(p 38)
.
Evaluation summarizes and communicates what students know and can do with respect to the overall
curriculum expectations at a particular point in time
(p 39)
.
Assessment
of
Learning
(Evaluation): evidence is used to make judgements about how well students
are learning according to a standard. Reporting on that information takes place at the end of a unit of
study or at the end of a reporting period.
a. Course Work
The course work grade consists of evaluations conducted throughout the year. The evaluation of
student learning is the responsibility of the teacher and must not include the judgement of the student
or of the student’s peers
(p 39)
.
The course work grade will:
•
address the achievement chart categories in a balanced manner with respect to the four
categories (knowledge and understanding, thinking, communication and application)
(p 17)
;
•
represent evidence gathered from a variety of completed assessments throughout the course
(p 17, 39)
;
•
reflect the individual student’s achievement of the overall expectations
(p 38)
;
•
include evidence that is collected over time from three different sources: observations,
conversations, and student products
(p 39)
;
•
include assignments and tests that have been completed, whenever possible, under the
supervision of a teacher and not include ongoing homework that students do to consolidate
their knowledge and skills or to prepare for the next class
(p 39)
;
•
reflect individual achievement; assignments for evaluation may involve group projects as long
as each student’s work within the group project is evaluated independently and assigned an
individual mark
(p 39)
;
•
emphasize students’ most consistent level of achievement within a unit and throughout the year
although special considerations should be given to more recent evidence of achievement
(p 41)
;
•
include evaluations that were preceded by opportunities for students to practice skills,
demonstrate knowledge and receive feedback;
•
be derived from evaluations that are consistent in nature and complexity across sections of a
course.
Final Evaluation (Grades 7–12 only)
Twenty percent (Grades 7–8) or 30 percent (Grades 9–12) of the final grade will be based on a final
evaluation administered at or toward the end of the course. This evaluation will be based on evidence
from one or a combination of the following: an examination, a performance, an essay or other method
of evaluation suitable to the course content and expectations. The final evaluation allows the student
an opportunity to demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the overall expectations for the
course
(p 41)
.