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The final evaluation grade will:
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evaluate individual student’s achievement of overall course expectations
(p 41)
;
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be similar to other assessments that students have encountered throughout the course;
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be consistent in nature and complexity across sections of a course;
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be completed by Grade 9-12 students in order to achieve the course credit
(p 41)
.
The final grade consists of a grade for the course work and a grade for the final evaluation with the
following weighting:
Grades
Course work %
Final Evaluation %
JK–6
100
n/a
Grades 7–8
80
20*
Grades 9–12
70
30
*Some Grade 7-8 courses do not have a final evaluation, and therefore course work will comprise 100% of the final grade.
Determining the Report Card Grade
(p 39)
The teacher will:
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consider all evidence collected through observations, conversations, and student products with
special consideration given to more recent evidence
(p 39)
;
•
consider evidence for all assessments for evaluation that the student has completed or
submitted, the number of assignments that were not completed or submitted, and the evidence
that is available for each overall expectation;
•
consider that some evidence carries greater weight than other evidence;
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weigh all evidence of student achievement in light of these considerations, and use professional
judgement to determine the student’s report card grade, which represents the student’s
achievement of overall curriculum expectations, as demonstrated to that point in time;
•
show students their report card grade prior to putting it on the report card and explain to
students how that grade was determined.
In determining the report card grade, we have defined “most consistent” and “most recent” to provide
for greater consistency, predictability and transparency:
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Most consistent:
The most consistent level for a set of marks is the level that more than half of
marks either equal or surpass.
•
Most recent:
When the majority of recent marks lie above or below the most consistent level,
the overall mark will be raised or lowered.** (Dates for determining which marks are considered
recent shift according to the reporting period and are set according to the type of courses, e.g.,
semestered full-year, non-semestered or half credit courses.)
•
Pegged levels:
the level for each category is pegged according to a predetermined scale.
[L1] **Typically a student’s marks will be raised or lowered by one level based upon their most recent performance. In the rare case of a student
where the more recent marks are dramatically different from the most consistent performance, the Director of Curriculum may adjust the mark in
consultation with the teacher and Department Head.
•
Grades are not determined using the arithmetic mean or average but are based on the pattern in
the evidence the student has provided.
•
Exceptions:
For full year Upper School courses, the grade for the November Report card is an average.
For half credit semester courses, the grade for the November and April report card is an average.