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Discovery 09112015 Introduction What is the purpose of grades What is the purpose of assessment Learning Target I will have a better understanding of grading and assessment at North Middle School ID: 708090

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Slide1

North Assessment and Grading Guidelines

Discovery

09.11.2015Slide2

Introduction

What is the purpose of grades?

What is the purpose of assessment?Slide3

Learning Target

I will have a better understanding of grading and assessment at North Middle School.Slide4

Purpose of Grades

From a student’s point of view, rank these in order of importance and be prepared to explain your reasoning:

Record keeping

Measure learning

Accountability

MotivationSlide5

North Middle School

Principles of Assessment

Aligns

with IB

requirements

Utilize

a range of strategies and

tools

Provide feedback

to

improve learning

Record

and report student

progress

Use data

to inform teaching and

learning

Provide

opportunities

to demonstrate masterySlide6

Academic Honesty

Ensures valid

learning occurs for all

students

Honors the educational process

Supports academic standards

Violations

of

academic honesty include

copying

another student’s

work

plagiarizing

the work of

others

falsifying

information or

data

Stakes get higher as you get older

Consequences can be severe!Slide7

Report Cards and Progress Reports

A-F

for

ALL

classes with +/- available

Citizenship

1-5 scores for

ALL

classes

IB Grades

for

“IBMYP

courses

2

nd

and 4

th

quarter report cards only

6

th

grade Language

Acquistion

…4

th

quarter only

Does not include Study Smart, Discovery, etc.

Does not signify “passing” or “failing”

Designed as a progress checkSlide8

IBMYP Subject Area

Criterion A

Criterion B

Criterion C

Criterion D

Language

and

Literature

 

Analyzing

 

 

Organizing

 

 

Producing text

 

 

Using language

 

Language

Acquisition

 

 

Comprehending spoken and visual text

 

 

Comprehending written and visual text

 

 

Communicating in response to spoken, written, and visual text

 

 

Using language in spoken and written form

 

Mathematics

 

Knowing and understanding

 

Investigating patterns

 

 

Communicating in

mathematics

 

 

Applying mathematics in real-world contexts

 

Sciences

 

 

Knowing and understanding

 

 

 

 

Inquiring and designing

 

 

 

 

Processing and evaluating

 

 

 

 

Reflecting on the impacts of science

 

Individuals and societies

 

 

Knowing and understanding

 

 

Investigating

 

 

Communicating

 

 

Thinking critically

 

Physical and Health

Education

 

Knowing and understanding

 

 

 

Planning for performance

 

 

 

Applying and performing

 

 

 

Reflecting and improving performance

 

Arts

 

 

Knowing and understanding

 

 

Developing skills

 

Thinking creatively

 

 

Responding

 

 

 

Design

 

Inquiring and analyzing

 

 

Developing ideas

 

 

Creating the solution

 

 

Evaluating

 Slide9

IB 1-7 Scale

Descriptors

7

A consistent and thorough understanding of the required knowledge and skills, and the ability to apply them

almost faultlessly

in a wide variety of situations. Consistent evidence of analysis, synthesis and evaluation is shown where appropriate. The student

consistently

demonstrates originality and insight and

always

produces

work of high quality

.

6

A consistent and thorough understanding of the required knowledge and skills, and the ability to apply them in a

wide variety

of situations.

Consistent

evidence of analysis, synthesis and evaluation is shown where appropriate. The student

generally

demonstrates originality and insight.

5

A

consistent and thorough understanding

of the required knowledge and skills, and the ability to apply them in a

variety

of situations. The student

generally

shows evidence of analysis, synthesis and evaluation where appropriate and

occasionally

demonstrates originality and insight.

4

A

good general understanding

of the required knowledge and skills, and the ability to apply them effectively in

normal

situations. There is

occasional

evidence of the skills of analysis, synthesis and evaluation.

3

Limited

achievement against most of the objectives, or clear difficulties in some areas. The student demonstrates a

limited understanding

of the required knowledge and skills and is

only able to apply

them fully in normal situations

with support

.

2

Very limited

achievement against all the objectives. The student has difficulty in understanding the required knowledge and skills and is

unable

to apply them fully in normal situations,

even with support

.

1

Minimal

achievement in terms of the objectivesSlide10
Slide11

Gradebook Access (Q)

CHECK YOUR GRADES REGULARLY!

Q

Student Connect

*

Q

Parent

Connect*

*login information is available in the library, counseling office and IB officeSlide12

Honor Roll and ABC

Honor Roll

3.0 to 3.499 GPA

Distinguished

Honor Roll

3.5 to 3.999 GPA

Principal’s Honor

Roll

4.0 GPA…straight A’s

ABC

A

cademics

3.5 or higher GPA

B

ehavior

No discipline referrals

No attendance contracts

C

haracter

3 or higher citizenship for ALL classes

Grade

GPA points

A

4

A-

3.66

B+

3.33

B

3.0

B-

2.66

C+

2.33

C

2.0

C-

1.66

D+

1.33

D

1.00

D-

0.66

F

0Slide13

Exit ticket

Write down two things that you learned today.