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According to the ministry guideline on assessing student work, there are four categories of achievement.
Knowledge and Understanding - Understanding of the concepts.
Thinking - Planning and prioritizing steps, choice of strategies.
Application - Use of strategies and making connections between concepts.
Communication - Use of subject specific vocabulary, clarity and logical organization of ideas.
Please note that:
- Assessment is done according to the ministry guidelines and the teacher's professional judgement.
- If you have questions about the grade, please do let me know. I will be happy to review it.
- Not every assessment contains all four categories.
- Tasks are designed to assess specific skills.
- Types of tasks that appear in the quizzes and tests have been practiced multiple times in class. Students are encouraged to seek assistance promptly if individual attention is needed.
What each level means
(Level 4) - A range
The student has demonstrated the required knowledge. Achievement surpasses the provincial standard. Students must demonstrate this by giving extra examples, making connections with other concepts learned, providing multiple solutions, etc.
(Level 3) - B range
The student has demonstrated the required knowledge. Achievement meets the provincial standard.
(Level 2) - C range
The student has demonstrated the required knowledge. Achievement approaches the provincial standard. Students often need assistance or prompts to complete the task.
(Level 1) - D range
The student has demonstrated the required knowledge. Achievement falls much below the provincial standard.
(Level 0) - R
The student has not demonstrated the required knowledge.
I hope that this information will help understand better the assessments sent home. If you have any other questions, please let me know.
Thank you for your support.
M Jung