Family Handbook 2017-18

3. Assessment prac ces are  consistent with  recommenda ons documented  in  psychoeduca onal  reports  for  those  students who have  specific  learning needs. Prac cally  speaking,  these are overseen and  reviewed by Havergal’s  Learning  Support  Specialists. 

Course Work   Students  receive marks  in every  course  they  take, which are  reported on  report  cards as  percentages. The  course work mark  consists of evalua ons  conducted  throughout  the  year. The  evalua on of  student  learning  is  the  responsibility of  the  subject  teacher and must not  include  the  judgement of  the  student or of  the  student’s peers. The  course work grade will:  ● include evidence  that  is  collected over  me  from at  least  three different  sources:  observa ons,  conversa ons and  student products;  ● represent evidence gathered  from a  variety of  completed assessments  throughout  the  course; and  ● reflect  the  individual  student’s achievement of  the overall expecta ons  for  the  course.  Wri en & Performance Evalua ons  There are  two kinds of evalua ons at Havergal:  (1) wri en evalua ons and  (2) performance  evalua ons. Wri en evalua ons are pen‐and‐paper evalua ons. Performance evalua ons may  involve  some wri ng, but  they also  include a performance piece,  for example, playing a musical  instrument, performing a monologue or being asked  to  complete an oral  in French, Spanish,  Mandarin or English  class. Wri en and performance evalua ons are  scheduled by  teachers  to  take place during  class  me and  can occur during any block of  the  school day.   Evalua on  Students’ work  is  judged based on Ministry‐prescribed  levels of achievement, which are described  below. The achievement  levels  stand  in  rela on  to assignment‐specific assessment  rubrics  that  clearly  communicate how  students will be evaluated on any given assignment.  In  this way  there  is  no ambiguity about what  teachers are  looking  for when  the evaluate  student work. Achievement  levels are  translated  to percentage marks  for  repor ng purposes  in  the Upper School only. 

Last Updated Aug. 18, 2017  Havergal College Family Handbook 2017–18

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