Family Handbook 2018-19

3. Assessment practices are consistent with recommendations documented in  psychoeducational reports for those students who have specific learning needs. 

Course Work   Students receive marks in every course they take, which are reported on report cards. The course  work mark consists of evaluations conducted throughout the year. Course work grades will:  1. include evidence that is collected over time from at least three different sources:  observations, conversations and student products;  2. represent evidence gathered from a variety of completed assessments throughout the  course; and  3. reflect the individual student’s achievement of the overall expectations for the course. There are different kinds of evaluations at Havergal: written evaluations, performance evaluations  and observations & conversations. Written evaluations are pen‑and‑paper evaluations.  Performance evaluations may involve some writing, 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. Observations and  conversations take place  during class time or outside of class time as arranged between teacher and student. Most  evaluations are scheduled by teachers to take place during class time and can occur during any  block of the school day.   Achievement Levels  Students’ work is judged based on Ministry‑prescribed levels of achievement, which are described  below. The achievement levels stand in relation 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 they evaluate student work. Achievement  levels are translated to percentage marks for reporting purposes in the Upper School only.  Evaluation 

Last Updated August 17, 2018 Havergal College Family Handbook 2018–19

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