Family Handbook 2019-20

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.

Evaluation

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.

Last Edited: August 20, 2019 Havergal College Family Handbook 2019–20

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