Family Handbook 2019-20

What Do Achievement Levels Mean?

● Level 1: ​ The student demonstrates the specified understanding, knowledge and skills with limited effectiveness. Students must work at significantly improving learning in specific areas, as necessary, if they are to be successful in the next grade / course. ● Level 2: ​ The student demonstrates the specified understanding, knowledge and skills with some degree of effectiveness. Students performing at this level need to work on closing identified learning gaps to ensure future success. ● Level 3: ​ The student demonstrates the specified understanding, knowledge and skills with considerable effectiveness. ● Level 4: ​ The student thoroughly demonstrates the specified understanding, knowledge and skills. Achievement at level 4 does not mean that the student has achieved expectations beyond those specified for the grade / course. Learning Skills and Work Habits The development of learning skills and work habits are an integral part of a student’s learning and are critical to student success. Teachers work with students to help them understand and develop learning skills and work habits. Teachers assess, evaluate and report on learning skills and work habits separately from their assessing, evaluating and reporting on the achievement of curriculum expectations. Unless learning skills are an integral part of the Ministry Curriculum Expectations, their assessment is not included in the final grade. Students are assessed on six learning skills in every subject for every reporting period. They are: 1. Responsibility: ​ Fulfills responsibilities and commitments within the learning environment; 2. Organization: ​ Plans and organizes time, materials and equipment to accomplish tasks and achieve goals; 3. Independent Work: ​ Independently monitors, assesses and revises plans to complete tasks and meet goals; 4. Collaboration: ​ Learns with others to achieve a group goal and complete projects; 5. Initiative: ​ Demonstrates curiosity and interest in learning and a willingness to extend their learning and that of others; and 6. Self-Regulation: ​ Sets and monitors progress towards individual goals.

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

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