Havergal College Course Calendar, 2017-18 Academic Year

7. Responsibilities of Teachers and Students Teachers and students assume a number of responsibilities as they jointly engage in assessment and evaluation practices that promote and support learning. Teachers will: • discuss assessment and evaluation practices, including grading procedures, with students at the beginning of each course based on a course information sheet or a written outline that is distributed to students and parents (p 6) ; • describe specific evaluation criteria to students prior to each assessment and evaluate students based on their achievement of these criteria; • use exemplars and samples of student work where possible to model levels of achievement; • use a variety of assessment and evaluation methods including observation, conversation and student products (p 39) ; • ensure that assessment and evaluation tasks are based on both the content standards (curriculum expectations and the performance standards achievement chart categories and standards) (p 16) ; • ensure that student learning is assessed and evaluated in a balanced manner with respect to the four achievement chart categories (knowledge and understanding, thinking, communication and application) and that achievement of particular expectations is considered within the appropriate categories (p 17) ; • assess and evaluate student work with reference to established criteria for levels of achievement that are standard across the province, rather than by comparison with work done by other students, or through the ranking of student performance or with reference to performance standards developed by individual teachers for their own classrooms (p 19) ; • use professional judgement to determine which specific expectations should be used to evaluate achievement of the overall expectations, and which ones will be accounted for instruction and assessment but not necessarily evaluated (p 38) ; • provide students with opportunities to demonstrate learning over time (p 29) ; • provide regular, descriptive feedback to support student self-knowledge and promote student success (pp 29, 32, 34) ; • take steps to avoid and address late and missing assignments (see Late and Missed Assignments); • emphasize the learning skills and work habits including the importance of timeliness as a life skill.

Student’s Responsibilities Students will: •

demonstrate their learning by providing evidence of their understanding, knowledge and skills within established assessment and evaluation timelines (p 42) ; • participate in the process of assessment and evaluation to support their development as self- directed learners and informed decision-makers (p 42) ; • self-assess and self-evaluate when appropriate to check, track and deepen their understanding. • meet assessment deadlines (p 42) (see Late and Missed Assignments); • take the initiative to seek extra assistance when needed and in a timely manner; • submit their own work (see Academic Honesty); • seek to improve their learning skills and work habits. 8. Deadlines, Late and Missed Assignments Student’s Responsibilities Students must understand that: • they are responsible for providing evidence of their understanding of the overall expectations within the time frame specified by the teacher, and in a form approved by the teacher as meeting clearly established deadlines is an accepted, reasonable and important practice. • they are responsible for providing evidence of their understanding of the overall expectations within the time frame specified and in a form approved by the teacher, as meeting clearly established deadlines is an accepted, reasonable and important practice. • deadlines help students manage their time effectively and help teachers acquire a picture of student understanding over time. • late and missed assignments will be noted on the report card as part of the evaluation of a student’s development of learning skills and work habits and may have other consequences (p 43) . • they will receive a zero for missing any deadline that counts towards their overall mark, unless another arrangement has been mutually established between the student and the teacher in advance of the deadline. • they will be required to make up class material if they miss class to complete an assignment. • parents/guardians will be contacted when assessments are not completed on time.

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