Assessment, evaluation and communication of student learning and achievement are essential components of the teaching and learning process. The role of assessment is to improve student learning by providing information needed to direct the instruction to meet each student’s strengths, needs and interests. Student involvement in assessment practices increases engagement, learning and achievement. High-quality assessment practices provide students with multiple and varied opportunities to demonstrate achievement and lead to deeper learning.

Our procedures and process for assessment, evaluation and reporting at Keswick High School are outlined below and stem from the fundamental principles found in the Ministry of Education’s document: Growing Success – Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting: Improving Student Learning.

Policy for Evaluation and Reporting

The evaluation of all achievement demonstrated in this course is based on the ministry categories of Knowledge and Understanding, Thinking, Application, and Communication as described in the Course Outline.

Determining Final Grades: Assessment For, As, and Of Learning:

Students, teachers and parents all have critical roles in ensuring that students submit evidence of their learning to meet course expectations within established timelines.

To assist students, teachers will:

• share learning goals and success criteria to help students develop a clear understanding of the quality of work that they need to demonstrate to meet the performance standards;
• show students exemplars and samples of student work;
• provide students with opportunities to receive, give and use descriptive feedback prior to the final evaluation;
• teach students to set goals and monitor growth in relation to the curriculum expectation;
• develop and assess students' learning skills and work habits to support lifelong learning;
• provide clear communication of timelines, due dates, and the school policy for assessment and evaluation; and,
  
• use fair, transparent and equitable assessment, evaluation and communication practices.