CLASS 22

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CLASS 22

• ASSESSMENT EXEMPLARS, REPORT CARD, EQAO TESTS

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Class 22 Agenda Assessment Exemplars, Report
Card and EQAO Grade 3 6 Tests

• Exemplars
• Report Card
• EQAO Grade 3 6 Tests

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Class 22 Assessment Exemplars, Report Card and
EQAO Grade 3 6 Tests
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Class 22 Assessment Exemplars

• Exemplars
• Show characteristics of student work at each of
  the four levels of achievement
• Promote greater consistency in the assessment of
  student work across the province

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Class 22 Assessment Exemplars

• Exemplars
• Provide an approach to improving student learning
  by demonstrating the use of clear criteria
  applied to student work in response to a clearly
  defined assessment task

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Class 22 Assessment Exemplars

• Exemplars
• Show the connections between what students are
  expected to learn (curriculum expectations) and
  how their work can be assessed using the levels
  of achievement

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Class 22 Assessment Exemplars

• Check the available exemplars at
• http//www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/curricul/ele
  mcurric.html
• Mathematics, Writing, Science and Technology,
  Social Studies

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Class 22 Assessment Exemplars

• Teachers, parents and students are encouraged to
  examine the samples for the following reasons
• To consider them along with the information in
  the Teachers Notes and Comments/Next Steps
  sections of the report card

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Class 22 Assessment Exemplars

• To develop an understanding of the
  characteristics of work at each level of
  achievement
• To develop an understanding of the ways in which
  the levels of achievement reflect a progression
  in the quality of knowledge and skills
  demonstrated by the student

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Class 22 Assessment Exemplars

• The performance tasks in the exemplars
• Based directly on curriculum expectations
• Encompass the four categories of knowledge and
  skills (e.g., Knowledge/Understanding,
  Thinking/Inquiry, Communication, and Application)

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Class 22 Assessment Exemplars

• Allow students to demonstrate how well they
  learned to use the knowledge and skills in one
  context but also how well they could use their
  knowledge and skills in another context

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Class 22 Assessment Report Card

• Report Card
• Student achievement must be communicated formally
  to students and parents (caregivers) by means of
  the Provincial Report Card 3 times a year
• Focuses on two distinct but related aspects of
  school achievement (in separate sections)
• The achievement of curriculum expectations
• The development of learning skills required for
  effective learning

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Class 22 Assessment Report Card

• Report Card
• Also includes teachers comments on the students
  strengths and weaknesses and next steps
• Designed to involve students in assessing their
  own progress and setting goals
• To provide parents with the information they need
  to identify how they can support their childs
  learning at home.

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Class 22 Assessment Report Card

• Check the report card and the Guide
• http//www.edu.gov.on.ca/

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Class 22 Assessment Report Card
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Class 22 Assessment Report Card
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Class 22 Assessment Report Card

• Attendance and Punctuality
• Promotion Status
• Grade in September
• Achievement of Provincial Curriculum Expectations
• Based on the curriculum expectations
• Letter Grades (Grade 1-6)
• Percentage Marks (Grade 7-8) based on the 4
  achievement levels
• Provincial Standard is Level 3 (B or 70-79)

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Class 22 Assessment Report Card

• Achievement of Provincial Curriculum Expectations
  
• The meaning of A (80-100) Level 4
• The student has demonstrated the required
  knowledge and skills. Achievement exceeds the
  provincial standard
• It does not mean the child is working
  beyond the expectations for the grade.

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Class 22 Assessment Report Card

• Achievement of Provincial Curriculum Expectations
• The Meaning of R/ Below 50
• Does not correspond to one of the four
  achievement levels.
• Used to flag the need for remediation and parent
  involvement.
• Signals additional learning is required before
  the student will begin to achieve success with
  this grades expectations
• Indicates the need for the development of a plan
  to address the students specific needs and to
  ensure success for learning
• A student with an IEP would rarely receive an R

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Class 22 Assessment Report Card

• IEP
• -used for students who have been formally
  identified as exceptional by an Identification,
  Placement, and Review Committee
• -may be used for students with special needs
  who are
• receiving special education programs and
  services but who
• have not been formally identified
• -If it applies to a particular strand/subject
  check the IEP box for that
• subject. Parents should have a clear
  understanding of the
• expectations that make up the
  students program
• In Strengths/Weaknesses/Next Steps
  section, include the statement
• The grade/mark for strand/subject is based on
  achievement of the
• expectations in the IEP, which vary from the
  Grade ___expectations.

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Class 22 Assessment Report Card

• Achievement of Provincial Curriculum Expectations
• ESL check if student enrolled in an ESL program
  or
• ESD check if student enrolled in an English
  skills development program
• French if enrolled in immersion or extended
  French program and receives instruction in French
  for this subject
• If the expectations in the ESL program vary from
  the
• expectations of the regular grade, in
  Strengths/Weaknesses/Next
• Steps section, include
• The grade/mark for strand/subject is based on
  achievement of
• the expectations in the ESL (ESD), which vary
  from the Grade__
• expectations.

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Class 22 Assessment Report Card

• Strengths/Weaknesses/Next Steps
• Space provided for anecdotal comments about the
  students achievement of the curriculum
  expectations and the learning skills in each
  subject.
• A separate Learning Skills has been provided to
  allow for a comprehensive view of the students
  development of learning skills. See Appendix D in
  the Guide. (E- Excellent G- Good S-
  Satisfactory N-Needs Improvement)

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Class 22 Assessment Report Card

• Check Appendix C (Guide) for additional student
  self-assessment/conference forms
• Check Appendix D (Guide) for Sample Learning
  Skills Descriptions
• Take the time to complete a report card (sample
  profile)

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Class 22 Assessment EQAO Grade 3 6 Tests

• EQAO Testing Grades 3 6
• Requires students to participate for up to two
  and a half hours per day over five days
• Education Quality Accountability Office
• http//www.eqao.com

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Class 22 Assessment EQAO Tests Grade 3 6

• Suggestions for Split-Grade Classrooms are
  provided
• Assessment Samples
• Icons

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• Assessment Procedures at a Glance

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Class 22 Assessment EQAO Grade 3 6 Tests

• Icons

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Class 22 Assessment EQAO Grade 3 6 Tests

• Using data effectively
• Improving student learning
• Promoting student success