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Principles of Assessment
According to Growing Success, the Ontario
Ministry of Education’s publication
regarding assessment, evaluation, and
reporting, the procedures and practices
teachers use should:
1. Be fair, transparent, and equitable
for all students.
2. Support all students, including those
with special education needs, those
who are learning the language of
instruction, and those who are First
Nation, Metis, or Inuit.
3. Be carefully planned to relate to the
curriculum expectations and
learning goals, and as much as
possible, to the interests, learning
styles and preferences, needs, and
experiences of all students.
4. Be communicated clearly to
students and parents at the
beginning of the school year or
course and at other appropriate
points throughout the school year
or course.
5. Be ongoing, varied in nature, and
administered over a period of time
to provide multiple opportunities
for students to demonstrate their
learning.
6. Provide ongoing descriptive
feedback.
7. Develop students’ self-assessment
skills to enable them to assess their
own learning, set specific goals, and
plan next steps for their learning.
More Information
Your School
Teacher Websites:
teachersname.schoolname.classblog.com
School-Parent Council:
Meetings held Wednesdays at 7:30pm at
Main Street Community Centre
Staff Contact:
Email or phone your child’s teacher to
arrange a meeting
From Other Sources:
www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/policyfunding/gro
wsuccess.pdf
http://www.eqao.com/pdf_e/11/EQAO_Par
entGuide_PrimaryJunior2011.pdf
PLANNING & ASSESSMENT: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS RQVCDSB, 2014.
PLANNING & ASSESSMENT: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS
Provided by the RQVCDSB.
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What Does Assessment Look Like?
Assessment can and should appear in
several different forms. Here is a list of some
forms of assessment that your child’s
teacher may use. Keep in mind that some
methods of assessment will be more
comfortable for your child than others. It is
important to develop an awareness of these
trends, so that when your child is given
choice of assessments, they are prepared to
choose what will allow them success!
- Written tests
- Multiple Choice
- True/False
- Short Answer
- Matching
- Oral tests
- Essays
- Stories
- Storyboards
- Skits
- Monologues
- Dioramas
- Re-enactments
- Drawings
- Journals
- Peer Conferences
- Written Reflections
- Surveys or Polls
- Presentations
Assessment “for” Learning:
Occurs when teachers use inferences about
student progress to inform their teaching
and prepare to lead students to success by
planning according to student needs and
readiness.
Assessment “as” Learning:
Occurs when students reflect on and
monitor their progress to inform their future
learning goals. Requires self-assessment and
provision of feedback to oneself. Can also
involve peer feedback.
Assessment “of” Learning:
Occurs when teachers use evidence of
student learning to make judgments on
student achievement against goals and
standards.
Planning with the End in Mind:
In the Province of Ontario, teachers have
been trained to strive to teach with end
targets in mind. This means that your child
will be provided with Learning Goals and
Success Criteria throughout their learning,
completion of which indicate success.
Teachers strive to plan their units of study
around preparing students to be successful
in assessment scenarios by knowing what
will indicate students are successfully
learning before learning begins.
Helping at Home
Your child’s education is a team effort that
requires cooperation and collaboration from
you, as parents, your child, as a student, and
us as a team of educators.
Here are some helpful ideas for benefitting
your child’s success with assessment:
- Try to be present and involved
when your child is completing
school work at home.
- Ask your child to explain what is
expected from them in the
assignments they are completing. If
they can’t tell you what is expected
of them, it is a good indication that
they do not sufficiently understand
the assignment or material.
- Utilize the resources provided by
your child’s teacher, such as rubrics,
to ensure that your child is on the
right track.
- When your child asks you to review
their work with them, provide
specific feedback, and always ask
them to reflect on their own
learning, too.
- Take the time to read with your
child.
- Encourage your child to develop
healthy learning habits from a
young age. 30 minutes of school
work should be followed by 15
minutes of physical activity at home.