St. Patricks Primary

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Assessment and Reporting

• Parent Presentation
• PF Meeting
• Wednesday June 7th 2006

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Why are we here?

• Commonwealth Government Legislation states that
• Australia wide
• Funding and Compliance
• To provide assistance

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What is the Challenge?

• What is so hard about this?
• Why are our colleagues in the State System
  refusing to cooperate?
• Why all the drama?
• St. Pats levels used 1 5
• So whats new?

Common Grade Scale
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What is the Challenge?

• Common grade scale applicable to every child in
  every school in Australia
• Results across grade not class
• Implications for teacher understanding of grading
  levels
• Implications for parent understanding
• Implications for assessment
• Implications for reporting

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What is a Common Grade Scale?
Common Grade Scale
Grade
The student has an extensive knowledge and
understanding of the content and can readily
apply this knowledge. In addition, the student
has achieved a very high level of competence in
the processes and can apply these skills to new
situations.
A
The student has a thorough knowledge and
understanding of the content and a high level of
competence in the processes and skills. In
addition, the student is able to apply this
knowledge and these skills to most situations.
B
The student has a sound knowledge and
understanding of the main areas of content and
has achieved an adequate level of competence in
the processes and skills.
C
The student has a basic knowledge and
understanding of the content and has achieved an
adequate level of competence in the processes and
skills.
D
The student has an elementary knowledge and
understanding in few areas of the content and has
achieved very limited competence in some of the
processes and skills.
E
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What is an E?

• The student has an elementary knowledge and
  understanding in few areas of the content and has
  achieved very limited competence in some of the
  processes and skills.

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What is a D?

• The student has a basic knowledge and
  understanding of the content and has achieved an
  adequate level of competence in the processes and
  skills.

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What is a C?

• The student has a sound knowledge and
  understanding of the main areas of content and
  has achieved an adequate level of competence in
  the processes and skills.

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What is a B?

• The student has a thorough knowledge and
  understanding of the content and a high level of
  competence in the processes and skills. In
  addition, the student is able to apply this
  knowledge and these skills to most situations.

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What is an A?

• The student has an extensive knowledge and
  understanding of the content and can readily
  apply this knowledge. In addition, the student
  has achieved a very high level of competence in
  the processes and skills and can apply these
  skills to new situations.

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What have we been doing?

• Teachers are working collaboratively to develop
  reporting criteria.
• Staff are designing specific assessment tasks.
• Using the opportunity to develop and improve
  assessment and reporting practice.

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What have we been doing?

• Attending inservice for teachers on the
  implications to assessment practice.
• Meeting at a grade level to agree on tasks and
  assessment criteria.
• Working hard at developing progressive criteria
  indicating a learning path

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What does it all mean for St. Pats?

• Kindergarten not included
• Written report twice a year
• This Half-Yearly (Semester 1) Report is based on
  work covered over the past 6 months.
• Report will show achievement rating level from
  E-A

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What does it all mean for St. Pats?

• Report will show an overall Effort rating level
  from E-A
• Years 5 6 will also show how many children in
  the Grade achieved at that level
• Interview appointments can be arranged with class
  teachers early next term.

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Grades 1-4
English
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Years 5 or 6
English
(Total number of children in grade 48)
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• This is a new direction in assessment
  reporting.
• This information will go hand in hand with
  teacher judgement of childrens achievement and
  effort.
• Ongoing interest in your childs schooling will
  help you to best measure their progress.

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Our report format for Semester 1 CEO Parent
Information
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Any questions???