ASSESSMENT - Term Reports

Reports are compiled on each student at the end of the first term and at the end of the academic year and sent to the parents; they are based on inputs from each teacher who interacts with the student in a formal setting (classroom or dormitory). These in turn are based on cumulative records kept by the teacher over the course of the term. As such, they reflect the performance of the student over a significant length of time, and give a clear picture of his or her progress. The reports are meant to be descriptive rather than judgmental, and are primarily addressed to the parents.

At the primary level, initially the emphasis will be on motor, oral and creative skills. Continuous assessment aligned to the learning outcomes will be done through projects, assignments, class tests, group activities, self-reflection sessions and study tours (excursions). This helps teachers find out what the students already know in order to plan the next stage of learning.

At the middle school level, continuous assessment will be supplemented with summative assessments at the end of each term. This would include written, oral and practical unit tests and examinations.

Assessment at High school level is done using a well laid out routine of unit tests, end-term examinations and practice examinations, and ensures that students will be ready to face the Board Examination at the end of Grade 10.

Our views on Assessment

Assessment is more than grades -Assessment is much more than assigning grades to students. It is a mechanism for providing instructors with data for improving their teaching methods and for guiding and motivating students to be actively involved in their own learning. Essential information about our students learning progress and about the extent to which we are meeting our teaching goals is given by Assessment procedures.

Assessment helps students "become more effective, self-assessing, self-directed learners and provides important feedback to both teachers and students".

Assessment Aligned With Stated Standards, Benchmarks and Indicators - Assessment techniques give us useful feedback for refining our curriculum and instructional methods so that students can successfully achieve the learning outcomes. They serve as a "feedback loop" wherein we evaluate the extent to which our curriculum and instruction choices are attaining the learning area goals. Instructional methods can be modified based on the results of the evaluation of the assessment methods