Assessment

Assessment is an integral part of all teaching and learning. The purposes of assessment are to provide information about student learning, to inform teachers about the needs of students in order to plan accordingly, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. As ISL Primary moves forward with the PYP curriculum we will review and refine our assessment practices. Good assessment practices insure that the assessments are linked very clearly to the expected outcomes of a unit of study. Assessment is an ongoing process which provides valuable insight into student understanding, knowledge, skills and attitudes. It also allows teachers to differentiate instruction based on the individual needs of each student. Feedback from assessment allows for improvement of the overall program that is offered at ISL.

This assessment:

·         helps to diagnose and demonstrate an individual student’s strengths, weaknesses, styles of learning and progress,

·         helps teachers to plan the next stage of learning for individual students and groups,

·         assists teachers in the evaluation of their teaching strategies,

·         provides information for parents about their child’s ability and progress,

·         allows for the analysis of the effectiveness of the curriculum.

Assessment will:

·         be an integral part of teaching and learning

·         be an open process with purpose and procedure clearly articulated,

·         be firmly grounded in objective criteria,

·         make use of formative, summative and diagnostic approaches and utilise multiple sources of information.

Records of progress will be maintained.