Middle School Planner
Middle School Assessment Procedure Definitions School assessment involves teachers gathering, describing or quantifying information about student performance and achievement. Assessment tasks include tests, essays, examinations, reports, case studies, investigations, exhibitions, productions, performances, oral or audio-visual presentations and demonstrations. School assessment involves teachers gathering, describing or quantifying information about student performance and achievement. Assessment tasks include tests, essays, examinations, reports, case studies, investigations, exhibitions, productions, performances, oral or audio-visual presentations and demonstrations. Reporting refers to the process of passing on information relating to student achievement through both interim and semester reports that are provided to parents. An assessment is one where normally at least one week’s warning has been given and/or the score contributes a significant part of the final grade. Teachers will have indicated to students prior to the beginning of a unit of study the tasks that are to be included for assessment. In Years 11 and 12 this information is usually also provided in the Assessment Outline for the subject that is provided to all students at the beginning of the year. Homework is study completed at home by students and as such is an integral part of the student’s learning program. Teachers set meaningful activities to extend, enhance and/or provide practice to reinforce the learning at school, to aid revision and assist in studying for tests and examinations.
Assessment: Definitions and Consequences The following definitions of breaches of assessment task reliability are followed by appropriate penalties for these breaches: