With First Term Report Cards coming home February 13th, it is important to remember that the purpose of assessment, evaluation and reporting is to improve student learning. The Growing Success document updates and clarifies the best practices and techniques teachers use to collect and share information with parents and students. Students, parents and teachers are partners in the learning and assessment process.
Teachers support students by helping them to:
- understand what they are expected to know, understand, and be able to do in order to successfully demonstrate the content standards; and
- understand learning goals and the quality of work that represents learning at each performance standard.
To support students in their learning, teachers:
- share learning goals and success criteria to help students develop a clear understanding of the quality of work that meets the provincial performance standards;
- share samples of student work that represent different levels of achievement;
- provide students with multiple opportunities to receive, give and use descriptive feedback from their teachers, peers and self; and
- teach students to set their own goals and monitor growth in relation to the learning skills and work habits and curriculum expectations.
We know that you, as a parent or guardian, are vital partners in your child’s education and that children do better at school when their parents are involved. Parents or guardians are encouraged to discuss their child’s report card and complete the bottom parent comment section, detach it and return it to your child’s teacher.
For further information about:
-Growing Success: Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting in Ontario Schools (Grades1-12) go to: http:www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/policyfunding/growSuccess.pdf