Formative work and summative assessment at CIS “measures the effect of learning on the learner. Assessment for, of, and as learning includes qualitative as well as quantitative criteria” (NEASC Learning Principles).
Key information: Assessment
Formative work enhances your learning by providing you with constructive feedback.
Common summative assessments must be clearly linked to the statement of inquiry/essential question/guiding statement.
Summative assessment achievement levels will be “live” for you and your parents to view.
Summative assessments will be internally moderated by teachers who teach the same course.
Criterion-related marking in Years 7-13 requires a “best-fit” approach.
In Years 7-11, each objective strand, of each criteria, will be assessed in a common summative assessment at least once per semester.
In Diploma classes, you will have the opportunity to complete a minimum of two common summative assessments per semester.
Key information: Procedures
Task sheets and task-specific rubrics will provide you with information regarding the task requirements, format, task-specific criteria and required approaches to Learning Skills/ATLs.
You should have no more than two in-class summative assessments on any given day. You should be proactive and inform a teacher if a third in-class summative assessment is set for any given day.
Teachers will use the appropriate assessment calendar in Schoology when setting assessment dates.
Summative assessment dates will be set at least one week in advance of the assessment day.
If you feel you are unable to meet the scheduled due date set by a teacher it is your responsibility to speak with the teacher to request an extension. This must be done prior to the due date.
If you submit an assessment late it does not impact your grade but may impact the progress of your learning.
All summative assessments worked on outside of class time must be completed on a single Google Doc and put through Turnitin.
All Diploma IA and EA tasks must be completed on a single Google Doc. All draft submissions must be made via ManageBac and put through Turnitin.
Key information: Links
Secondary Reporting, SPTC, SLC Dates 2020-21 (including definitions of Progress, Transcript, Expected, Predicted, and Examination Grades)