Evidence of student achievement for evaluation is collected over time from three different sources – observations, conversations, and student products. Using multiple sources of evidence increases the reliability and validity of the evaluation of student learning.
(Growing Success, 2010)
There is so much to consider when thinking about Assessment and Evaluation in English class:
focus on overall expectations
triangulation of conversations, observations and student products
inclusion of diagnostic, formative and summative assessment
tracking of expectations/triangulation
reporting on student achievement
We have accessed the following documents for direction on Assessment and Evaluation in English:
Growing Success, 2010
Learning for All, 2011
The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9 and 10, English, 2007
The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12, English, 2007