Assessment
How is my child assessed?
The MYP is part of the continuum of IB education, serving students in grades 6 -10. At ICS, the MYP is an inquiry and concept-based programme. It encourages students to explore new concepts and subjects with which they may be unfamiliar. Then students make connections to previous knowledge and transform that knowledge into creative and novel assessments.
Assessment in the MYP is something which happens throughout a unit and helps both the teacher and student on their learning journeys. Assessment helps us reflect on what we have learnt and helps us set goals for future learning! It is not something to be afraid of, but something to guide students.
Authentic MYP Assessment is a performance of understanding showing conceptual understanding and engagement with the statement of inquiry, unit objectives and the unit content: knowledge, understanding of content and approaches to learning skills. Wiggins states that authentic real world assessment, “represents challenges within a given discipline. They are designed to emphasize realistic (but fair) complexity” which simulates the “messiness of real or simulated settings, purposes and audiences.”
Formative Assessment
Summative Assessment
Performances of Understanding: Summative assessements
Performance tasks
A performance task is any learning activity or assessment that asks students to perform to demonstrate their knowledge, understanding and proficiency.
Unlike a selected-response item (e.g., multiple-choice or matching) that asks students to select from given alternatives, a performance task presents a situation that calls for learners to apply their learning in context. https://jaymctighe.com/what-is-a-performance-task/
GRASPS is a model for demonstrating performance of understanding using authentic assessments.
It is one of many performance of understanding models, but is ideally suited to the kind of project-based inquiries.
GRASPS represent a framework for organizing, delivering, and assessing a project-based assessment.
The assessment associated with the inquiry is structured around the following expectations and goals.
Goal: A definition of the problem or goal
Role: Define the role of the student
Audience: Identify the target audience
Situation: This is the context or scenario of the goal
Product: What is created and why it will be created
Standards: MYP Rubrics or success criteria
Summative Task Sheet
Summative Task Sheet
Summative Task Sheet
Summative Task Sheet
FAQ
MYP Assessment Objectives
Source: Diane Smith
Summative Assessment Design
Source: Diane Smith