Grading & Reporting
Summative assessments in all subjects in the MYP are based on criteria (A, B, C, D) that allow students and teachers to measure how much progress has been made in achieving the subject objectives.
Each subject has a number of different criteria which are used to evaluate students’ achievements. Sometimes all criteria are applied to an assessment task; sometimes only select criteria are applied, however, over the course of an academic year, all criteria must have been assessed a minimum of two times.
The criteria are set aims for the end of each year of the MYP.
Reporting: What does an MYP report look like?
Final 1 - 7 Grade
Best Fit and Professional Judgement
Teachers should attempt to give final marks that holistically reflect student learning at the end of the grading period. They should give marks for each of the four criteria, using the “best-fit” approach to determine the level. These marks should be mainly determined from summative assessment. In the event that there is insufficient summative evidence for particular strands or criteria, formative assessments may be used, although the teacher should note this in the comments.
Final grades pay attention to the most accurate demonstration of student performance, rather than mechanically and uncritically averaging achievement levels over given reporting periods - MYP grading is not and average. The final grade reflects assessment of student understanding at the end of a course, based on the whole course and not individual components of it.
What is “Best-fit?”
Best fit grades indicate growth and development over the year. Teachers will focus on the development of the student at the end of the reporting period - focusing on the most recent performance in assessmsent.
Best fit grades Final Grades in MYP ICS are awarded in the End of Year Report.
Note each criterion must be assessed twice.
Note each criterion strand must be assessed twice eg. Bi
If the grades are unclear, formative assessment, observation and portfolio work can be used to inform judgment.
Here a language teacher has used their professional judgment to evaluate where the student is at the end of the assessment period.
Inappropriate grading practices
The following grading practices are inappropriate and are counter to MYP assessment principles.
Determining final grades using formative assessment. Teachers should rely on a holistic view of the students summative assessment.
Determining grades using a proportion or averaging of scores for classwork, homework and tests. Instead teachers should attempt to holistically assess where the students are at the end of the semester.
Determining grades by averaging summative performance scores over the year IB
Using single pieces of work to determine final grades
Semester 1: Report
Aim:
Final Grade
End of Year Report
Aim:
Final Grade