Progress Reporting in RPSPowerTeacher GradeBook

October, 2012

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AgendaRPS Assessment GuideProgress ReportsAbsolutely Essential (Preferences Set Up)Assessing OutcomesChoosing TermsFinal Grade ColumnOutcome GradesOutcome ReportFinal Grade CommentsFinal Grade VerificationTuesday Tips

RPS Assessment Guide

http://www.rbe.sk.ca/teachers-staff/assessment/gradebook

Progress Reporting

Assessment of student progress in relation to outcomes outlined in curriculum is important for the following reasons.

•Teachers can change or refine instructional plans to ensure learning activities are appropriate for all students.•Allows for reporting student progress clearly to students and parents.•Aids in decision making regarding student placement.•Program effectiveness can be evaluated and programs revised to improve student learning.

Purpose of Reporting Progress

• Communicates a summary of learning to students and parents

• Invites deeper, more helpful communication with parents to examine what has been learned, how well it has been learned, what remains to be learned and possible ways parents may assist in further learning

Absolutely Essential

Assessing OutcomesWriting – Grade 1Reading Checklist – Grade 1

http://curriculum.nesd.ca/

(This site has rubrics for Sk outcomes, prepared by teachers in Saskatchewan)

TIPS• Not all GradeBooks will look alike • Planning & assessing with the outcome in mind• Separate achievement from behaviours and attitudes• Employ performance standards that refer to growth and are

criterion based• D/BE indicates a beginning level of knowledge of outcomes• C/PR indicates nearing expectations of outcomes• B/ME indicates meeting expectations of outcomes• A/ET indicates extensive knowledge of outcomes

(independence)

Curriculum Outcomes

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Education curriculum has specific learning outcomes for all grades. Outcomes tell us what a child should be able to do by the end of each grade.

Final Grade Comments Term 1

Final Grade Column

Not Included in Final Grade

Outcome Grades

Outcome Report

Creating an Outcome Report

Choose the Reports Tab

Choose Standards Report

Choose criteria

Run report

Open report

Final Grade Comments

• What the child knows and can do• How well the child is doing/opportunities

for growth• What is being done at school to support

the child’s learning and ensure success• Suggestions for what can be done at

home to ensure continued success

Final Grade Comments

Final Grade Comment Box

Final Grade Verification

Final Grade Verification

Division Comment Bank

Comment Codes

• MELA – Modified ELA • MMath – Modified Math• EALP – EAL Language Proficiency• AOLE – Adaptation (Learning Environment)

• AOIS – Adaptation (Instruction)

• AOIC – Adaptation (Increase complexity)

• AODC – Adaptation (Decrease complexity)