Principles of Assessment

According to Growing Success, the Ontario

Ministry of Education’s publication

regarding assessment, evaluation, and

reporting, the procedures and practices

teachers use should:

1. Be fair, transparent, and equitable

for all students.

2. Support all students, including those

with special education needs, those

who are learning the language of

instruction, and those who are First

Nation, Metis, or Inuit.

3. Be carefully planned to relate to the

curriculum expectations and

learning goals, and as much as

possible, to the interests, learning

styles and preferences, needs, and

experiences of all students.

4. Be communicated clearly to

students and parents at the

beginning of the school year or

course and at other appropriate

points throughout the school year

or course.

5. Be ongoing, varied in nature, and

administered over a period of time

to provide multiple opportunities

for students to demonstrate their

learning.

6. Provide ongoing descriptive

feedback.

7. Develop students’ self-assessment

skills to enable them to assess their

own learning, set specific goals, and

plan next steps for their learning.

More Information

Your School

Teacher Websites:

teachersname.schoolname.classblog.com

School-Parent Council:

Meetings held Wednesdays at 7:30pm at

Main Street Community Centre

Staff Contact:

Email or phone your child’s teacher to

arrange a meeting

From Other Sources:

www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/policyfunding/gro

wsuccess.pdf

http://www.eqao.com/pdf_e/11/EQAO_Par

entGuide_PrimaryJunior2011.pdf

PLANNING & ASSESSMENT: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS RQVCDSB, 2014.

PLANNING & ASSESSMENT: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS

Provided by the RQVCDSB.

What Does Assessment Look Like?

Assessment can and should appear in

several different forms. Here is a list of some

forms of assessment that your child’s

teacher may use. Keep in mind that some

methods of assessment will be more

comfortable for your child than others. It is

important to develop an awareness of these

trends, so that when your child is given

choice of assessments, they are prepared to

choose what will allow them success!

- Written tests

- Multiple Choice

- True/False

- Short Answer

- Matching

- Oral tests

- Essays

- Stories

- Storyboards

- Skits

- Monologues

- Dioramas

- Re-enactments

- Drawings

- Journals

- Peer Conferences

- Written Reflections

- Surveys or Polls

- Presentations

Assessment “for” Learning:

Occurs when teachers use inferences about

student progress to inform their teaching

and prepare to lead students to success by

planning according to student needs and

readiness.

Assessment “as” Learning:

Occurs when students reflect on and

monitor their progress to inform their future

learning goals. Requires self-assessment and

provision of feedback to oneself. Can also

involve peer feedback.

Assessment “of” Learning:

Occurs when teachers use evidence of

student learning to make judgments on

student achievement against goals and

standards.

Planning with the End in Mind:

In the Province of Ontario, teachers have

been trained to strive to teach with end

targets in mind. This means that your child

will be provided with Learning Goals and

Success Criteria throughout their learning,

completion of which indicate success.

Teachers strive to plan their units of study

around preparing students to be successful

in assessment scenarios by knowing what

will indicate students are successfully

learning before learning begins.

Helping at Home

Your child’s education is a team effort that

requires cooperation and collaboration from

you, as parents, your child, as a student, and

us as a team of educators.

Here are some helpful ideas for benefitting

your child’s success with assessment:

- Try to be present and involved

when your child is completing

school work at home.

- Ask your child to explain what is

expected from them in the

assignments they are completing. If

they can’t tell you what is expected

of them, it is a good indication that

they do not sufficiently understand

the assignment or material.

- Utilize the resources provided by

your child’s teacher, such as rubrics,

to ensure that your child is on the

right track.

- When your child asks you to review

their work with them, provide

specific feedback, and always ask

them to reflect on their own

learning, too.

- Take the time to read with your

child.

- Encourage your child to develop

healthy learning habits from a

young age. 30 minutes of school

work should be followed by 15

minutes of physical activity at home.