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Grading Methods

"Assessment should provide students with multiple ways to demonstrate what they know and are able to do." At CHeS we offer four forms of assessment: 

1. GRADED ASSESSMENT: Possible at all grade levels.  Traditional rubrics, letter grades, or percentages are awarded students for their performance in the subjects.  See below. 

2. NONGRADED ASSESSMENT: Possible for K-9 assessment and SE high school students.  Comment based assessment that focuses on student effort and progress. Performance standards or proficiency scale comments may be added to the assessment communication. See bottom.  

3. WORK HABITS: Are typically assessed with and invitation for parennt and student involvement.  We use the scale: Good, Satisfactory or Needs Improvement. 

4. CORE COMPENTENCY SELF-SSESSMENT: Every year in April CHeS students are invited to self assess their level of competency concerning the following skills: 

  • Communicaiton and Collaboration
  • Critical Thinking and Creative Thinking
  • Personal and Social Skills/Development

 

GRADED ASSESSMENT: Student progress will be noted on progress reports using the following rating scales in conjunction with comments from teacher observations.

In Grades K-3, the following scale is used in formal assessments.  
In Grades K-12, some teachers also use this scale for informal assessment of student work.

1 - Not Yet Meeting Expectations
2 - Approaching Expectations
3 - Meeting Expectations
4 - Exceeding Expectations

In Grades 4-9 letter grades appear in formal assessments. A, B, C+, C, C- etc...

In Grades 10-12 letter grades accompanied by a percentage mark appear in formal assessments.

 

NONGRADED ASSESSMENT: Student progress will be noted on progress reports using comments and the following performance standards or Ministry Proficiency Scale as follows: 

Begining or Emerging: The student demonstrates an initial understanding of the concepts and competencies relevant to the expected learning.

Developing: The student demonstrates a partial understanding of the concepts and competencies relevant to the expected learning.

Demonstrating or Proficient: The student demonstrates a complete understanding of the concepts and competencies relevant to the expected learning.

Mastering or Extending: The student demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of the concepts and competencies relevant to the expected learning