St Anthony’s Assessment and Reporting
Student achievement at St Anthony’s is
recognised and celebrated within our school community in a variety of
ways including at informal meetings; one on one feedback to students;
parent-teacher nights; celebrations of learning.
All Assessment begins with the
Achievement Standard which is the basis for all planning, assessing and
reporting in Religion. The Achievement Standard outlines what a student
needs to be able to do by the end of the school year. St Anthony’s bases
all assessment on four Principles of assessment: Is the assessment Valid, can students recognise and be motivated by the purpose of the task. Is it Equitable, all students must be confident that they understand the intent and specific requirements of the assessment. Is it Aligned, are connections to the approved curriculum clear to all audiences. Evidenced based, students must have clear and explicit criteria for the types of evidence they will be required to provide.
Teachers at St Anthony’s are encouraged
to use a range and balance of assessment tools to allow them to cater
for all learners and learning situations, to measure the impact of their
teaching and plan for further learning and teaching.
St Anthony’s Student Report Cards
Students at St Anthony’s receive a
formal report card at the end of Semester 1 and Semester 2. Student
achievement will be ranked on a five-point scale. Students will be given
an overall achievement for Religious Education based on the
BCE reporting framework . This is:
Achieving Well Above the Expected Level
Achieving Above the Expected Level
Achieving At the Expected Level
Achieving Below the Expected Level
Achieving Well Below the Expected Level
Work Samples
Students will also collect a sample of
their work in Religious Education. This is kept in their student
portfolio and accompanies the students report card. Along with the
student work samples are an accompanying criteria sheet. This criteria
aims to breakdown the students record of achievement in Religious
Education.
Parent Teacher Interviews
Parent are given the opportunity for
two formal meetings with their child’s class teacher each year. The
first of these follows the Parent / Teacher Information Evening in early
Term One. A one on one meeting is then held at the end of Term Two.
Year levels also conduct open classrooms at the end of each term
inviting parents to the classroom to view their child’s progress and
learning.
NB. Parents are always welcome to request an interview to discuss their child’s progress or when a need arises.
Consistency of Teacher Judgment
As a school St Anthony’s is committed
to ensuring the best educational outcomes for our students. This means
working together to moderate children’s work against the achievement
standard to make sure there is a consistent understanding of what
progress and achievement looks like against the standard for each year
level. Teachers regularly meet to discuss, moderate and provide feedback
about children’s work. As well as regularly scheduled team meetings and
staff meetings St Anthony’s participates in interschool moderation as
part of BCE’s Consistency of Teacher Judgment (CTJ) Day each October. At
this day teacher gather from a variety of schools to moderate students
work.
Principles of Assessment
