German B - Copenhagen International School

Assessment
Assessment in the MYP aims to:
· support and encourage student learning by providing feedback on the learning process
· inform, enhance and improve the teaching process
· promote positive student attitudes towards learning
· promote a deep understanding of subject content by supporting students in their inquiries set
in real world contexts using the areas of interaction
· promote the development of higher­order cognitive skills by providing rigorous final objectives
that value these skills
· reflect the international­mindedness of the programme by allowing for assessments to be set in
a variety of cultural and linguistic contexts
· support the holistic nature of the programme by including in its model principles that take
account of the development of the whole student.
There is no external assessment provided by the IB for the MYP and therefore no formal externally
set or marked examinations. All assessment in the MYP is carried out by teachers in participating
schools and relies on their professional expertise in making qualitative judgments, as they do every
day in the classroom. In line with the general IB assessment philosophy, a norm­referenced approach
to assessment is not appropriate to the MYP. Instead, MYP schools must follow a criterion­ related
approach. This means that students’ work must be assessed against defined assessment criteria and
not against the work of other students.
Formative assessment is an integral part of the learning experience and should not be an artificial
“add­on”. The objectives addressed by specific assessment tasks should be shared with students,
with feedback taking place as soon as possible.
Summative assessment is the judgment made by the teacher of the standard of achievement
reached by each student at the end of each stage of the programme. Assessment tasks should reflect
the objectives and assessment criteria of the programme. They must be carefully chosen to measure
the achievement level expected for the relevant age group. The forms of assessment and reporting to
parents and students will vary from one school to another.
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