Assessment Policy - The International School of Azerbaijan

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The International School of Azerbaijan of the students general work book or as a continuation of the normal class room work – it is up to the teacher how this will be set out. M3 – M5 will generally have more graded homework than in M1and M2. It will be assessed once or twice a fortnight. The Extended classes will usually have tasks that are longer than those set for the Standard classes. The information above applies to both the extended and standard classes in M3 – M5, as well as the general classes in M1 and M2. It is different in the Diploma program. When students do not complete homework, they must finish the set work the next night or during break times. If students are persistently not completing all their homework, a note will be sent home to parents in the diary. Follow up to this is at the discretion of the teacher. IB Diploma Homework All IB Math classes have homework set as it is imperative to do so in order to both complete the required work in the syllabus and especially to practice skills learnt in class relating to the syllabus content. The amount of work actually set depends to a fair degree on the actual level of Math course and the stage of the course work. As a minimum requirement however, there will be homework set on at least 2 separate occasions during a normal school week, or if it is only set once, then it would be an extended amount of work requiring 2 – 4 days to complete (this happens quite a lot in Higher level Math classes). The homework set should take between 1-2 hours to complete for the Standard Math courses and 2-3 hours for the Extended Math course (average per week). Completed homework needs to be sighted by the teacher and checked to see that correct processes are followed. A record of missed or incomplete homework tasks will be kept to assist with report writing. Some homework tasks may be graded and used in the calculations for the end of term grade – this is up to the discretion of the teacher, but in all cases the end of term grade will be determined by tests that come from past exam questions. Some graded homework assignments (especially in HL courses) will also be taken into account when determining the end of term grade, but not in determining the predicted grade. Frequency of Assessment In each terms we aim to have at least 3 tests completed, 2 investigations (although this is often difficult to achieve in each of the 3 terms) and at least 4 graded homework activities. The number of graded homework tasks will vary depending on the year level, but there is likely to be at least 3 for the term in M3 – M5 and 3-5 for M1 – M2. M4 and M5 will also have an exam in both Term 2 and Term 3. At the end of the school year the M1 – M3 have a longer test than normal to help prepare them for the idea of exams later in M4 onwards. Tests and Investigations should be signed by the parent(s) after they have been graded. Use of Criteria (see above for the actual list of the 4 Criteria A, B, C and D). At the end of each term, the final grade (from 1 – 7) is obtained using all the assessed tasks from that term. A weighting is applied to the exams (they count for double a normal test), and all the homework grades are combined to become the equivalent of one test grade. The most sustained level within each Criteria is used, not the average level. The boundaries for the actual grades are determined by the IB and is as follows (for each year level): Grade Boundaries Grade Boundaries 24
The International School of Azerbaijan 1 0 - 4 2 5 - 8 3 9 – 12 4 13 - 17 5 18 - 21 6 22 - 25 7 26 - 28 If a student has an overall grade that is “right on the boundary” ie within one mark of the next boundary, there may be cause to give the student the grade from the accompanying boundary – depending on the teacher‟s justification of this (eg as a consequence of general class work results). Summative and Formative assessments Exams for M4 and M5 at the end of the year and mid-term 2 along with end of unit tests are Summative assessments and the other set assessments are Formative Student Reflection and Self Assessment All Investigations have Criteria D as part of the assessed component – these deal with reflections (eg why did you choose a particular method to solve a problem and what are the advantages / disadvantages of the methods you could have chosen). In some investigations students are asked to provide some self assessment, and at the end of each test students have the opportunity to comment on how they felt re the success or otherwise of the test. Standardisation / Moderation The teachers meet and discuss / standardise grading of assignments, particularly in the earlier part of the school year and where there are year levels being taught by more than one teacher. M5 coursework is sent away for moderation (Extended and Standard classes separately) in March. Samples of work from 4 students (one above average, 2 average and one below average) is sent. The materials sent consist of 2 samples for each of the 4 Criteria, and must include 1 exam. ELS students This is provided by the ELS Department if there is deemed to be a need for support within the classroom. The ELS teacher generally provides this support twice a week and works closely with the students in most need of the support. Learning Support This is provided by the Learning Support Department if there is deemed to be a need for support within the classroom. The ELS teacher generally provides this support twice a week and works closely with the students in most need of the support. Placement Policy At the beginning of M3 students complete placement tests which, along with their results from M2, help determine whether they move into the Extended or Standard class. 25
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