Report Card ImprovementsGrades 7-12

PO Box 578 Halifax Nova Scotia

Canada B3J 2S9

902 424-8945 T 902 424-0613 F

novascotia.ca

Purpose of a report card

The purpose of a report card is to provide parents a summary of their child’s is learning.

Nova Scotia Report Card

Report cards in grades 1–12 have four components:

•attendance•learner profile•grades •comments

Learner Profile: Social Development and Work Habits

These four main categories are reported on the Learner Profile:

•4 main categoriesoClasswork and Assignmentso Interacts with OthersoOrganizational SkillsoResponsibility and Independence

Nova Scotia Report Cards

Two major areas we report on:

• Attendance• Learner Profile

• Grade• Anecdotal Comment

Social Development Work Habits

Student achievement in relation to thelearning outcomes

Student Learning and Assessment• When assessing students in relation to learning

outcomes we continue to expect that:– Student learning is assessed throughout the learning

process.– Students will receive regular feedback on what they do

well, and what they need to do to improve their learning and track their progress over time.

– Students will have a variety of opportunities to demonstrate their learning using multiple assessment types and tools(conferences, presentations, debates, projects, observations, journals, tests/quizzes etc.).

Student Learning and Assessment

Regardless of the reporting code, we continue to focus on quality instruction and assessment practices.

Focus on helping students to really understand what their classroom experience will be and how their

success will be measured.

Start here….• Clarifying, sharing, and

understanding learning intentions and criteria for success

• Engineering effective classroom discussions, activities, and learning tasks that elicit evidence of learning

• Providing feedback that moves learning forward

• Communicating very clearly the learning targets and how their success will be measured

• Developing effective classroom instructional strategies that allow for the measurement of success.

• Working with students to provide them the information they need to improve

PTGB

• Our expectations for use remain the same

• Used for all courses in grades 7-12• Categories must be set up in relation to curriculum

(modules, strands, units)• Linking outcomes to assessments• Assessment titled appropriately, with descriptions,

published in a timely manner

See a new document Working with PowerTeacherGradebook 7-12 Weighting, Categories and Assessment in an Outcomes Framework

Grades and DescriptorsGrade Descriptions

90 -100% Demonstrates excellent understanding and application of concepts and skills in relation to the learning outcomes

80-89% Demonstrates very good understanding and application of concepts and skills in relation to the learning outcomes

70-79% Demonstrates good understanding and application of concepts and skills in relation to the learning outcomes

60-69% Demonstrates satisfactory understanding and application of concepts and skills in relation to the learning outcomes

50-59% Demonstrates limited understanding and application of concepts and skills in relation to the learning outcomes

Below 50% Has not met minimum requirements of the course

INS Insufficient evidence to determine a grade

IP In progress

N/A Not applicable

(Used only for strand reporting in Mathematics, Grades 7 & 8 only)

Grades and Descriptors

• Grades and descriptors are used to summarize a chunk of learning over time.

• The learning focus pertains to– the knowledge/understanding of the concepts

and skills of the learning outcomes– and the application of those concepts and skills

Comments

• Comments should be a short summary of learning to date

• They will focus explicitly on a student’s• strength(s), • areas for improvement• suggestions for supporting student’s next steps in

learning

Support

• Watch for upcoming Webinars• Contact Board Support:

• Send in Questions for FAQ’S to jacksonka@gov.ns.ca