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 King
City Secondary School
SCIENCE DEPARTMENT EVALUATION
POLICY 2003‑2004
Our assessment and
evaluation of students is based upon the mandates of the Ministry of Education
and the York Region District School Board.
Ministry of Education
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A final grade is recorded for every course |
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Percentage grade represents the quality of the students
overall achievement of course expectations |
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70% of final grade represents the students most
consistent achievement throughout the course |
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30% of final grade will be based on final evaluation
administered toward the end of course
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York Region District School Board
Consider only summative assessment data when
determining a report card grade;
Consider the students most consistent level of
performance with special consideration for the more recent achievement
information
Final Grade Determination:
Term Mark= 70%
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Final grades determined by summative marks only
(tests/projects) |
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Formative marks used to support summatives, and build
mid term grades (quizzes, homework assignments etc.) |
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KCSS Science will be using a mark ceiling to
determine final grades. |
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Summatives occur at or near the end of a unit, representing
most recent achievement |
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All units will have the same weight throughout the course
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What is
a mark ceiling?
If a student completed only 7 out of 10 summatives, the
highest possible mark he/she could receive would be 70% regardless of whether
the average of those 7 marks was higher.
If there were 12 summatives in total and the student
completed only 10 of them his/her highest possible grade would be 83% (10/12 =
83%)
Please
make note, there are no make up tests, with plenty of advanced notice a test can
be written early, but not later.
What is
the difference between Formative and Summative Assessments?
Formative
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Monitor progress |
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Provide feedback |
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Marks collected to reinforce, consolidate and enrich
student learning |
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Marks used to support mid-term grade |
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Quizzes, homework assignments, worksheets etc. |
Summative
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Based on curriculum expectations |
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Occurs near end of unit or course |
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Demonstrates student achievement of curriculum expectations
and learning skills |
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Marks collected and used to determine final grade
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Tests or unit projects/papers |
Do
Formatives Count?!
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Formatives do count,
they will be used to determine mid-term grades |
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As well, formative marks can be used to support summative
marks, especially when there is some inconsistency or unforeseen
circumstance |
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Some summative activities may incorporate formative
activities, such as unit portfolios (grade 9 applied) |
Exam or other Culminating Tasks =
30%
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The mark ceiling is used to determine the 70% term mark
Final evaluations will take the form of a 30% exam for
senior courses with a university destination |
Final evaluations for other science courses may be a
combination of final summative activity and exam, with greater weight placed on
the exam.
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