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Classroom-Based Assessment in Saskatchewan

Meaningful assessment. Practical tools. Built for Saskatchewan teachers.

Category: Reporting, Transparency and Levels of Achievement

Professional Judgement with Most Recent and Most Consistent Grade

Look at Their MOST Consistent Level of Performance

Be Honest On Report Cards

Formative Assessment Data Shouldn’t Be Part of Their Final Grade

Parents Should Recognize Their Child in the Comments

Backward Design Will Help With Report Cards

Start Report Cards Early!

Be Gentle With Yourself During Report Card Time

Mark to the OUTCOME

Writing Report Card Comments: Start Generic

Communication Should Happen All the Time Not Just at Report Card Time

Keep Report Card Comments Simple

Build a Comment Bank With a Partner!

One Teacher’s Standard ‘Formula’ for Report Card Comments

Comments You Might Want to Avoid

Transparency and Communicating with Parents

Write Your Comments at a Grade 6 Reading Level

Communicating Outcomes Based Assessment to Parents & Students

Report Cards Aren’t For Detailed Descriptions of What They’ve Done

Keep Things Up-To-Date