Growing Success Guiding Principles

To ensure that assessment, evaluation, and reporting are valid and reliable, and that they lead to the improvement of learning for all students, teachers use practices and procedures that:

1      are fair, transparent and equitable for all students

2      support all students, including those with special education needs, those who are learning the language of instruction (English or French), and those who are First Nation, Metis or Inuit

3      are carefully planned to relate to the curriculum expectations and learning goals and, as much as possible, to the interests, learning styles and preferences, needs, and experiences of all students        

4      are communicated clearly to students and parents at the beginning of the school year or course and at other appropriate points throughout the school year or course

5      are ongoing, varied in nature, and administered over a period of time to provide multiple opportunities for students to demonstrate the full range of their learning

6      provide ongoing descriptive feedback that is clear, specific, meaningful, and timely to support improved learning and achievement

7      develop students' self-assessment skills to enable them to assess their own learning, set specific goals, and plan next steps for their learning

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Citation:

Growing Success Assessment, Evaluation, and Reporting in Ontario Schools, First Edition, Covering Grades 1 to 12, 2010, Ministry of Education