❖ Formative Assessments will be conducted in the Foundational Stage throughout the year
Odd weeks will be for the assessment of Scholastic Areas and Even weeks will be for the Co-scholastic Areas.
Assessment will not contribute to any additional burden for the child.
Assessment tools and processes are designed in such a way that they are a
natural extension of the learning experience for the child. Explicit tests and
examinations are completely inappropriate assessment tools for this Stage.
Assessment will allow diversity among children and in their learning. Children
learn differently and express their learning differently too. There might be many
ways to assess the achievement of a Learning Outcome or Competency.
The Teachers have the ability to design different kinds of assessment for the
same Learning Outcome and use each assessment appropriately.
Assessment will enable recording and documentation. Children's progress will
be described and analyzed through systematic collection of evidence.
The two important methods of assessment that we follow for the Foundational
Stage are:-
1. Observations of the child
2. Analyzing artifacts that the child has produced as part of their learning
experience.
PREPARATORY STAGE
❖ Formative Assessments will be conducted in the Preparatory Stagethroughout the year.
❖ One Summative Assessment will be conducted at the end of the year.
Odd weeks will be for the assessment of Scholastic Areas and Even weeks will be for the Co-scholastic Areas.
Assessment will not contribute to any additional burden for the child.
Students from this Stage onwards learn better when they are more aware of the
Competencies to be attained. Teachers will help them understand the desired
Competency to be achieved through a lesson or a unit of study.
A variety of assessment methods will be used to promote learning.
Written tests will be introduced at this Stage.
Portfolios will be used to capture student progress holistically through their
work. This will provide a reliable picture of their learning to parents.
Peer and Self-assessments will be introduced to help students monitor the
trajectory of their own learning.
MIDDLE STAGE
❖ Formative Assessments will be conducted in the Middle Stage throughout the year.
❖ Two Summative Assessment will be conducted in the year.
I st SA in the month of September. 2nd SA in the month of March.
Odd weeks will be for the assessment of Scholastic Areas and Even weeks will be for the Co-scholastic Areas.
With the introduction of more concepts in each subject at this Stage, assessment will continue to be Competency-based, covering all dimensions of learning.
At this Stage, the focus of the curriculum moves to conceptual understanding and higher order capacities. Therefore, classroom assessment techniques such as
projects, debates, presentations, experiments, investigations, role plays, journals and portfolios will be used to assess learning.
Regular Formative Assessment and Two Summative Assessments at this Stage will help students synthesize their learning at logical intervals.
Summative assessments comprising multiple-choice questions and constructed responses (e.g., short answer, long answer) will be used.
By the end of the Middle Stage, there will be a student achievement of Competencies in each curricular area.
