There is a mark set for each term (i.e. Term 1 and Term 2)
The total term mark for each subject is 100 and is calculated as follows:
100 marks for the Final Term Examination of weight 60%
· The exam is formally scheduled as a summative assessment for the Whole school.
· Each student is give an Examination Study Syllabus
(c.f. Example Quiz/Examination Syllabus)
100 marks for Term Work, (With a Weight of 40% of year total),
Calculated as follows:
2.1 One Formal Mid-Term Quiz: marked out of 40
2.2 Continuous Assessment/Evaluation: marked out of 60
· These assessments /evaluations may be summative or formative in nature
· The aim is to give about two marks per week
· Marks may be assigned for class participation, project work, homework, small class tests (e.g. spelling tests, multiplication table tests, reading) and class work.
Note:
1. Focus on what students have achieved rather than on what they have not achieved.
2. Teachers must be sensitive to student’s circumstances when planning for assessment/evolution, for example, assessing just before or just after a national holiday may affect the evaluation, as might assess a student immediately on their return to school after illness.
3. Continuous assessment should be individualized to some extent, i.e. measuring a student against their own improved outcomes. Reward individual improvement.
4. If a student misses any assessment, the teacher must give the assessment or test when the student is fairly able to do so.
