MYP Updates

Assessment in the MYP

Assessment is today's means of modifying tomorrow's instruction.
Carol Ann Tomlinson

Last week, Alta Conte and Ingrid Turner held a parent session on MYP Assessment. These were the main ideas:

Effective assessment

• improves and encourages student learning by providing effective feedback on the learning process 
• informs planning and teaching
• is a tool to collect evidence of student understanding, knowledge and skills
• is a continuous, on-going process
• is directly related to learning outcomes/curriculum standards
• has clear criteria that are known and understood in advance

• involves frequent opportunities for students to be assessed in authentic contexts
• is rigorous and relevant
• engages students in reflection on their learning
• is differentiated by learning needs, for example level of English, cultural background and learning style
• provides opportunity for peer feedback and self-reflection
• has various forms: emails, essays, podcasts, poems, debates etc.

Approaches to Learning skills are directly connected to assessment. Teachers select skills that students practice during a unit to help them be more successful in the summative. 
Here is the link to the Parent Information Slides.