IB PYP Assessment
Created by Yustina Rostyaningtyas
The PYP's Essentials Learning
- acquisition of knowledge
- the understanding of concepts
- the mastering of skills
- the development of attitudes
- the decision to take action
5 essential elements learning
Assessment component
Assessing - how we discover what the students know and have learned
Recording - how we choose to collect and analyse data
Reporting - how we choose to communicate information
assessment component
assessing
Summative assessment
- culmination of teaching and learning process
- give teacher and students a clear insight into students' understanding
Formative assessment
- provide information that is used for planning next stage in learning
Effective assessments allow students to:
students
- share their learning and understanding with others
- demonstrate a range of knowledge, conceptual understanding and skills
- use a variety of learning styles, multiple intelligences and abilities to express their understanding
- know and understand in advance the criteria for producing a quality product or performance
- participate in reflection, self- and peer-assessment
- base their learning on real-life experiences that can lead to further inquiries
- express different points of view and interpretations
- analyse their learning and understand what needs to be improved
Effective assessment allow teacher to:
teacher
- inform every stage of the teaching and learning process
- plan in response to student and teacher inquiries
- develop criteria for producing a quality product or performance
- gather evidence from which sound conclusions can be drawn
- provide evidence that can be effectively reported and understood by the whole school community
- collaboratively review and reflect on student performance and progress
- take into account a variety of learning styles, multiple intelligences and abilities including different
- cultural contexts use scoring that is both
- analytical (separate scores for different aspects of the work) and holistic (single scores).
Effective assessment allow parents to:
parents
- see evidence of student learning and development
- develop an understanding of the student’s progress
- provide opportunities to support and celebrate student learning
Portfolios
recording
- Schools provide evidence of student learning.
- As an example, schools can use portfolios.
- It can be used as a tool for assessment and reporting purposes for students and parents.
reporting
Effective reporting
Schools need to involve parents, students, and teachers as partners through conferences and reporting so all parties get a clear and understandable progress and feedback.