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International School of the Sacred Heart K-12 Assessment Policy

 

The purpose of assessment at Sacred Heart is to improve and enrich learning. This assessment policy defines and sets standards based on Principles and Procedures (see below) that will remain constant and thereby provide clear direction for teachers, students, and administrators K-12.

Definition of Assessment and Evaluation

Assessment is a means of gathering information about the knowledge and skills that we want students to learn and what we, as teachers, need to do to help them learn (formative). Evaluation relates to judgments of merit or worth based on that information (summative).

Philosophy of Assessment

Assessment is a process that provides teachers, students, and administration with information and insights needed to improve teaching effectiveness and learning quality. Assessment helps educators to gather, record, evaluate and report information about student performance and progress toward agreed standards.

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