EFFECTIVE JULY 1 st, 2011 Winter INTEGRATIVE PROJECT

 Uniform provincial report card  3 formal reporting periods with weightings for each term  Evaluation of knowledge and competencies  Reduction in number of evaluation criteria (based on the Framework for the Evaluation of Learning)

1st report cardResults for Term 1 (count for 20% of the student’s final mark) 2nd report cardResults for Term 2 (count for 20% of the final mark) Last report card of the year Includes: for Term 3, a competency report covering learning as a whole for the year (results count for 60% of the final mark) AND a final mark 3

Written communicationNo later than October 15th Term 1 report cardNo later than November 20 th Term 2 report cardNo later than March 15 th Last report card of the year (Term 3 report card + Final result) No later than July 10 th

Integrative Project Secondary V WeightingWording in report card Carries out an integrative project Makes connections between elements of his/her learning 100%Integrative Project 5

Entrepreneurship (100%) Term 1 (20%) Term 2 (20%) Term 3 (60%) Final Mark Integrative Project (100%) Personal Orientation Project (100%) Exploration of Vocational Training (100%) Subject mark Group average For Terms 1 and 2, the teacher communicates a mark expressed as a percentage that reflects the knowledge and subject-specific competencies a student has acquired, based on the evaluations carried out during the term (tests, assignments, etc.). 6

Entrepreneurship (100%) Term 1 (20%) Term 2 (20%) Term 3 (60%) Final Mark Integrative Project (100%) Personal Orientation Project (100%) Exploration of Vocational Training (100%) Subject mark Group average For the last term, the teacher prepares a competency report that covers the student’s learning as a whole for the year (knowledge and subject-specific competencies) and communicates a mark expressed as a percentage. 7

Entrepreneurship (100%) Term 1 (20%) Term 2 (20%) Term 3 (60%) Final Mark Integrative Project (100%) Personal Orientation Project (100%) Exploration of Vocational Training (100%) Subject mark Group average The report card for the last term also includes a final mark, which is calculated automatically using the results of all three terms, in accordance with the respective weighting of each term (20%– 20%–60%), as well as the results on the compulsory examinations set by the Minister for elementary school and for Secondary Cycle One. 8

 A detailed result for each competency (or component) in:  language of instruction  second language  mathematics  science  Only a subject mark for all other subjects 9

Comments on subject learning Comments on at least 2 of the 4 following competencies (in Terms 1 and 3): Exercises critical judgment Organizes his/her work Communicates effectively Works in a team

MELS Compulsory Exams 20% of Final Mark (calculated on final report card of the year) MELS Uniform Exams (Secondary ) 50% of Final Mark - Sanction rules still apply (calculated on final report card of the year)

 MELS has developed new frameworks for each subject area, effective July 1 st,  Frameworks include: - Weighting of competencies, where applicable - Evaluation criteria, with explanations - Verification of acquired knowledge, and evaluation of applied knowledge

 Revised and simplified  Accompanied by an explanation  Sometimes followed by an asterisk (*), indicating:  that the student must be provided with feedback on this criterion  but that the criterion is not considered when determining the student’s mark 13

At the start of the school year, the school provides parents with a summary of the Standards and Procedures for the evaluation of student learning, specifying: the main types of evaluation to be carried out and when they will take place

 Uniform provincial report card  Number of report cards, deadlines, and weightings of each term (20%, 20%, 60%)  Summary of Standards and Procedures for the evaluation of student learning provided to parents at the beginning of school year  Student knowledge officially taken into account  Use of new Frameworks for the Evaluation of Learning

 Progression of Learning:  Secondary Evaluation Frameworks for each subject ( ): 16  QEP: Cycle 1 dex_en.asp dex_en.asp Cycle 2 dex_en.asp dex_en.asp