MYP Report Cards and Exams Where to Next

MYP Report Cards and Exams Where to Next?

What does “Level” mean? HS = High School MS = Middle School SL = Extended Mathematics (Grade 8, 9, 10)

What are Phases? Spanish Phases: 1, 2, 3, 4 French Phases: 1, 2, 3, 4 Serbian as a Foreign Language: Phases 1, 2, 3, 4 English as an Additional Language: Phases 1, 2, 3, 4

All other Language Acquisition courses have grades in their criteria, except EAL.

First Quarter to Second Quarter Transition All Criteria must be assessed in Semester 1 and Semester 2

Semester Conversions How do we come to the final MYP Grade? Add all criteria grades up: (7 + 6 + 5) = 24 = 6/7

Credit Earned and Semester GPA

Upper School MYP Page For Further Information about each course go to: http: //www. isb. rs/main/? pgid=50

Approaches to Learning What are they? There are 5 Categories A take home example: https: //drive. google. com/drive/#recent

Reading ATL Comments *Commented on every quarter within the report card.

Reading comments and looking for strengths or areas of growth.

Reading Teacher Comments #1

Reading Teacher Comments #2

Where to Next? Homeroom Teachers – Students to reflect on their first semester and set goals for second semester

Exams Criteria Incorporated into the criteria grades Holistic view of academic achievements Exam grades reported to keep an eye on growth or struggles, as the student goes through the last years of the program.

What is the purpose of exams? Practice of ATL skills (studying, time management, organization, thinking) Tests content knowledge (Usually Criteria A) Not more than two criteria are used

Improving Exam Techniques Helps students to see what they know and what they do not Helps them to learn time management and the system of studying Teachers review with students one week prior to tests. Students need to plan out their study time two weeks ahead so they are not learning everything the night before…aka “cramming” • If they are unsure of a topic, they need to seek help from their teacher prior to the exam. • •

Review after the exams • Did your child revise or learn for the first time? • Was their time table created and was it balanced to ensure weaker areas in subjects received sufficient time? • Students need to note which topics they didn’t do well and review, and seek help from their teacher prior to the exam. • Did they not do well because they: • • Misinterpreted the question? Did they answer the question fully? Did they use the correct subject terminology? Did they have enough time?

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