The document provides a short guide for parents on assessment in the MYP. It discusses the MYP philosophy of assessment, which focuses on what students know and can do with their knowledge. Assessments are criterion-referenced and aim to be performance-based and authentic. Formative assessments provide feedback to support learning, while summative assessments measure growth after instruction. MYP uses 8-point scales for progress reports every 6 weeks, instead of percentages. Criteria are defined by the IBO for each subject. Final grades are based on 7-point performance indicators and converted to a letter grade.

1. Assessment in the MYP
(a short guide for parents)
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2. • How do we best
Our Guiding Question?
prepare our students
for their future in the
21st Century?
What if they really did
come with instructions?
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3. MYP Philosophy of assessment
•We assess students on what they know
and what they can do with their
knowledge (application),
•Criterion Referenced
•Performance, real world, authentic
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4. The purposes of Assessment
FORMATIVE (Work Habits):
• Reflective tool
• support and encourage student learning by
providing feedback on the learning process
• inform, enhance and improve the teaching process
• promote positive student attitudes towards learning
SUMMATIVE (Content Knowledge):
• cumulative evaluations used to measure student
growth after instruction
• generally given at the end of a course or unit of
study
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5. What is Different at mesa?
• 8 pt. scales; not 4 pt. scales
• Progress reports at 6,12,24, & 30 weeks; not
on quarters
• Each subject area uses different criteria as
defined by the IBO; required by IBO
• Report cards at semester/end of year are
based on the IB MYP 7 pt. Performance
Indicators; not percentages/averages
• Performance Indicators are converted to a
letter grade; to align with traditional grading 5

6. Let’s try it:
Here is a Parent Portal view of a Student’s Language B
Class:
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7. Rubrics
• Rubric means assessment table
• Task-specific rubric are developed from the
holistic rubrics
• Grade descriptors are used by teachers to
develop the rubrics
• Teachers “standardize” their rubrics; to
ensure they are applied equitably and
consistently
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8. Sample Task specific Clarifications
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9. Language B writing Grade descriptor:
Your students will be bringing home task specific
rubrics, provided by their teachers, to help you
understand their scores. 9

10. Grade Descriptors
for all subjects can be
found on Mesa’s web
Site:
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11. Determining final course grades
Your students will receive final grades at the semester and end of year
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12. Students complete various
Tasks assessment tasks.
Evidence of achievement is
entered into the teacher’s
grade book by criteria
Students continue to complete
assessment tasks until the end
of course
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13. Criterion Final
Judgment
A 7
B 6
C 4
D 5 Final levels in each criterion
Total 22 are added to provide a
criterion levels total for
Language B
each student.
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14. Language B
• The total Boundaries
Grade
(22) is 7 29-32
converted
6 25-28
to a 1 – 7
grade 5 21-24
using a 4 16-20
table. 3 11-15
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15. MYP 7 point Performance Indicators
Performance Descriptor
Indicator
1 Minimal achievement
2 Very limited achievement
3 Limited achievement
4 Good general understanding
5 Consistent and thorough
understanding
6 Consistent and thorough
understanding in wide variety of
situations
7 Almost faultless understanding in wide
variety of situations
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16. END of Semester/year:
Here is a Parent Portal view of a Student’s Language B
Final Grade:
HERE IS WHAT IT MEANS…YOUR STUDENT HAS:
6/B A consistent and thorough understanding of the required knowledge and skills,
and the ability to apply them in a wide variety of situations. Consistent
evidence of analysis, synthesis and evaluation is shown where appropriate.
The student generally demonstrates originality and insight
7/A A consistent and thorough understanding of the required knowledge and skills,
and the ability to apply them almost faultlessly in a wide variety of situations.
Consistent evidence of analysis, synthesis and evaluation is shown where
appropriate. The student consistently demonstrates originality and insight and
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17. Questions?
• Please write your questions on the provided
notecards – we will use your questions to
generate a Q&A link out the “Grading
Practices” website.
• Thank you and Enjoy your Evening!
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