MS/HS end of semester report card 21.04.09

Common first pages

• YIS assessment philosophy• description of function of end of semester report• brief glossary - folios, end of semester achievement level, ???• list of reporting dates• roles of parents and students from YIS assessment policy

Common back pages

• attendance statistics• homeroom tutor comment• principal’s signature and date• space for student comment• space for parent comment

HS end of semester report card front 21.04.09

Subject specific assessment

CriteriaRecently sustained achievement level

Knowledge and understanding (max 5) 4

Interpretation and personal response (max 5) 5

Appreciation of literary features (max 5) 4

Presentation (max 5) 4

Use of language (max 5) 4

Yokohama International School Semester 1 August 2008 – January 2009

Student Name: Student X Grade: 11 Subject: English A1 SL Teacher: SMcReporting period course outline: Part 4 (School’s Free Choice) of the IBDP English A1 SL course covering A Clockwork Orange, selected 20th century poetry and a collection of Japanese science fiction short stories.

Approaches to learning – current level of achievement

Criteria Needs improvement ----------------------------------------------------------Highly developed

Organisational skills

Collaborative skills

Critical thinking skills

Reflection and communication

Achievement

Student X has made great efforts this semester to improve his understanding of the use and effects of literary features. He has done this very consistently and also made great improvements in how he structures his work.

GoalsStudent X has had difficulty in completing work in a timely manner and has sometimes relied too much on other class members. He should take more responsibility for his work, take advantage of the support offered and plan to meet deadlines.

Total (max 25) 21End of semester achievement level 7

Grade boundaries

1 very poor 1 - 4

2 poor 5 - 8

3 mediocre 9 - 10

4 satisfactory 11 - 13

5 good 14 - 16

6 very good 17 - 19

7 excellent 20 - 25

HS end of semester report card back 21.04.09

Subject specific assessment criteria

Approaches to learning criteria

English A1 Grade 11 & 12

Criteria 1 2 3 4 5

Knowledge and understanding descriptor descriptor descriptor descriptor descriptor

Interpretation and personal response descriptor descriptor descriptor descriptor descriptor

Appreciation of literary features descriptor descriptor descriptor descriptor descriptor

Presentation descriptor descriptor descriptor descriptor descriptor

Use of language descriptor descriptor descriptor descriptor descriptor

Organisational skills time management; self management; referencing

Collaborative skills working in groups; accepting others; personal challenges

Critical thinking skills

generating ideas; planning; inquiring; identifying problems; creating novel solutions; making connections

Reflection and communication self awareness; self evaluation; being informed; informing others

MS end of semester report card front 21.04.09

Subject specific assessment

CriteriaRecently sustained achievement level

Science in society (max 6) 3

Communication (max 6) 6

Processing data (max 6) 4

Experimental skills (max 6) 2

Yokohama International School Semester 1 August 2008 – January 2009

Student Name: Student X Grade: 8 Subject: General Science Teacher: SHReporting period course outline: Biology section of the middle school Grade 8 programme. Topics studied this semester – Plant, Human reproduction and variation.

Approaches to learning – current level of achievement

Criteria Needs improvement ----------------------------------------------------------Highly developed

Organisational skills

Collaborative skills

Critical thinking skills

Reflection and communication

Achievement

Student X has made great efforts this semester to improve his understanding of world issues in relation to the topics studied. He has done this very consistently, particularly in relation to our work on reproduction.

GoalsStudent X has had difficulty in completing experimental work fully and so for the next semester he should concentrate on making coherent conclusions to his experiments.

MS end of semester report card back 21.04.09

Subject specific assessment criteria

Approaches to learning criteria

General Science Grades 6 - 8

Criteria 1 2 3 4 5 6

Science in society descriptor descriptor descriptor descriptor descriptor descriptor

Communication descriptor descriptor descriptor descriptor descriptor descriptor

Processing data descriptor descriptor descriptor descriptor descriptor descriptor

Experimental skills descriptor descriptor descriptor descriptor descriptor descriptor

Organisational skills time management; self management; referencing

Collaborative skills working in groups; accepting others; personal challenges

Critical thinking skills

generating ideas; planning; inquiring; identifying problems; creating novel solutions; making connections

Reflection and communication self awareness; self evaluation; being informed; informing others