1. New Orientations in Evaluation and Reporting
INTEGRATIVE PROJECT
New Orientations in Evaluation and Reporting
EFFECTIVE JULY 1st, 2011
Winter

2. What are the major changes?
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)

3. Provincial report card for elementary and secondary school
1st report card
Results for Term 1
(count for 20% of the student’s final mark)
2nd report card
Results 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
Un ()
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4. WHEN TO REPORT Written communication No later than October 15th
Term 1 report card
No later than November 20th
Term 2 report card
No later than March 15th
Last report card of the year
(Term 3 report card + Final result)
No later than July 10th

5. Weighting and wording on report card
Integrative Project
Secondary V
Weighting
Wording in report card
Carries out an integrative project
Makes connections between elements of his/her learning
100%
Integrative Project
Mathématique

6. Results for Terms 1 and 2
Entrepreneurship (100%)
Term 1
(20%)
Term 2
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.).

7. Results for Term 3 (competency report)
Entrepreneurship (100%)
Term 1
(20%)
Term 2
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.

8. Final mark
Entrepreneurship (100%)
Term 1
(20%)
Term 2
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.

9. Results shown on the report card
A detailed result for each competency (or component) in:
language of instruction
second language
mathematics
science
Only a subject mark for all other subjects

10. The Uniform Report Card will also include…..
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

11. MELS Exams
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)

12. COMPULSORY USE OF Frameworks for the Evaluation of Learning
MELS has developed new frameworks for each subject area, effective July 1st, 2011.
Frameworks include:
- Weighting of competencies, where applicable
- Evaluation criteria, with explanations
- Verification of acquired knowledge, and evaluation of applied knowledge

13. Evaluation criteria 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

14. Standards & Procedures
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

15. Summary of Compulsory Elements
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

16. Reduction in number of marks entered

17. MELS Resources Progression of Learning:
Secondary Evaluation Frameworks for each subject ( ):
QEP:
Cycle 1
Cycle 2