he above video, produced by Diane Smith at Le Jardin Academy, help explain MYP

Assessment.
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Dear Parents,

Abbotsford Middle School, as an authorized IB-MYP (International Baccalaureate-

Middle Years Program), school uses MYP Assessment policies.

Assessment, the evaluation of the ability of a student, is an important aspect of

the MYP. Assessment is a process in which students and teachers engage in an
ongoing exchange of information about student learning. This exchange has three
purposes:

• to optimize student learning

• to inform and guide teaching practices
• and to provide students, parents, and teachers with meaningful, valid
information about a student’s progress and levels of achievement.
In MYP assessment, teachers organize continuous assessment over the course of
the programme taking account of specified criteria that correspond to the
objectives for each subject. The MYP offers a criterion-related model of
assessment. This means that students’ results are determined by performance
against set standards.

Teachers use varied and valid assessment tasks that allow students to
demonstrate achievement according to the requirements within each
subject. These may include:
• Open-ended; problem solving activities and investigations
• Organized debates
• Hands-on experimentation
• Analysis
• Reflection

Assessment strategies provide feedback on the thinking processes as well as the

finished piece of work. There is also an emphasis on self-assessment and peer-
assessment within the program.

An MYP overall achievement level for the all subjects will be reported on -
Language Acquiston (French); Language and Literature (Language Arts); Individual
and Socieites (Social Studies); Mathematics; Design (Technology); Arts; Sciences;
Physical and Health Education. When determining the student’s MYP
achievement level, teachers report on the highest, most frequent level of
achievement, not an average of achievement scores.

Your child will have completed several MYP projects/assignments and will bring
them home to review with you throughout the year. The
projects/assignments will be sent home with a completed rubric, assessment
table, or feedback which shows how your child has performed against the MYP-
IB’s assessment criteria for the subject. The MYP assessment measures each
individual student’s progress against the objectives, like a growth chart at a
doctor’s office.