Objectives, Principles, and Tasks of Assessment

The primary goal of student assessment is to manage the quality of teaching and learning, which involves improving learning outcomes and monitoring educational progress. Assessment provides data on a student's individual growth and is an integral part of the constructivist learning process.

Key Tasks of Assessment

  • To demonstrate how students construct knowledge and link information in their memory.
  • To determine prior knowledge and perceptions before starting a new topic.
  • To identify how well a student evaluates their own strengths and weaknesses.
  • To cover all three categories of knowledge (declarative, procedural, and conditional).
  • To show how functionally a student applies knowledge in meaningful contexts.
Priority & Criteria

Priority is given to complex, contextual tasks that require the simultaneous and interactive use of various knowledge components. Students are informed in advance about the criteria used for their assessment.

Formative and Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment

Determines the dynamics of each student's development and is aimed at improving the quality of learning. It is reflected in feedback.

Summative Assessment

Determines the level of student achievement relative to the results defined by the subject curriculum. It is reflected in grades.

Feature Formative Assessment Summative Assessment
Goal Improve learning quality; support progress. Determine academic achievement level.
Criterion Progress compared to previous individual results. Achievement compared to curriculum standards.
Forms Verbal/written feedback, symbols, self-assessment. Numerical scores (grades 1–10).

Academic Achievement & Grading System

10
High Achievement
8 – 9
Above Average
6 – 7
Average
4 – 5
Below Average
1 – 3
Low Achievement

Grades I–IV & Grade V (1st Sem)

Only Formative Assessment is used. At the end of the year, teachers provide written descriptions of student progress instead of numerical grades.

Grade V (2nd Sem) & Grades VI–XII

Both Formative and Summative Assessments are used to determine academic performance.

Special Subjects: Sports and elective subjects are assessed on a Pass / Fail basis.

Components of Assessment

Classwork

Summative assessment starts from the 2nd semester of Grade V.

Homework

Summative starts from Grade VII;
Only formative for Grades I–VI.

Summative Assignments

Mandatory complex tasks (essays, projects, lab research, etc.).

Summative Assignment Requirements

Students must complete all summative tasks defined by the school plan.
If a student misses a task due to absence, the school provides an opportunity to make it up by the end of the semester.
Teachers must maintain documentation for each summative task (criteria, alignment with standards, and student samples).

Calculation of Grades

1. Semester Grade

The sum of scores in all components is divided by the number of scores received.

Exception: For missing summative tasks, the sum is divided by the total scores received plus the number of uncompleted tasks.

Rounded to Whole Number
(e.g., 8.5 → 9)

2. Annual Grade

Calculated as the average of the two semester grades.

For Grade V: The annual grade is identical to the 2nd-semester grade.

Rounded to Whole Number

3. Level Grade (GPA)

Calculated as the average of all annual subject grades throughout that specific educational level (Primary, Basic, or Secondary).

Rounded to Nearest Tenth
(e.g., 9.75 → 9.8)

Passing a Grade and Educational Level

Grade Completion

A student passes a grade if their annual score in every subject is 5.0 or higher (after rounding) and they have received a "Pass" in mandatory non-graded subjects.

Primary Level
Grades I – VI
Successfully completed if the level score is 5.0 or higher.
Basic Level
Grades VII – IX
Completed if level score is 5.0 or higher.
Grants: Basic Education Certificate
Secondary Level
Grades X – XII
Successfully completed if the level score is 5.0 or higher.