Preparing our students for
an ever changing world
What will the NEW MYP Progress
Report tell me about my child?
Assessments in the IB and at JW
• Students are assessed on a regular basis, using a
variety of appropriate assessment techniques.
• IBMYP Philosophy of Assessment is we assess
students on what they know and what they can do with
their knowledge not on what they do not know and
cannot do.
• A report of student progress, which presents student
performance against specific criteria is provided to
parents.
How Do We Assess Students at
JW?
• Teachers are responsible for structuring varied and valid
assessment tasks that will allow students to demonstrate
achievement according to the objectives for each subject
group. These may include:
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open-ended, problem-solving activities
investigations
organized debates
hands-on experimentation
analysis and reflection
essays
quizzes and tests.
IB MYP
Progress
Report
Communicating MYP
Assessment Tasks/Scores
The recording and reporting of
individual levels of
achievement are organized in
ways that provide students with
detailed feedback on their
progress as it relates to the
assessment criteria for each
subject group.
Communicating MYP
Assessment Tasks/Scores
An MYP Progress Report
based on the MYP Criteria
will distributed each
semester.
How Do We Assess Students in
The Middle Years Programme?
• Teachers organize continuous assessment in their courses,
according to specified MYP assessment criteria.
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Language and
literature
Analysing
Organizing
Producing text
Using language
Language
acquisition
Comprehending
spoken and visual
text
Comprehending
written and visual
text
Communicating
Using language
Individuals and
societies
Knowing and
understanding
Investigating
Communicating
Thinking critically
Sciences
Knowing and
understanding
Inquiring and
designing
Processing and
evaluating
Reflecting on the
impacts of science
Mathematics
Knowing and
understanding
Investigating
patterns
Communicating
Applying
mathematics in
real-world contexts
Arts
Knowing and
understanding
Developing skills
Thinking creatively
Responding
Planning for
performance
Applying and
performing
Reflecting and
improving
performance
Developing ideas
Creating the
solution
Evaluating
Physical and health Knowing and
education
understanding
Design
Inquiring and
analysing
How Do We Assess Students in
The Middle Years Programme?
• Each set of MYP Criteria contains a series of objectives.
SAMPLE MYP CRITERION WITH OBJECTIVES FROM SCIENCE:
Criterion A: Knowing and understanding
At the end of year 1 (grade 6), students should be able to:
i. outline scientific knowledge
ii. apply scientific knowledge and understanding to solve problems set in familiar
situations and suggest solutions to problems set in unfamiliar situations
iii. interpret information to make scientifically supported judgments.
Criterion A: Knowing and understanding
At the end of year 3 (grade 8), students should be able to:
i. describe scientific knowledge
ii. apply scientific knowledge and understanding to solve problems set in familiar and
unfamiliar situations
iii. analyse information to make scientifically supported judgments.
Communicating MYP
Assessment Tasks/Scores
Subject specific
MYP rubrics are
used to describe
the students’ level
of understanding
on the task.
Communicating MYP
Assessment Tasks/Scores
Process the data:
Each criterion should be assessed twice per semester in
each subject area. The most appropriate score for each
criterion is the final score recorded on the progress report*
*Each subject area has 4
criteria worth 8 points each.
32 is the criterion level total.
A final score will be given
separately for each
semester.
Communicating MYP
Assessment Tasks/Scores
Scores for all criteria are then added to
determine an IB grade for each subject.
Sample Semester Progress
Report for Math and Science
Communicating MYP
Assessment Tasks/Scores
We compare the total to the IB Grade
Boundary Chart
Communicating MYP
Assessment Tasks/Scores
IB descriptors are used to interpret what the
grade means.
Questions/Comments/Feedbac
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Contact Nancy Deprey, MYP Coordinator
Nancy_C_Deprey@mcpsmd.org