Report Card Improvements
Grades 7-12
PO Box 578
Halifax Nova Scotia
Canada B3J 2S9
902 424-8945 T
902 424-0613 F
novascotia.ca
Purpose of a report card
The purpose of a report card is to provide
parents a summary of their child’s is learning.
Nova Scotia Report Card
Report cards in grades 1–12 have four components:
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attendance
learner profile
grades
comments
Learner Profile: Social Development and
Work Habits
These four main categories are reported on the
Learner Profile:
• 4 main categories
o Classwork and Assignments
o Interacts with Others
o Organizational Skills
o Responsibility and Independence
Nova Scotia Report Cards
Two major areas we report on:
• Attendance
• Learner Profile
• Grade
• Anecdotal Comment
Social Development
Work Habits
Student achievement
in relation to the
learning outcomes
Student Learning and Assessment
• When assessing students in relation to
learning outcomes we continue to expect that:
– Student learning is assessed throughout the learning
process.
– Students will receive regular feedback on what they
do well, and what they need to do to improve their
learning and track their progress over time.
– Students will have a variety of opportunities to
demonstrate their learning using multiple assessment
types and tools(conferences, presentations, debates,
projects, observations, journals, tests/quizzes etc.).
Student Learning and Assessment
Regardless of the reporting code, we
continue to focus on quality
instruction and assessment
practices.
Focus on helping students to really understand what
their classroom experience will be and how their
success will be measured.
Start here….
• Clarifying, sharing, and
understanding learning intentions
and criteria for success
• Engineering effective classroom
discussions, activities, and
learning tasks that elicit evidence
of learning
• Providing feedback that moves
learning forward
• Communicating very clearly the
learning targets and how their
success will be measured
• Developing effective classroom
instructional strategies that allow
for the measurement of success.
• Working with students to provide
them the information they need
to improve
PTGB
• Our expectations for use remain the same
• Used for all courses in grades 7-12
• Categories must be set up in relation to curriculum
(modules, strands, units)
• Linking outcomes to assessments
• Assessment titled appropriately, with descriptions,
published in a timely manner
See a new document Working with PowerTeacherGradebook 7-12 Weighting,
Categories and Assessment in an Outcomes Framework
Grade
Grades and Descriptors
Descriptions
90 -100%
Demonstrates excellent understanding and application of concepts and skills in relation to the learning
outcomes
80-89%
Demonstrates very good understanding and application of concepts and skills in relation to the learning
outcomes
70-79%
Demonstrates good understanding and application of concepts and skills in relation to the learning
outcomes
60-69%
Demonstrates satisfactory understanding and application of concepts and skills in relation to the
learning outcomes
50-59%
Demonstrates limited understanding and application of concepts and skills in relation to the learning
outcomes
Below 50%
Has not met minimum requirements of the course
INS
Insufficient evidence to determine a grade
IP
In progress
N/A
Not applicable
(Used only for strand reporting in Mathematics, Grades 7 & 8 only)
Grades and Descriptors
• Grades and descriptors are used to summarize
a chunk of learning over time.
• The learning focus pertains to
– the knowledge/understanding of the concepts and
skills of the learning outcomes
– and the application of those concepts and skills
Comments
• Comments should be a short summary of
learning to date
• They will focus explicitly on a student’s
• strength(s),
• areas for improvement
• suggestions for supporting student’s next steps in
learning
Support
• Watch for upcoming Webinars
• Contact Board Support:
• Send in Questions for FAQ’S to
jacksonka@gov.ns.ca