Assessment Matters

Our Assessment Beliefs

We believe that every child wants to and can learn. When students see meaning in what they learn, they become more motivated, challenged, and inspired to develop a passion for learning. Therefore, learning goals are shared with them to encourage ownership of their learning process.

Assessment is integral to the teaching and learning process. Teaching, learning, and assessment experiences are designed to support student learning and foster the development of 21st Century Competencies (21CC). We design assessments with clarity of purpose to gather evidence of our students’ progress and to provide timely and targeted feedback. The feedback empowers our students to make sense of their learning and to move their learning forward. Through varied forms of assessment, students are guided to reflect, make sense of the feedback, and chart their own learning progress.

A well-balanced assessment system incorporates both summative and formative assessments. Relying solely on summative assessment can result in teaching that is overly driven by testing, limiting meaningful learning opportunities and potentially diminishing students’ motivation to learn. While it is important to determine a student’s level of competence at specific points in their learning journey, it is equally crucial to continuously monitor their progress and actively involve them in peer and self-assessment.

Guiding Principles

• Assessment should be according to the stipulated objectives and developmentally appropriate

• Assessment as integral part of teaching and learning process

• Assessment information as feedback

There are no class tests and examinations for Primary 1 and Primary 2 students. Formative assessments will be conducted during lessons to inform students, teachers and parents of students’ learning progress. They usually take place during the teaching and learning process, whether through in-class questioning, group activities, project work, quizzes, written tasks, or more structured formats such as tests. P1 and P2 Subject teachers will be reporting on students’ attainment levels of the subject-specific learning outcomes. 

Please refer to the attached documents for more information about Primary 1 and 2 learning outcomes.