Assessment Resources - Part 5

Reporting Student Achievement (Chapter 6)


In Ontario, student achievement is documented in a series of report cards. The first is the Elementary Progress Report Card which represents a student's general progress through the curriculum as well as development of learning skills. The second is the Elementary Provincial Report Card which is distributed twice a year and designed to showcase students academic (curriculum) and developmental/social (learning skills) achievements. 

High school report cards are distributed at the end of each semester and reflect similar achievements to those in the elementary report cards. 

The Elementary Progress Report Card for grades 1-8 indicates progress through the curriculum using the following phrases rather than letter grades: 
  • progressing with difficulty; 
  • progressing well; and 
  • progressing very well. 
On the Provincial Report Cards, however, there are letter grades assigned to students in grades 1-6 and percentage grades assigned to students in grades 7-12. 

If a student has an IEP, then those modifications/accommodations will be indicated on the report card in each applicable strand/course. 

There are several additional resources for teachers who need more clarification on how to make reporting student achievement truly reflective of those student's knowledge. The first is a video series that goes through strategies for gathering sufficient evidence, and the second is a supporting document for Growing Success with tips on how to support children's learning through assessment. 

 In my own practice I'm hoping to learn strategies to effectively organize my assessment notes in order to provide both truly reflective grades as well as meaningful feedback on report cards. Like I discussed in previous posts, I will work on developing a template that I can easily fill out throughout the day in order to have a wealth of assessment notes for each student. 

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