FEEDBACK AND Assessment 

HOW ASSESSMENT WORKS

Assessment in my classes is based on what you can demonstrate you know and can do. Some work is there to help you practise, some is there to show that you have learned a particular skill, and larger projects give you a chance to bring a number of skills together in your own creative work.Not everything you do will receive a mark. Practice is important, but practice and assessment are not the same thing.

THE GOAL IS MASTERY

The goal is for everyone to reach a strong level of proficiency by the end of the course. Most of the important competencies will come up several times over the semester, so you will have repeated opportunities to practise, get feedback, and show what you can do in different projects.

Because of this, I expect that students who attend regularly, use their class time well, and complete the required work should be working at a Proficient level or higher by the end of the semester.

If you are still Developing in an area, it usually means that you need more practice or that I still need more evidence of your learning. Missing a lot of class time or not completing projects can also make it difficult to demonstrate proficiency.

STRENGTH-BASED ASSESSMENT

I am most interested in your strongest work. If you improve over the semester, an early project should not keep pulling your grade down simply because you were still learning at the time.

When I look at your overall achievement, I pay close attention to your best and most recent evidence, as well as the patterns I see in your work across the semester. The point is to show what you are capable of by the end, not to average together every attempt you made along the way.

SELF-ASSESSMENT

At the end of every major project, you will complete a self-assessment. You will look at the work you made, the competencies you practised, the feedback you received, and the choices you made during the process.

You will be asked to think about what went well, what you would change, and what you want to work on next. Being able to understand and talk about your own learning is an important part of this class.

FEEDBACK AND REVISION

Feedback is a normal part of making creative work. We will regularly watch and discuss work, give each other feedback, and make changes based on what we learn.

You do not have to use every suggestion somebody gives you, but you should listen, think about it, and decide whether it will make your work stronger.

Because many competencies are revisited throughout the semester, you will usually have another chance to demonstrate a skill even if it was not strong the first time.