5.5 Report on student achievement
Demonstrate understanding of a range of strategies for reporting to students and parents/carers and the purpose of keeping accurate and reliable records of student achievement.
The purpose of keeping accurate and reliable records is for reporting tom parents students and at end of semester reports. Having the recorded evidence will ease the reporting process because the evidence is on hand and I the teacher would not have to search through students journals and workbooks to gather information, evidence and marking scores.
Strategies for reporting student achievements include:
I was also involved with selecting high achiever students for Mathademic and Spellademic competitions where reporting on student achievement selected suitable students for competing and participating with other surrounding schools.
There was an open parent day on book week where students got to dress up as their favorite book character. This time was also used for parents to visit classrooms and peruse their child's work books. It was an opportunity to engage in conversation about their child's ability and progress up to date.
Demonstrate understanding of a range of strategies for reporting to students and parents/carers and the purpose of keeping accurate and reliable records of student achievement.
The purpose of keeping accurate and reliable records is for reporting tom parents students and at end of semester reports. Having the recorded evidence will ease the reporting process because the evidence is on hand and I the teacher would not have to search through students journals and workbooks to gather information, evidence and marking scores.
Strategies for reporting student achievements include:
- School newsletters - Student photography is displayed when they are awarded certificates of achievements
- Open days - special open days where parents and careers can look through students workbook journals and displayed work.
- Celebration nights - end of year concert and presentation night
- Classroom visits - parents calling into the classroom on drop off times and view student work
- Homework- All homework results were recorded on hard-copy
- Formal school meetings - where the teacher can discuss students work whilst looking through the evidence
- Assemblies- Star of the week and merit certificates were awarded on Wednesdays assemblies
I was also involved with selecting high achiever students for Mathademic and Spellademic competitions where reporting on student achievement selected suitable students for competing and participating with other surrounding schools.
There was an open parent day on book week where students got to dress up as their favorite book character. This time was also used for parents to visit classrooms and peruse their child's work books. It was an opportunity to engage in conversation about their child's ability and progress up to date.
Reports
When reporting on student performance I will consider the following:
- Achievement
- Aptitude
- Effort
- Compliance
- Attitude
- School policy
Teacher-parent interview
These interviews are an opportunity for involving parents in the assessment process and indicate areas for remediation and suggestions for improvement.
Conducting Teacher-Student-Parent Interviews
Students can demonstrate what they know by showing evidence of their achievements. Parents learn about their child's progress, have the opportunity to ask questions, and can negotiate strategies for supporting the child. The teacher facilitates the process, responding to questions as necessary, and learning valuable information about the student's home environment. For teachers, it promotes shared responsibility for student learning and strengthens communication with parents; for students, it enhances self-esteem and empowers them as they assume ownership of their learning; and for parents, it increases their understanding of learning, and allows them to participate in more actively in the reporting process.
As a teacher I will need to:
- Identify outcomes by which students are to be assessed
- Collect evidence to determine the achievement or non-achievement of the outcomes
- Conference with the student to indicate what will be reported to parents
- Provide parents with sufficient notice
- Begin the interview positively
- Outline my routines and policies
- Discuss the students' preferred learning activities and my main concerns
- Share my thoughts about and responses to the information conveyed
- Check the parent to ensure a common understanding
- Offer the parent any support material that explains policy or pedagogy
- Request written feedback from the parent
Source: Brady, L., Kennedy, K. (2009). Celebrating student achievement: assessment and reporting. 3rd ed, Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: Pearson Education Australia.