Damir Tejic

International School of Stuttgart

tejicd@issev.de

Communication of Student Learning. Assessed Curriculum,

Evaluation, and Reporting. Summative Assessments and
Student Achievement.

Veracross is the platform for teachers to indicate daily

attendance, facilitate document sharing, access student
demographic information and calendar events, and, most
importantly, document student assessments. Additionally,
Veracross allows teachers to provide comments and
evaluative feedback to students and families.
Veracross is a tool to help us communicate with students
and families and to keep records of assessments,
progress and achievement - so that evaluation of student
learning is continuous and transparent.
Veracross provides teachers with the opportunity to share
resources with students.
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Teachers will indicate assessments via Veracross.

Assessments must be continuous and provide
comprehensive evidence to support the final evaluation,
using a range of assessment tasks and types. Teachers
attach rubrics and tasks through grade book, along with any
necessary resources through their libraries.
Minimum one-week notification for students for all
assessments leading to evaluation. Homework, a non
evaluated assessment, may be assigned on a daily basis.
Teachers use Veracross to report on assessments being
handed in or not, as well as on achievement levels for
summative assessment tasks.
Teachers use Veracross to communicate to students and
families when assessments are set and due dates.

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Within the MYP, teachers will ensure that, for each student,
they make several judgments against each criterion per
semester, while within the DP, teachers provide a variety
of assessments reflecting specific categories and
weightings (DP) as established by departments.
Specific Assessment Calendars per grade level (MYP and
DP), along with grade level Homework Calendars allow
teachers to determine the type and amount being assigned,
so as to plan accordingly.
For homework, teachers of Grades 6 to 8 will indicate
homework through their Veracross Gradebook; for High
School students, grades 9 to 12, teachers will indicate
homework via the teachers class Website and
Announcement section of Veracross, and/or through in-class
announcements. See Homework Policy for further details
concerning the nature and purpose of homework.
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Two types of assignments

Teacher feedback within two week after the

assignment due date

Summative (formal feedback, graded)

Formative (quick feedback, not graded)

Exception for Lab reports

Weighting Different by Department contact

HOD for details

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Setup weighting (ask

HOD for weighting)
S1 and S2 can have
different weight
Weight Total = 100%
Drop Lowest do not
use

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Summative (Graded)
1.
Title
2.
Description
3.
Assignment Type
(use weighted type)
4.
Start Date
5.
End Date
6.
Display on portals
7.
Maximum Score
8.
Include in Calc.
Grade YES
9.
Applies to all
sections - NO

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Formative (Not Graded)

1.
Title
2.
Description
3.
Assignment Type
4.
Start Date
5.
End Date
6.
Display on portals
7.
Maximum Score
8.
Include in Calc.
Grade NO
9.
Applies to all
sections - NO

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1.
2.
3.

4.

Points
Status
Feedback
for student
Notification
Email
-

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Student
Parents
Advisor (MJM)
Homeroom

If you have a mixed SL/HL

class you can create
graded assignments which
are SL or HL only.
1.
Create a summative
assignment,
2.
Add HL or SL to the title
and for
3.
Students who are not
required to complete it,
set grade status to Not
Required to Complete)
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Student/Parent

View

Example of a gradebook with information

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3 categories (100%)

Written Assignment 1 (25%)

Paper 1 (35%)
Oral Activity 1 (40%)

Each category with different # of assignments

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Write a
biography
Grade 25 of 35 =
71%

Essay on Meaning
of Life (the movie)

Write a novel

Write a poem

Grade: 48 of 60 =
80%

Grade 17 of 20 =
85%

Grade: 66 of 100 =
66%

Paper 1
Weight 35%

Written Assignment 1
Weight 25%

78.81

(66 x 35%)

19.70

23.10

63.75 (= 5)
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Grade: 3 of 10 =
30%

Grade 56 of 75 =
75%

Oral Activity 1 Assignment Avg.

52.33

66.00

(78.81 x
25%)

Presentation
"Dilbert and
Dante:"

Oral Activity 1
Weight 45%

Paper 1 Assignment
Avg.

Written Assignment 1 Assignment Avg.

Presentation Why
is Family Guy
funny

+ (52.33 x 40%)
+

20.93

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