Understanding Standard Based

Grade 8 Report Cards

MYP uses standard based assessment.

Each subject has standards grouped into four criteria.

Each criteria has a rubric with achievement levels from 1-8. All subject rubrics are on the GSS website under Parents: Parent Resources.

Students submit work, the teacher uses the rubric and assigns an achievement level that describes the student’s work. At the end of the term the teacher will assign a level of achievement best that best represents the work the student has completed for each criteria.

Grade 8 March Report Card

On the March Report Card 2-4 of these criteria will be assessed in each subject using the 1-8 scale.

*Fine Arts and Design Rotations are only for part of the year so not all criteria are assessed.

What do the achievement levels mean?(these numbers represent general descriptions of student achievement from the previous rubrics and should not be converted to a percentage)

Incomplete Insufficient data

Level 1 Student is not meeting expectations.

Level 2 Student is beginning to demonstrate and achieve expectations for this course.

Level 3 - 4* Student is developing competency and is meeting expectations for this course.

Level 5 - 6 Student is applying knowledge & skills and is fully meeting expectations for this course

Level 7- 8 Student is extending expectations for this course.

*Notice that a 4 on the 8 point scale is NOT 50%, but rather it indicates a student is meeting expectations.*

What will the June Year End Grade 8 Report Card look like ?

IB 1-7 Overall Achievement levels

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Criterion boundaries (score out of /32) 1-5 6-9 10-14 15-18 19-23 24-27 28-32

These four numbers are added together5 +3 +5 +4 = 17/32

An overall achievement level is determined using this chart.

Example # 1 of June Year End Report Card-Grade 8

This student does not meet requirements for the course.

IB 1-7 Overall Achievement levels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Criterion boundaries (score out of /32)

1-5 6-9 10-14 15-18 19-23 24-27 28-32

Example # 2 of June Year End Report Card - Grade 8

IB 1-7 Overall Achievement levels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Criterion boundaries (score out of /32) 1-5 6-9 10-14 15-18 19-23 24-27 28-32

This student is minimally meeting expectations.

Example # 3 of June Year End Report Card - Grade 8

IB 1-7 Overall Achievement levels

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Criterion boundaries (score out of /32) 1-5 6-9 10-14 15-18 19-23 24-27 28-32

This student is proficient and would be on the Garibaldi Honour Roll.

Example # 4 of June Year End Report Card - Grade 8

IB 1-7 Overall Achievement levels

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Criterion boundaries (score out of /32)

1-5 6-9 10-14 15-18 19-23 24-27 28-32

This student is extending and would be on the Garibaldi Honour Roll with distinction.

Report Cards will continue in this format for Grade 9 (starting 2019-2020) and 10 (starting 2020-2021).

Grade 11 and 12 Report Cards will be in the traditional format of percentage and letter grades with a work habit.

Students electing to take the IB Diploma Program in Grades 11 & 12 will continue with the 1- 7 scale.

General question about MYP?

MYP coordinators email:

Helen Carelse - hcarelse@sd42.ca

Assunta Budd - abudd@sd42.ca