Introduction 4: Assessment of Student Work

Course work for Social Studies 30-1 is divided among 8 units. The 33 gradeables or assessments serve several purposes:

• to review, reinforce, develop, and extend your Social Studies knowledge, skills, and understandings
• to test your understanding of Social Studies knowledge, skills, and understandings in preparation for the provincial diploma exam
  
• to help your teacher to realize how well you understand the concepts so that he or she might help you learn more and to provide you with a grade

The feedback given by a teacher in response to your work is designed to further your understanding and help you achieve excellence. Rubrics, or scoring criteria, will be used for evaluating assignments. Please read these carefully before submitting your work.

A student's course grade is made up of the following categories:

7 Forum Postings                                     7%

8 Unit Reviews (all multiple choice)      12%

15 Assignments (multiple tasks)            41%

Supervised Midterm Exam (Units 1-4)   20%  25 multiple-choice, source analysis & position paper.

Supervised Final Exam (Units 5-8)        20%     Same structure as Midterm Exam

IF YOU FAIL EXAM 2 BELOW 40%, YOU MUST WRITE AN APPEAL EXAM. IF YOU FAIL THIS BELOW 40%, THIS MARK WILL BECOME YOUR FINAL GRADE.

Total School Awarded Mark                  70%

Scheduled Provincial Diploma Exam   30%  2 exams: Written & Multiple-Choice