Assessment

Students are assessed in a variety of ways in the high school. Midterm and final exams, homework, quizzes, self-assessments, daily grades, teacher-student conferences, projects and portfolios are all part of the students' overall grade. Projects range from dramatic presentations to written projects to art projects. Portfolios include written and oral work that the student collects over each semester. Although each teacher approaches each element slightly differently, the breakdown is as follows:

· Oral Ministry Grades

· Written Ministry Grades

Detailed Explanations

· Daily Stay On Task Grade

· Daily Oral Grade

· Make-up and Late Work Policy

Oral Ministry Grades

1. Portfolio: written assignments

v Collection of written work such as essays, reports, discursive compositions etc.

2. Daily English Grades: stay on task and oral

v reflect participation and effort in class

3. Homework and Homework Quizzes

v consist of smaller assignments that can be completed by the next day

4. Presentations

v in class speeches done either individually or in small groups; requires some independent research outside of class

Written Ministry Grades

1. Portfolio: written assignments

v Collection of written work such as essays, reports, discursive compositions etc.

2. General Exams (3-4 in each semester)

v cover the class topics of the preceding five or six weeks

3. Projects and tests

v Integration (Lise 1 and 2 only): A cross-disciplinary presentation and/or project that gives varied perspectives on a central theme

v projects are extended assignments requiring independent research and drawing on organization skills

v tests consist of small scale exams focusing on a specific point of the course

4. Journals

v encourage freer expression in writing and flexibility in their thinking within the class

5. Term Homework (optional grade)

v an extended individual piece of work over the year on a topic that requires extensive out of class research

6. Practice COPE Exam (Lise 2 classes and targeted groups in Lise 3)

v Tests students’ readiness for the Certificate of Proficiency English Exam given by Bilkent University

v A pass in the Bilkent University COPE Exam gives the successful student a proficiency level that is approximately equivalent to the Common European Framework Proficiency Level of B2.

Daily Stay on Task Grades (DSOT)

5	Comes to class with all necessary materials Makes eye-contact with teacher and students at appropriate times Responds to verbal instruction in a timely manner Works well in groups and/or independently Is not distracted easily by others
4	Comes to class with all necessary materials Makes eye contact with teacher, but not consistently. Responds to verbal instruction with minimal prompting. Works in groups and/or independently with few disruptions Focuses on the task at hand, but occasionally is distracted by outside disturbances.
3	Comes to class with some, but not all necessary materials Sometimes maintains eye-contact with teacher Needs occasional prompting to follow verbal instructions Has some trouble working in groups and/or independently without teacher’s help Easily distracted by outside disturbances
2	Comes to class ill-equipped to learn Rarely makes eye-contact with teacher at the necessary times Needs consistent prompting from teacher to follow verbal instructions and/or to focus on class work. Is disruptive most of the time. Has severe difficulty focusing on classroom tasks
1	Comes to class with no materials. Never makes eye-contact with the teacher Needs constant prompting from teacher to concentrate and not disturb others. Causes major classroom disruptions Always distracted
0	Is rude and offensive to peers and/or teachers

Daily Oral Grades (DOG)

5	Considerable amount of English used in class to both teacher and peers Active and continuous involvement in lesson Self Motivating; works independently Willing to take risks (new words/structures)
4	Considerable amount of English used with teacher, notably less with students Some, but Infrequent risk taking Active involvement in lesson
3	Frequently lapses into Turkish in class Requires regular prompting No risk taking Aware of new vocabulary/structures, but reluctant to use
2	Some involvement in class, but inconsistent Requires continuous prompting No risk taking Failure to recognize new vocabulary/structures
1	Not involved in lesson Does not respond to continuous prompting
0	Inappropriate use of language/behaviour

Make-up and Late Work Policy

v Make-up work will be assigned in the event of an illness or other EXCUSED absence.

v It is the student’s responsibility to arrange for make-up and alternative late work assignments.

v If a student does not turn in a daily assignment, he or she has the opportunity to finish an alternative assignment for credit. If he or she does not hand in the assignment by the next class day, he or she will be penalized by 50%. If the assignment is not completed by the third class day, it is not accepted and a zero will be entered into the grade book.

v Essays, presentations, and projects (work assigned at least 2 days in advance) will be penalized 10% PER DAY (not class day).