Education and Early Childhood Learning

Framework for Learning

Framework for LEARNING

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Guiding Principles for the Design of Learning Experiences and Assessment Practices

Guiding Principles for Evaluation and Reporting

Guiding Principles for the Evaluation and Communication of Student Learning

The Guiding Principles for the Evaluation and Communication of Student Learning builds shared understandings of what is needed to ensure equity, reliability, validity, and transparency in judgment and communication of student learning.

Distinguishing between assessment, evaluation, and communication of student learning is important to ensuring that assessment practices are continuously integrated into the learning process and considered as part of the design of learning experiences. Evaluation stems from the collection of assessment evidence, which is critical to inform learners and parents/caregivers of learner growth, needs, and progress on learning outcomes.

Assessment guides and supports learning. Effective classroom assessment leads to ongoing learning and involves the learner in the process. It supports learner reflection and builds capacity in the learner, while contributing to learner agency. It informs teaching strategies, identifies learner needs, and supports continuous improvement.
Evaluation is the process of judging the quality of student learning with respect to learning outcomes or goals of individualized student programming and assigning a value that represents the quality of that learning.
Communication of student learning includes conversations with parents/caregivers and learners, learner-led and teacher-parent/caregiver conferences, and report cards. It helps to provide a clear and shared understanding of the collection of evidence that captures learners’ strengths, growth, progress and areas in need of improvement.

Evaluation and communication of student learning supports learner growth and well-being by engaging learners as partners in the process.

Evaluation and communication of student learning supports learner growth and well-being by consistently connecting to learning outcomes.

Evaluation and communication of student learning supports learner growth and well-being by using a comprehensive and meaningful collection of evidence of learning.

Evaluation and communication of student learning supports learner growth and well-being by authentically evaluating what learners understand, know, and can do.

Evaluation and communication of student learning supports learner growth and well-being by clearly communicating learning and next steps for learner growth.