Grading

School of Music faculty who are assigned to supervise student teachers use a standards-based approach to grading.

 

Formative assessments consist of diagnostic feedback provided to the ST from the mentor teacher or university supervisor during each placement. They are designed to monitor teaching practice in terms of strengths, and to prescribe solutions for areas that need improvement. The information recorded in these assessments can be used by the mentor teacher and university supervisor to complete the Teacher Performance Assessment at the end of each placement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summative assessments are used by the mentor teacher and university supervisor at the end of each placement in order to evaluate teaching practice against the standards listed in the course syllabus. The scores derived from these assessments are used to calculate the final grade. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Final Grade is determined by calculating the average score from all of the summative assessments. All required paperwork and documentation must be submitted to the US before a final grade is issued. The following conversion table will be used to determine the letter grade. 

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