Go to Settings > IB Primary Years > Assessment > Framework > Term Grades to choose which assessment models teachers see in the PYP term gradebook. Edit the standards in Assessment Models > Term Grades > Standards, and add report card subject descriptions in Settings > IB Primary Years > Subject > Subject Descriptions.
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Setting up PYP term grades for teachers to complete
For administrators setting up how PYP teachers assess students in the term gradebook, and what appears on report cards.
You can set how teachers assess Scope & Sequence (single subjects), Approaches to Learning, Learner Profiles, Homeroom Advisory Comments and Units of Inquiry.
Changes to these settings affect how teachers enter grades and how assessment information appears on reports. Review your setup carefully before you change it, ideally before a new reporting period starts.
| I want to | Go to |
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| Choose the assessment models teachers use | Settings > IB Primary Years > Assessment > Framework > Term Grades |
| Edit, reorder or add standards | Settings > IB Primary Years > Assessment > Assessment Models > Term Grades > Standards |
| Add subject descriptions for reports | Settings > IB Primary Years > Subject > Subject Descriptions |
Choose the term grade assessment models
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Go to Settings > IB Primary Years > Assessment > Framework > Term Grades.
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Turn on the assessment models you want teachers to use.
| Model | What it lets teachers do |
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| Observation Comment | Give comment-based assessment throughout the gradebook. |
| Rubrics & Options | Assess rubrics in any homeroom class, if rubrics have been added. |
| Units Assessment | Assess students on their work in each unit taught during the selected term. |
| Standards-based | Assess Approaches to Learning, Learner Profiles and Subjects from unit plans. |
Units Assessment options
Once Units Assessment is on, you can:
- select which standards are pulled from units for assessment
- choose which templates appear in the gradebook
- select unit fields shown for information
- turn comments under each unit on or off
- turn on overall unit assessment and choose its criteria
Standards-based options
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Turn on Learner Profile and Approaches to Learning if you want them assessed, and choose the assessment method on the right.
For each standard, choose whether teachers select their own standards in the class (for example, their own subject strands) or whether standards come automatically from existing units for that year level and term.
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In Assessed Subjects, drag and drop subjects to set their order in the gradebook and report card. Turn subjects on or off, and set the assessment method for each subject on the right.
Edit assessment model standards
Go to Settings > IB Primary Years > Assessment > Assessment Models > Term Grades > Standards.
Use the down arrow to expand a standard.
Select the pencil icon to edit a standard, or use the drag-and-drop icon to reorder.
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To add a standard, select Add New Standard.
Add subject descriptions for reports
Subject descriptions appear on reports next to each subject for that grade level. Use them to describe the subject's focus for the term or year in a consistent way for families.
Go to Settings > IB Primary Years > Subject > Subject Descriptions.
Select the grade from the dropdown menu.
Enter the subject descriptions in the text boxes.
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Select Save Changes, then check how the descriptions look on student reports.
Can teachers change the assessment settings?
No. Administrators configure them, and teachers use the options that are turned on in their gradebook.
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