Assessment & Reporting

At Semarang International School two forms of assessment are used to track our students’ progress:

·         Summative assessments are tasks given to students at the end of a unit of work to test their understanding of the work covered and how well they have learned the planned outcomes.

·         Formative assessments are tasks given to students throughout a unit of work to check progress and to help fine-tune the teaching approaches and learning arrangements for the students so that they remain on target.

These not only inform the teacher of a student’s progress but also of the effectiveness of the teaching approach and curriculum design. Assessment at all year levels is internal. Teachers set a range of assessment tasks for students at all year levels. Students are advised of the nature of the task and its relevance to their overall results in advance. Individual student assessment files are maintained from year to year. These enable teachers to plan their teaching around the needs of the class and each student. At primary level, student progress is measured against agreed benchmarks in line with the learning outcomes in our Cambridge curriculum and the formal International Schools Assessment. At Semarang International School we celebrate every student’s achievements. We believe that feedback is fundamental to effective learning, and to this end, our formal reporting process includes the following:

·         Parent–teacher interviews in Terms 1 & 3.

·         Written Half-Yearly and Yearly Reports in Terms 2 & 4 identify a student’s competency in the different curriculum areas.

·         We also meet with parents regularly, both formally and informally, to share information about the education of each student.