Assessment and Evaluation

Wahsa Distance Education Centre has a well-designed system of assessment, evaluation, and reporting based on clearly stated course expectations and achievement criteria which allows your teachers and you to focus on high standards of achievement.

The purpose of assessment and evaluation is to improve your learning and upgrade the quality of your distance education program.

    Assessment is the process of gathering information from a variety of sources (including assignments, demonstrations, projects,  performances, and tests) that accurately reflects how well you are achieving the course expectations.

    Evaluation is the process of judging the quality of your work on the basis of established achievement criteria.

    Achievement areas that are evaluated in each course include: knowledge and understanding, thinking and inquiry, communication, application and the ability to make connections.

    Levels of achievement in each course are associated with percentage grades, and are defined as follows:

Level 4	80–100%	A very high to outstanding level of achievement. Achievement is above the provincial standard.
Level 3	70–79%	A high level of achievement. Achievement is at the provincial standard.
Level 2	60–69%	A moderate level of achievement. Achievement is below, but approaching, the provincial standard.
Level 1	50–59%	A passable level of achievement. Achievement is below the provincial standard.
	Below 50%	Insufficient achievement of the curriculum expectations. The student will not receive a credit for the course.
Level 3 is defined as the provincial standard. If you are achieving at this level, then you are well prepared for work in the next grade or the next course.