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=Contents of the Model=

Assessment Overview Tables
The Assessment Overview Tables provide teachers with suggestions and guidelines for assessment of each grade of the curriculum. These tables identify the domains of learning and cognitive levels of the learning outcomes, along with a listing of suggested assessment activities and a suggested weight for grading for each curriculum organizer.

Overview
Each grade includes an overview of the assessment units:
 *  Learning at Previous Grades, indicating any relevant learning based on prescribed learning outcomes from earlier grades of the same subject area. It is assumed that students will have already acquired this learning; if they have not, additional introductory instruction may need to take place before undertaking the suggested assessment outlined in the unit. Note that some topics appear at multiple grade levels in order to emphasize their importance and to allow for reinforcement and developmental learning.
 * Curriculum Correlation – a table that shows which curriculum organizers and suborganizers are addressed by each unit in this grade of the Classroom Assessment Model.

Prescribed Learning Outcomes
Each unit begins with a listing of the prescribed learning outcomes that are addressed by that unit. Collectively, the units address all the learning outcomes for that grade; some outcomes may appear in more than one unit. The units may not address all of the achievement indicators for each of the outcomes.

Suggested Assessment Activities
Assessment activities have been included for each set of prescribed learning outcomes and corresponding achievement indicators. Each assessment activity consists of two parts:
 * Planning for Assessment – outlining the background information to explain the classroom context, opportunities for students to gain and practise learning, and suggestions for preparing the students for assessment
 *  Assessment Strategies – describing the assessment task, the method of gathering assessment information, and the assessment criteria as defined by the learning outcomes and achievement indicators.

A wide variety of activities have been included to address a variety of learning and teaching styles. The assessment activities describe a variety of tools and methods for gathering evidence of student performance. These assessment activities are also referenced in the Assessment Overview Tables, found at the beginning of each grade in the Model.

These strategies are suggestions only, designed to provide guidance for teachers in planning instruction and assessment to meet the prescribed learning outcomes.

Assessment Instruments
Sample assessment instruments have been included at the end of each grade where applicable, and are provided to help teachers determine the extent to which students are meeting the prescribed learning outcomes. These instruments contain criteria specifically keyed to one or more of the suggested assessment activities contained in the units. Ongoing formative assessment will be required throughout the year to guide instruction and provide evidence that students have met the breadth and depth of the prescribed learning outcomes.