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Official QNSA standard
4.1.6

Students’ performance over successive periods of time on external assessments.

Development and Welfare of Learners · Students’ Academic Achievement

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Official standard4.1.6

Students’ performance over successive periods of time on external assessments.

Focus areas
  • Students are appropriately qualified for external assessments to ensure the best outcomes.
  • The analysis of students’ results in external assessments shows their progress over successive periods of time.
  • Utilizing results’ analysis of external assessments in preparing support plans and to improve teaching.
  • Utilizing analysis of results in setting priorities and goals and measuring the progress of students and taking them into account when planning lessons, preparing lesson activities and worksheets, and in identifying school’s strengths and weaknesses.
  • Preparing effective action plans to address weaknesses and improve students' performance.
  • Parents 'and students' satisfaction with the school's support programs and academic levels.
Suggested evidence
  • Assessment policy
  • Assessment records
  • Analysis of external assessments results (over 3 years’ time).
  • Evidence on benefit from results’ analysis such as modified plans, lesson plans, curriculum mapping, educational resources, individual support plans and programs co-curricular and extra-curricular activities
  • Students’ reports
  • Surveys’ results.
  • Interviews.
  • Class observations.
Self-reflection
  • What are the procedures for preparing students and parents for external exams? How effective is it? How do you ensure that?
  • To what extent does students' academic performance on external tests over successive periods of time achieve the school's objectives? How are the results of these tests used? How effective is this?
Official rubric
4
Highly Effective

School has varied, regular, and effective follow-up of students’ performance. School monitors and utilizes external assessments’ results to drive necessary decisions (including curriculum modification, support programs, modified plans) that cater to students’ needs and improve their learning. Most students achieve higher than the international norms within the same year.

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Effective

School has varied and regular follow-up of students’ performance. School monitors and utilizes external assessments’ results to drive necessary decisions (including curriculum modification, support programs, modified plans) that cater to students’ needs and improve their learning. Most students achieve within the range of the international norms within the same year.

2
Somewhat Effective

School follows-up on students’ performance, and to some extent utilizes external assessments’ results. Some students achieve within the range of the international norms within the same year.

1
Ineffective

School limitedly benefits from external assessments’ results. Students’ achievement is lower than the international average in the same academic year.

Focus source: 115, 116Rubric source: 123
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