Do teachers have to develop rubrics for each subject area in order to determine where students are on each performance scale?
No. The performance scale is defined in the Ministerial Order as simply the phrases “not yet meeting expectations”, “approaching expectations”, “meeting expectations”, and “exceeding expectations”. Although some of the ministry’s optional templates define these terms further, these further descriptions are not part of the Ministerial Order and do not have to appear on the report card. It is therefore up to individual teachers to decide what constitutes meeting expectations in relation to the learning outcomes. While teachers have professional autonomy in these judgments, they should be able to defend their professional judgments.
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