Many teachers (myself included) struggle with how to properly assess and collect data concerning the six learning skills on the Ontario report card. It's pretty tricky to adequately justify the mark you provide (N - needs improvement, S - satisfactory, G - good, and E - excellent) in the 6 areas (responsibility, independent work, initiative, organization, collaboration, and initiative).
I don't have all of the answers, but one part of the solution is being able to keep track of your observations. To help with this, and to act as a reference sheet while filling in your report cards, I have create a learning skills organizer that you can download here in .doc and .pdf formats.
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| Sample from the Learning Skills organizer |
I have broken up each of the learning skill categories into the sub-categories listed on the report card and provided space to write in your students' names. What I do is focus in on a particular sub-category for a day and record my observations using the N, S, G, E system. You could repeat this a few times for each sub-cateogry. When you have filled in the entire matrix you have a handy reference sheet when you go to complete the learning skills section of your report card. Happy reporting!
