{"id":896,"date":"2016-06-28T19:52:23","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T19:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/?page_id=896"},"modified":"2026-06-25T09:46:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T16:46:31","slug":"assessment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/myp-home\/assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; background_style=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column]\t<div class=\"aq-block-aq_page_header_block\">\r\n\t\r\n<header class=\"page-header ebor-pad-me\">\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"background-image-holder parallax-background\">\r\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2464\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/05\/rockridge-schools-banner-07.jpg\" class=\"background-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/05\/rockridge-schools-banner-07.jpg 2464w, https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/05\/rockridge-schools-banner-07-300x80.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/05\/rockridge-schools-banner-07-1024x273.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2464px) 100vw, 2464px\" \/>\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-white alt-font\">Rockridge Secondary School<\/span><h1 class=\"text-white\">Assessment<\/h1>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n<\/header>\r\n\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row background_style=&#8221;dark-wrapper&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"\"><h1 class=\"\">Assessment in the MYP<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"lead  \"><\/p>\n<h3>MYP Subject Criteria<\/h3>\n<p data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\">Each MYP course has four assessment criteria (A, B, C and D), and each criterion is assessed on an 8-point scale. Please note that these criterions are not assessed &#8216;out of 8.&#8217; Rather, each level corresponds to a specific performance descriptor that indicates a student&#8217;s achievement. These levels of achievement are:<\/p>\n<ul data-editing-info=\"{\"applyListStyleFromLevel\":true}\">\n<li>\n<p role=\"presentation\"><b>Emerging (Levels 1-2):<\/b>\u00a0 Demonstrates an <b>initial<\/b>\u00a0understanding of the expected learning.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p role=\"presentation\"><b>Developing (Levels 3-4):<\/b>\u00a0 Demonstrates a <b>partial<\/b>\u00a0understanding of the expected learning.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p role=\"presentation\"><b>Proficient (Levels 5-6):\u00a0 <\/b>Demonstrates a <b>complete<\/b>\u00a0understanding of the expected learning.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p role=\"presentation\"><b>Extending (Levels 7-8):<\/b>\u00a0 Demonstrates a <b>sophisticated<\/b>\u00a0understanding of the expected learning.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-1.30.48-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13637 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-1.30.48-AM-1024x541.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-1.30.48-AM-1024x541.png 1024w, https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-1.30.48-AM-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-1.30.48-AM-768x406.png 768w, https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-1.30.48-AM-1536x812.png 1536w, https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-1.30.48-AM-2048x1082.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Understanding the Final MYP Learning Update<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u200bWhereas each criterion is assessed on an 8-point scale, you will notice that the final Learning Update also indicates an &#8220;Overall Level of Achievement&#8221; (OLA) that is calculated on a separate 7-point scale. The OLA is determined by adding the criterion levels together to generate a total out of 32. This total is then converted to a 7-point scale and a corresponding BC Ministry of Education percentage. <\/span><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\">You can view the complete conversion scale\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1gE4SUuJutFwa-pUhxtFkQEAUmfHLf_gF\/view?usp=sharing\"><strong>HERE <\/strong><\/a>(also pictured below).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-9.40.44-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13640 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-9.40.44-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1324\" height=\"1704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-9.40.44-AM.png 1324w, https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-9.40.44-AM-233x300.png 233w, https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-9.40.44-AM-796x1024.png 796w, https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-9.40.44-AM-768x988.png 768w, https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-9.40.44-AM-1193x1536.png 1193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1324px) 100vw, 1324px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;custom-menu&#8221;]In this Section<\/p>\n<div class=\"menu-myp-container\"><ul id=\"menu-myp\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-6145\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6145\"><a href=\"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/policies\/\">Policies<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-6146\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6146\"><a href=\"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/myp-home\/assessment\/\">Assessment<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-6815\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6815\"><a href=\"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/myp-home\/written-curriculum\/\">Written Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-902\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-902\"><a href=\"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/myp-home\/personal-project\/\">Personal Project<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>[\/vc_column_text][vc_wp_posts number=&#8221;3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; background_style=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row background_style=&#8221;dark-wrapper&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;custom-menu&#8221;]In this Section<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_wp_posts number=&#8221;3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":192,"featured_media":0,"parent":890,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-896","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/192"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=896"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/896\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13644,"href":"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/896\/revisions\/13644"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}