Assessment policy

Udon Thani International School is committed to the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) practices,  the Middle Years Programme (MYP) practices and the Diploma Programme (DP practices and ensures that the Assessment Policy is implemented, understood and supported by all staff members and stakeholders.

We align our UDIS assessment philosophy to the guiding statements of the school. Foremost, is our school vision which is:

UDIS inspires internationally-minded, balanced learners who thrive and become active global citizens

Secondly, we have referenced our statement of high quality learning in the development of this policy:

At UDIS, high quality learning means learning which is goal focused, student initiated and led, where students are actively engaged, motivated and responsible for their learning and which involves critical thinking skills such as evaluation, synthesis and cognition within a teacher supported, active environment.

Assessment is a continuous and integral part of teaching and learning. It is at the heart of the process of promoting children’s learning. It is the means by which each child’s progress is measured. Assessment informs teachers of achievements, abilities, skills and knowledge that children have acquired. It pinpoints children’s needs and informs teachers of specific next steps in a child’s learning in order to ensure a quality education is provided for all learners.

So, the aims of assessment in our school are:

• To enable our learners to demonstrate what they know, understand and can do in their work
• To help our learners understand what they need to know to improve their work
• To allow teachers to plan work that accurately reflects the need of each child
• To provide regular information for parents that enables them to support their child’s learning
• To provide the school leadership and Board of Governors with information that allows them to make judgements about the effectiveness of the school

This Assessment Policy addresses these aims by answering the following questions in the coming sections:

• Why do we assess?
• What do we assess?
• How do we assess?
• How do we use assessments?
• How do we report assessments?

In all of these ways, we link our assessment policy to the guiding statements of our school.

The full version of our assessment policy is available here:  Assessment Policy (Updated 28 April, 2023).