Teaching, learning and assessment are fundamentally interrelated and interdependent. The educational team assesses the student's work according to the school's agreed guidelines and standards.

At the beginning of the year, students and parents are informed (usually at the parents' evening in the first week of school) about the forms of performance assessment. Performance assessment in MCA goes beyond the traditional assessment of learning levels by including learning strategies, methodological skills and personal learning progress. 

In MCA, children are graded in the annual report from the 3rd grade onwards according to the grading system commonly used in Austria (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), supplemented by a verbal addition. This assessment is supported by detailed learning objective protocols (LZP).

We see performance assessment as a tool to instil a work ethic in the children and to help them understand the principle of sowing and reaping.

It is important to us that the pupils understand at all times how their grades are arrived at. Furthermore, we support them in improving their grades. We want them to understand that the results in the learning objectives log or the grades are the reward for their work and not a product of chance. We see learning as a process and explain to the children that a lower grade simply signals that they are not yet ready in that area. However, it does not mean that a child has personally failed. 

The assessment for the respective subjects is done by the pedagogical team, especially the responsible subject teachers. It is based on all the achievements in the semester in question. Personal performance development is also taken into account, i.e. greater weight is given to the most recent performance.

The assessment takes into account the achievement of the learning objectives, written and oral participation and the form of the work.

Learning objective: 

     Whether and to what extent the learning objective has been achieved.

Participation: 

     Active participation in class, punctual completion of work assignments and exercises, partner and team work.

Form of work:

     Handling of materials, keeping exercise books and worksheets, accuracy, diligence. 

Behaviour:

     The behaviour of the pupils, their interaction with the other children and their behaviour towards the teachers is recorded in a separate behaviour grade (social competence).

The teachers' conference meets twice a year (1 week before the end of the semester) to discuss the performance assessment of the individual pupils. 

Assessment levels

As the school reports are also considered as proof of completion of compulsory schooling and should enable comparability with the Austrian school system in terms of permeability, the grades are shown according to the Austrian assessment system according to §14 LBVO of the School Instruction Act (for more information please click on the link).