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THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 11 AND 12 | Cooperative Education
Reporting Student Achievement
The Provincial Report Card, Grades 9–12, shows a student’s achievement at specific points in the school year or semester. There are two formal reporting periods for a semestered course and three formal reporting periods for a non-semestered course. The reports reflect student achievement of the overall curriculum expectations, as well as development of learning skills and work habits.
Although there are formal reporting periods, communication with parents and students about student achievement should be continuous throughout the course, by means such as parent-teacher or parent-student-teacher conferences, portfolios of student work, student- led conferences, interviews, phone calls, checklists, and informal reports. Communication about student achievement should be designed to provide detailed information that will encourage students to set goals for learning, help teachers to establish plans for teaching, and assist parents in supporting learning at home.
The procedures for reporting student achievement are outlined in Chapter 6 of Growing Success: Assessment, Evaluation, and Reporting in Ontario Schools, 2010. More details on reporting related to the two cooperative education courses are provided below.
Cooperative Education Linked to a Related Course (or Courses)
A student’s achievement in this cooperative education course is entirely distinct from the student’s achievement in the related course (or courses), and is reported separately.
On both the Provincial Report Card and the Ontario Student Transcript (OST), a student’s achievement in this cooperative education course is reported in terms of the related course (or courses) to which it is linked, as described below.
When the cooperative education course is linked to one related course, it is reported using the name of the related course, followed by the indicator “(Co-op)”, and by the course code of the related course. On the OST, the notation “C” is also entered in the “Note” column.
When the cooperative education course is linked to more than one related course, it must be reported with an entry for each related course, using the name of the related course, followed by “(Co-op)”, and using the course code of the related course. Note that each entry will indicate:
• the percentage mark assigned in connection with the related course;
• the cooperative education credit value that is being assigned in connection with the related course.
For example, for a four-credit cooperative education course linked to three related courses, three entries are recorded, using the course name followed by “(Co-op)” and the course
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