{"id":9534,"date":"2022-11-17T11:21:28","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T05:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learn.toddleapp.com\/docs\/your-guide-to-assessment-in-the-myp\/getting-to-know-the-basics-of-myp-assessment\/what-is-the-relationship-between-the-aims-objectives-and-criteria\/"},"modified":"2023-01-03T21:09:36","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T15:39:36","slug":"what-is-the-relationship-between-the-aims-objectives-and-criteria","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/docs\/your-guide-to-assessment-in-the-myp\/getting-to-know-the-basics-of-myp-assessment\/what-is-the-relationship-between-the-aims-objectives-and-criteria\/","title":{"rendered":"Subject aims, objectives, and criteria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the MYP, assessment is always aligned with the <strong>subject objectives<\/strong>. This is achieved by using subject criteria, strands, level descriptors, and task-specific clarifications.&nbsp; Here\u2019s an overview of how all those components are connected to each other:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Assessment-aligned-to-objectives-table-1024x608.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Assessment-aligned-to-objectives-table-1024x608.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Assessment-aligned-to-objectives-table-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Assessment-aligned-to-objectives-table-768x456.png 768w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Assessment-aligned-to-objectives-table-1536x913.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Assessment-aligned-to-objectives-table-2048x1217.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Assessment-aligned-to-objectives-table-1200x713.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Assessment-aligned-to-objectives-table-1980x1176.png 1980w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Assessment-aligned-to-objectives-table-24x14.png 24w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Assessment-aligned-to-objectives-table-36x21.png 36w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Assessment-aligned-to-objectives-table-48x29.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we begin designing a task, we start with the subject <strong>aims<\/strong> and <strong>objectives<\/strong> in mind. The task should clearly indicate which subject objective(s) the students will demonstrate and the <strong>criteria<\/strong> the student is being assessed on. The <strong>strands<\/strong> &#8211; or rubrics &#8211; associated with each of the criteria being assessed will establish what is expected of students and the <strong>level descriptors<\/strong> will indicate the grades you would award basis the quality of work submitted. Further, the <strong>task-specific clarifications <\/strong>will provide further detail to your students about what success looks like in the context of the task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about how your MYP subject\u2019s objectives play out in the classroom, download this visual playbook!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/resource_post\/visual-playbook-of-myp-objectives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-banner-1024x374.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-banner-1024x374.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-banner-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-banner-768x281.png 768w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-banner-1536x561.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-banner-2048x748.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-banner-1200x438.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-banner-1980x723.png 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":9533,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-9534","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Subject aims, objectives, and criteria - Toddle Learn<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Subject aims, objectives, and criteria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In the MYP, assessment is always aligned with the subject objectives. 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