{"id":9544,"date":"2022-11-17T11:28:03","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T05:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learn.toddleapp.com\/docs\/your-guide-to-assessment-in-the-myp\/getting-to-know-summative-assessment-in-the-myp\/what-is-the-role-of-tests-in-the-myp\/"},"modified":"2023-01-06T11:36:26","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T06:06:26","slug":"what-is-the-role-of-tests-in-the-myp","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/docs\/your-guide-to-assessment-in-the-myp\/getting-to-know-summative-assessment-in-the-myp\/what-is-the-role-of-tests-in-the-myp\/","title":{"rendered":"Tests in the MYP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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One of the biggest challenges of introducing the MYP into schools is adapting to the MYP principles of assessment, particularly for schools where tests are widely used in summative assessment. Tests can be appropriate for summative assessment; however, tests in the MYP are a bit different than most other tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The key to understanding that difference is to consider the distinction between quantitative<\/strong> and qualitative<\/strong> assessment data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Because assessment in the MYP is criterion-related – using descriptive criteria to monitor and assess students\u2019 progress – assessment tasks, including tests, should be designed to gather qualitative data about students\u2019 achievement and to give them qualitative feedback about their progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designing the test<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In order to provide accurate and detailed qualitative measures of student performance, assessment tasks have to be designed to give students the opportunity to show different depths of understanding that correspond to the levels of achievement in the rubric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n