Assessment & Benchmarking

Assessing progress

Assessments allows achievements to be recognised and helps both teachers and learners to reflect on and review their performance and progress. It is a process that focuses on holistic development and thus measures an individual’s behaviour, life skills, attitudes to the cognitive domain reflected in scholastic aspects. At GIG International School we assess learners using Formative and Summative tools at appropriate levels and time.

Method of Assessment

  • In classes 1 to 8, students will be assessed for each half term (there will
    be two terms in a year) in a year to ensure that learning is smooth and
    effective and to help students make progress.
  • In Lower-primary (classes 1 & 2), the teachers will not give grades or marks. The Performance Profile will be filled with emoticons only based on the descriptions given at the end of the Performance Profile. During the initial years, students will be assessed on the basis of teachers’ continuous observations in scholastic and co-scholastic areas of learning.
  • In the Upper Primary (classes 3 to 5): In addition to 4 Formative
    Assessments (FA) (one for each half term), there will be one
    Summative Assessment (SA) end each term and a five point grading
    will be used to reflect student achievement.
  • For Classes 6 and above, we strictly follow CBSE guidelines.

Benchmarking

With our unique offering of Dual curriculum, a student in GIGIS Bengaluru can seamlessly transition to an international curriculum in higher grades and be on par with the best in the world. By familiarizing our students with different learning styles, we prepare them to achieve Learning Outcomes at par with international standards.