Category Archives: Events

MAP: Explanation of scale and norms

Posted on 08/06/2016 by niko

What is a “RIT” Score? NWEA stands for Northwest Evaluation Association MAP® stands for  Measures of Academic Progress® RIT stands for Rasch unIT, It is is a mathematical scale that is used to calculate student achievement. When a student completes an NWEA MAP assessment, … Continue reading →

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Transitions

Posted on 13/05/2016 by niko

Is your child coming towards the end of his/her primary school days? The end of this academic year draws closer day by day. Our Grade 5 students have started their final unit of their Primary Years Programme: Transitions. For them this … Continue reading →

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Three Way Conferences a.k.a. Goal Settings

Posted on 20/01/2016 by niko

What are three way conferences at KIS? Three way assessment provides a forum for teachers, students and parents to  acknowledge student progress and achievement. In three way conferences students lead by explaining their learning achievements, as well as areas for … Continue reading →

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Learner Profile Week

Posted on 09/09/2014 by niko

First of all I would like to thank everyone for such a wonderful start of our annual Learner Profile week This year our ambitious goal is to make our own: Learner Profile Movie We are looking to re-create the IB … Continue reading →

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