DON HONORIO VENTURA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Cabambangan, Villa de Bacolor 2001, Pampanga, Philippines Center of Development for Teacher Education
ISO 9001: 2015
Tel. No. (6345) 458 0021; Fax (6345) 458 0021 Local 211 DHVSU STO. TOMAS CAMPUS, Brgy. Moras dela Paz, Sto. Tomas Pampanga

URL: http://dhvsu.cbs.ph E-Mail Address: coedhvsu@gmail.com

FIELD STUDY 5 – LEARNING ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES

I. Title

EPISODE 8: THE K TO 12 GRADING SYSTEM

II. Objectives
After completing the episode 8, the students are expected to:
a. Compute students’ grade based on DepEd’s grading policy
b. Give the descriptor of a numerical grade

III. Duration
(1hour: synchronous and 1 hour: asynchronous)

IV. Introduction
With the implementation of the Enhanced Basic Education Curriculum of 2013,
more popularly known as K to 12, is a new grading system that is aligned to the
new assessment policy of the Department of Education based on DepEd Memo 8,
s. 2015. In this episode, you will be made to observe how this is implemented in
schools.
V. Learning Essentials

In the K to 12 curriculum, a student’s grade is based on his/her written

The weights of the components (written work, performance task and quarterly
assessment) vary among groups of subjects from Grade 1 to 10 and from Grade
11 and 12. See tables below:

Weight of the Components for Grades 1 – 10

Components Language/AP/ESP Science/Math MAPEH/EPP/TLE

1 to 10 Written Work 30% 40% 20%

Performance 50% 40% 60%

Quarterly 20% 20% 20%

Components of Summative Assessment

A. Written Work includes “long quizzes and unit or long tests. Other written work may
include essays, written reports, and other written output…” It is strongly recommended that

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items in long quizzes and test be distributed across the cognitive process dimensions of Anderom
and Krathwohl (2001)” – DepEd Order 8, s. 2015.

The written work component ‘ensures that students are able to express skills and concepts
in written form.”

If you are looking for the application of KPUP (knowledge, process, understanding,
applying, analyzing, evaluating and creating with emphasis on the higher dimensions.

B. “The Performance Task component allows learner to show what they know and are
able to do in diverse ways. They may create or innovate products or do performance-based tasks.
Performance based tasks may include skills demonstration, group presentations, and work,
multimedia presentations and research projects.”. It also includes written outputs.

C. Quarterly Assessment measures student learning at the end of the quarter. These may
be objective tests, performance-based assessment or a combination of both.

Reporting Learner’s Program

DepEd Orders 8, s. 2015 states:

The summary of learner progress is shown quarterly to parents and guardians’ through
parent-teacher conference, in which the report card is discussed. The table below presents the
grading scale with its corresponding descriptors and remarks.

Grading Scale

DESCRIPTOR GRADING SCALE REMARKS

Outstanding 90-100 Passed

Very Satisfactory 85-89 Passed

Satisfactory 80-84 Passed

Fairly Satisfactory 75-79 Passed

Did not meet expectations Below 75 Failed

VI. Learning Activities

Activity 1: Interview of Resource Teacher

Guide Questions:

1. What are the bases for grading?

2. How do you compute grades per quarter for Grades 1 to 6? Give an example.

3. How do you compute grades at the end of the school year?

4. What descriptors and grading scale are used in reporting progress of learners?

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5. What are the bases for learners’ promotion and retention at the end of the school year?

6. What is the report on learners’ observed values?

Activity 2: Interview of 5 Students

Guide Questions:

1. What do you like in the new grading system?

2. Do you have problems with the new grading system. If there is, what?

3. Does the new grading system give you a better picture of your performance? Why or
why not?

Activity 3: Grade Computation

Show sample computations of a grade in a subject of your choice either Grade 1 to 6.

Subject: __________________________ Grade: _________________

Steps:

1. Get the total score for each component.

Learner’s Raw Score Highest Possible Score

Written Work 1

Learner’s Raw Score Highest Possible Score

Performance Task 1

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Quarterly Assessment (Test) Learner’s Raw Score Highest Possible Score

2. Obtain the Percentage Score for each of the component by dividing the total raw score by the
highest possible score then multiply the quotient by 100%.

Written Work

Performance Task

Quarterly Assessment

3. Convert Percentage Scores to weighted scores by multiplying the percentage score by the
weight of the component.

Written Work

Performance Task

Quarterly Assessment

4. Add the weighted scores of each component. This will give you the initial grade.

5. Transmute the Initial Grade using the Transmutation Table given.

6. Give the descriptor of the computed final grade of the subject.

Analysis

Analyze data and information gathered from the interview.

1. Do teachers/students like the new grading system? Why or why not?

2. What are the good points of the new grading system?

3. What are teachers challenged to do by this new grading system?

4. Do you favor the distribution of percentages of written work, performance tasks and
quarterly assessment?
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5. Did you like the experience of computing grades? Why or why not?

Reflection

In an era where the emphasis is self-directed learning, demonstration of knowledge, skills

References

Brenda B Corpuz, Ph. D., Field Study 5: Learning Assessment Strategies

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