Holistic Progress Card

Holistic Progress Card (HPC) aims to mark shift in assessment from one that primarily tests rote memorization skills, to one that is more regular and formative. Focus is now on the assessment which is competency-based, promoting learning and development of our students and evaluating higher-order skills, such as, analysis, critical thinking and conceptual clarity. The primary purpose of assessment will indeed be for learning so that the teachers and the entire schooling system can continuously revise the teaching-learning process for the holistic progress of students.

Features of Holistic Progress Card (HPC)

• Presents a picture of a student’s progress that provides evidence as well as an opportunity to the child to understand his/her growth over years.
• Helps teachers gain a clear and comprehensive picture of children’s learning and development so that they can plan appropriately across learning goals and help children achieve all the learning outcomes.
• Communicates the strengths and areas of improvement for each child identified with participation and discussion between the teacher, the child and where possible, the parent.
• Provides teachers and parents with valuable information on how to support each student in and out of the classroom.
• Help teachers to identify not only the gaps but also assist in solving multidimensional issues in schools ranging from child-teacher engagement, progress in learning, drop-out rate and barriers to learning.
• Provide a baseline level for each student in various learning outcomes and competencies before the beginning of each term/session.
• Provide opportunities for the child in consultation with the teacher to set future goals thus providing direction to both the teacher and the child in terms of future action.
• Build an important link between home and the school and should be accompanied by a parent teacher meeting in order to actively involve parents in children's holistic education and development.