NEW K -12 GRADING

SYSTEM

DO 8, s. 2015
Policy Guidelines on Classroom
Assessment for the K to 12 Basic
Education Program (BEP)

 DO 8, s. 2015 - Policy Guidelines on

Classroom Assessment for the K to
12 Basic Education Program
http://www.deped.gov.ph/orders/do-8-s-2015
http://
www.deped.gov.ph/sites/default/files/order/201
5/DO_s2015_08.pdf

Classroom Assessment
Classroom assessment isanongoingprocessof
identifying,gathering,organizing,and
interpretingquantitativeandqualitative
informationaboutwhatlearnersknowandcan
do.

Two Types of
Classroom Assessment
Formative Assessment
- FormativeAssessmentmay
beseenasassessment for
learning sotheteacherscan
makeadjustmentsintheir
instruction.
- FAisgivenatanytime
duringtheteachingand
learningprocess.

Summative Assessment
- Summativeassessmentmay
beseenasassessment of
learning whichoccursatthe
endofaparticularunit
- Thisformofassessment
usuallyoccursattheendofa
particularunit.

Two Types of
Classroom Assessment
Formative Assessment

Summative Assessment

- FormativeAssessment
involvesteachersusing
evidenceaboutwhatlearners - Summativeassessment
measureswhetherlearners
knowandcandotoinform
havemetthecontentand
andimprovetheirteaching
performancestandards

Components of
Summative Assessment
Written Work (WW)
Performance Tasks (PT)
QuarterlyAssessment(QA)

Components of
Summative Assessment
Component s

Purpose

When given

Written
Work
(WW)

1. Assesslearners
understandingof
conceptsand
applicationofskills
2. Preparelearnersfor
quarterly
assessments

Attheend
ofthetopic
orunit

Components of
Summative Assessment

Components

Performance 1.
Tasks (PT)
2.

3.
4.

Purpose
Involvestudentsinthe
learningprocess
Givestudentsopportunitiesto
demonstrateandintegrate
theirknowledge,
understandingandskills
Givestudentsthefreedomto
expresstheirlearningin
appropriateanddiverseways
Encouragestudentinquiry,
integrationofknowledge,
understanding,andskillsin
variouscontexts

When given

Attheendofa
lessonfocusing
onatopic/skill
lesson
Severaltimes
duringthe
quarter

Components of
Summative Assessment
Purpose
When given
Components
Quarterly
Synthesizeallthe
Once,at
Assessment learningskills,concepts, theendof

(QA)

andvalueslearnedinan thequarter
entirequarter

Grading System
TheK-12BasicEducationProgram(BEP)usesa
standards-based and competency-based
gradingsystem.
Allgradeswillbebasedontheweighted score
ofthelearnerssummativeassessments.
Theminimum grade to pass aspecificlearning
areais60, which transmuted to 75 inthe
ReportCard.

Grading System
ThelowestmarkthatcanappearontheReport
Cardis60 forQuarterly Grades andFinal
Grades
LearnersfromGrades1to12aregradedon
WrittenWork(WW),PerformanceTasks(PT),and
QuarterlyAssessment(QA)everyquarter.
Thesethreearegivenspecificpercentageweights
thatvaryaccordingtothenatureofthelearning
area.

Grading System
How is learner progress recorded and
computed ?
The following table shows the step-by-step
way of computing the grades.

Grading System
How are grades computed at the end of the
school year?

Grading System
How is the learners progress reported?

Learners Progress Report

DESCRIPTORS

GRADING SCALE

REMARKS

Outstanding
Very Satisfactory
Satisfactory
Fairly
Satisfactory
Did not meet
expectations

90 100
85 89
80 84
75 79

Passed
Passed
Passed
Passed

Below 75

Failed

Grading System
How are learners promoted or retained at the
end of the school year?
A Final Grade of 75 or higher in all learning
areas allows the student to be promoted to the
next grade level.

LEARNER PROMOTION AND

RETENTION
Requirements

For Grades
1 to 3
Learners

1.FinalGradeofatleast75
inalllearningareas
2.DidNotMeetExpectations
innotmorethantwolearning
areas

Decision

Promotedtothenext
gradelevel
Mustpassremedial
classesforlearning
areaswithfailingmark
tobepromotedtothe
nextgradelevel.Other
wisethelearneris
retainedinthesame
gradelevel
3.DidNotMeetExpectations Retainedinthesame
innotmorethanthree
gradelevel
learningareas.

LEARNER PROMOTION AND

RETENTION
Requirements

For Grades
4 to 10
Learners

1.FinalGradeofatleast75
inalllearningareas
2.DidNotMeetExpectations
innotmorethantwolearning
areas

Decision

Promotedtothenext
gradelevel
Mustpassremedial
classesforlearning
areaswithfailingmark
tobepromotedtothe
nextgradelevel.Other
wisethelearneris
retainedinthesame
gradelevel
3.DidNotMeetExpectations Retainedinthesame
innotmorethanthree
gradelevel
learningareas.

LEARNER PROMOTION AND

RETENTION
For Grades
4 to 10
Learners

Requirements

Decision

4.Mustpassalllearning
areasintheElementary

1. Earnthe
Elementary
Certificate
2. Promotedto
JuniorHigh
School

5.Mustpassallearning
areasintheJuniorHigh
School

1. EarntheJunior
HighSchool
Certificate
2. Promotedto
SeniorHigh
School

Recomputed Final Grade

RemedialClassMark(RCM)istheequivalentof
theFinalGradeforRemedialClasses
TheFinalGradeattheendoftheschoolyear
andtheRemedialClassMarkareaveraged
Final Grade + Remedial Class Mark = Recomputed
2
Final Grade

73 + 85 = 158/2 = 79 is the RFG

 The teacher of the Remedial Class issues

the Certificate of Recomputed Final Grade,
which is noted by the School Principal.
This is submitted to the Division Office and
must be attached to both Form 137 and
School Form no. 5

New k 12 Grading System

Assessment is part
of day-to-day lessons
and extends the dayto-day classroom
activities that are
already in place of K12 curriculum.
It is the integral
part of teaching
and learning.

Thank you