SMK Sungai Tapang.

Assessment Policy
Currently, the school is using two types of assessments, one for the lower
secondary classes, Form One to Three, and the other for the upper secondary
classes, Form 4 and 5. There are the localised assessments in the form of schoolbased formative and summative assessments for the lower forms, term
examination for the upper forms and external examinations prepared and
conducted by the Malaysian Examination Syndicate. Form 2 and 3 students sit
for the summative assessment at the end of each school year and the Form 5
students sit for the SPM examination at the end of their fifth year.
The grading policy for the lower form and upper form classes follow the rules and
guidelines stipulated by the Ministry of Education. For the lower form classes, the
school-based evaluation system entails formative assessments to be carried out
during the lesson to assess the standard each student has attained and thus
enables the teacher to plan subsequent lessons based on the needs and abilities
of the students. Students existing standards are recorded in term of different
Bands- one until six, in which Band 6 constitutes the most advanced, and the
lowest Band 1, the least able to master the skill assessed. The evidences of the
best work produced by the students are kept in the students and teachers files.
Towards the end of each school term, students are given tests which are similar
to the tests given at the end of Form Two and Form Three. These tests are to
familiarise students with the type of questions and the accepted methods of
answering them. At the end of Form 2 and Form 3, students are required to sit
for a common summative assessment prepared by the Malaysian Examination
Syndicate but conducted and assessed by the subject teachers in the school.
At the upper form levels, students are given periodic assessments after each
topic to evaluate their understanding. This can be done in the form of written or
oral exercises. As each term comes to an end, every student is assessed on their
understanding of all the topics that they have studied through a summative form
of testing, and towards the end of the Form 5, mock SPM examination questions
are prepared and given to the students to evaluate their readiness for the
coming SPM examination at the end of the year. This examination is a
culmination of all the preparations and examinations conducted in the school and
it serves as an entry point to pre-university courses offered by the public or
private institutions of higher learning in Malaysia.
Assessments policy for the school as a whole depends on the outcome reached
by the Malaysian Ministry of Education with International Baccalaureate. As
education jurisdiction is the sole prerogative of the Ministry of Education, the
schools assessment policy is tailored to meet both the requirements set by the
Examination Syndicate and also the assessment needs as stipulated by
International Baccalaureate.