Assessment of Literature in Unity Secondary School

At Unity Secondary School, Literature is mostly assessed by means of summative assessment. A student’s overall Literature grade is based on how well he/she has performed in his/her tests and examinations. For both CA1 and CA2, students were assessed based on how well they have understood the text as the questions demanded students’ application of the knowledge they have learnt in class. However, the school tries to integrate formative assessment in the form of Project Artifacts for the Secondary 2 Express/Normal Academic students. Students have to design and produce artifacts that are related to their Literature text and they are also required to exhibit and showcase their artifacts on Week 3 of Term 2. This project would take up 50% of the student’s CA2 grade. The upcoming Mid-Year Examination in May would be a form of summative assessment used to test students on their ability to analyze and interpret the text. Therefore, summative assessment accounts for a large percentage of a student’s final Literature grade.

Although think-pair share, group discussions and response logs are employed in Literature classes, students are generally not assessed while they are carrying out these activities. Hence, often times, Literature in Unity Secondary School is assessed through means of summative assessment.