Educational Results
At the Dutch Bilingual department, we use the IEP Student Monitoring System as a tool for student and school evaluation. The system consists of a coherent set of standardized tests, both focussing on cognitive and social-emotional aspects, a registration system and instructions and lesson material to support students with special needs. This way of working enables teachers to systematically and individually gauge the learning progress over longer periods and over several school years and to draw conclusions from the results.
Student Monitoring System (leerlingvolgsysteem)
Children develop naturally and are eager to learn. At school we stimulate our students’ curiosity and we adapt to our students’ needs. If a student needs help in his/her development, we offer support. The school is organised by year group. Children of the same age are usually in the same group. We try to take the individual child into account as much as possible.
At school, children are monitored in various areas. We do not only look at the cognitive results, but also at the social-emotional well-being of the children. In groups 1 and 2 we use Kijk! and in groups 3-8 we screen both the social and cognitive development with the tests of the IEP student monitoring system. The results of the tests are discussed by the team during student discussions and the results are included in the student file. As a parent/guardian, you have the right to read the student file of your child(ren) at school at your request.
In addition to the test results, the teacher’s observations in the classroom and the results of the non-standardized tests are of course an even more important part of monitoring progress and development.
Three times a year, all children from groups 1 to 8 receive a report card to inform you and your child about your child’s development. The 1st report card mainly shows the social/emotional development of your child, while the 2nd and 3rd report cards show the learning results. With the 2nd report card, a printout of the student monitoring system is also provided.
Parents can request a conversation about the development of their child(ren) with the teacher at any time.
Standardized test (doorstroomtoets) group 8
In group 8, all pupils make the ‘doorstroomtoets’ (IEP). The results of this standardized test are discussed with the pupils and parents. The IEP Doorstroomtoets provides a result at reference level for language and mathematics, as well as advice for the level of secondary education.
Results doorstroomtoets
Transition to Secondary Education
Together with the parents/guardians and the students, the possibilities for further education are discussed in detail, prior to the doorstroomtoets. In February, the doorstroomtoets is made. The results of this test usually confirm the school’s advice. The school advice remains the most important, because the advice also takes into account, for example, the student’s personality, working attitude, resilience, family situation and interests. Following the school advice, an individual school choice interview is held with the parents and the child to discuss the possibilities for choosing further education. The final choice is made in March and the parents arrange the registration for further education. An educational report is provided to the secondary school. Parents receive a copy of this.
During our annual information session for the parents of group 6, 7 and 8, a general explanation is given about the various aspects that have to do with the upcoming school choice. The timeline is also discussed. As far as information provision about the secondary schools is concerned, information folders are handed out at school. The children are also informed well in advance when the open days are held, and a number of secondary schools in the area are visited.
