With the introduction of the new Matsec assessment system, MySchool has created an additional tool to facilitate data management for our Maltese community. Synchronise student exam choices with school-based assessments with easy import/export functionality.
Subject categorisation
A new field will be activated on your subject page, The first step is to match your existing subjects to the official Matsec subject. All Year 9-11 subjects must be matched against the corresponding MSSRS subject. Once this is complete, subjects from the MATSEC system will match the paired MSSRS subject.
If you have different subjects for each level or track, these can be attached to the same MSSRS subject.
New subject specifications
Note that primary grades are still used for transcripts and student assessment tabs. They have been migrated from the list view to show inside the advanced configuration (Cog wheel).
Subject specification has new options available for Maltese schools. This includes a new section type;
- SBA level
- CW level
When added as an option, these field types are set as a scale drop-down with the options Level 1-2, Level 1-2-3. These are applied to the school-based assessments and coursework, respectively.
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Set your MSSRS grades
A new tag section will appear with the options of Primary Grade, MSSRS SBA, MSSRS CW, and MSSRS Exam.
Note that the MSSRS Exam tag is not used for Matsec reporting but only in SSQ&P.
The section must be a numeric grade type (Grade, Average, or Formula). The only accepted values are 0-100 and NP. This is mandatory for Matsec reporting.
Multiple tags can be added to the assessment section, i.e. Primary grade and MSSRS SBA or MSSRS SBA and MSSRS CW. These tags will synchronise with the grade list in the new MSSRS reporting tool. The assessment process will not change, and Educators must still enter the grades on the asses grid.
They would normally be applied to the final term or annual term assessment build.
Example;
For most schools in Malta, the required evaluation threshold type is used to collect a threshold of SBA assignment types and grades to calculate a numeric average. This assessment type is set as the MSSRS SBA, and this will be exported as such.
The appropriate SBA level is added.
An assignment average can be used to pull averages for all assignments if appropriate to calculate a course work (CW) grade average.
A simple grade entry would be used for the exam grade. The exam grade is not exported for MATSEC but will be used in the SSQ&P module for school leaving requirements. It can also be a formula field if the total exam grade is comprised of different sections or papers.
The primary grade would be a formula assessment type comprising of SBA, CW, and exam grades.
Check out the full process and contact your CSM for guidance for the initial set up.
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