Assessment in Learning 1
Unit 4
Grading and Reporting Learner’s Performance
Lesson 2 Philippine Basic Education Rating System
Lesson Outcome: At the end of Lesson 2, you should have:
1. discussed how grades in the basic education are computed
2. explained the components of basic education grades
3. computed and analyzed the grades of learners using the given data
Teaching Delivery: Home- Based (Self-Paced Learning)
Activate:
Do you know how to compute the grades of learners in basic education?
What are the different components in computing learners’ grade?
Acquire:
The K to 12 Basic Education Program uses a standards- and competency-based grading
system. All grades will be based on the weighted raw score of the learners’ summative
assessments. The minimum grade needed to pass a specific learning area is 60, which is
transmuted to 75 in the report card. The lowest mark that can appear on the report card is 60 for
Quarterly Grades and Final Grades
According to DepEd Order No. 8, s. 2015, the learner progress is recorded and computed
on the following: For Grades 1 to 12
In a grading period, there is one Quarterly Assessment but there should be instances for
students to produce Written Work and to demonstrate what they know and can do through
Performance Tasks. There is no required number of Written Work and Performance Tasks, but
these must be spread out over the quarter and used to assess learners’ skills after each unit
has been taught.
Written Works
These include the following: quizzes, unit or long tests, assignments, article reviews,
journals, reaction/reflection papers, news writing, surveys data recording and analyses,
geometric and statistical analyses, graphs, charts, problem sets, laboratory reports and
documentations, work designs and plans, diagrams, maps, and models.
Performance Tasks
These include student-designed experiments, plates, hands-on exercises /skills
demonstration, multimedia presentations, live dioramas, research paper/investigatory projects
with oral defense, debates, speech tests, panel discussions, issue awareness campaigns, graph
constructions from surveys conducted, outdoor math, probability experiments, practical tests,
designing various models, scientific investigations and investigations, issue-awareness
Lesson 2 Philippine Basic Education Rating System
Unit 4 Grading and Reporting Learner’s Performance
Dr. Teresita D. Sina-on
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campaigns, simulations, verification experiments, collages, leaflets, posters, and slogan making,
map construction, community involvement, musical presentation and creating simple musical
arrangement, song analysis, creating personalized exercise program, physical activity
participation, fitness assessment, design and implementation of fitness and health programs, ,
design, creation and layout outputs/diagnose and repair equipment.
Quarterly Assessment
These include periodical exams, exhibits, portfolio, practical tests, and major skill tests.
How to Compute for Final Grades and General Average in DepEd K to 12 Grading System
The following are the steps in computing for the Final Grades.
Step 1: Grades from all student work are added up.
This results in the total score for each component, namely Written Work, Performance
Tasks, and Quarterly Assessment.
Raw scores from each component have to be converted to a Percentage Score. This is
to ensure that values are parallel to each other.
Step 2: The sum for each component is converted to the Percentage Score.
To compute the Percentage Score (PS), divide the raw score by the highest possible
score then multiply the quotient by 100%. This is shown below:
Step 3: Percentage Scores are then converted to Weighted Scores to show the importance
of each component in promoting learning in the different subjects.
To do this, the Percentage Score is multiplied by the weight of the component found in Table 4
for Grades 1 to 10 and Table 5 for Senior High School. The product is known as the Weighted
Score (WS).
Lesson 2 Philippine Basic Education Rating System
Unit 4 Grading and Reporting Learner’s Performance
Dr. Teresita D. Sina-on
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The grading system for Senior High School (SHS) follows a different set of weights for each
component. Table 5 presents the weights for the core and track subjects.
Step 4: The sum of the Weighted Scores in each component is the Initial Grade.
This initial grade will be transmuted using the given transmutation table to get the Quarterly
Grade (QG). READ: 2019 DepEd Transmutation Table
Step 5: The Quarterly Grade for each learning area is written in the report card of the
student.
For a better understanding of how to record the summative assessments, Table 6 presents a
sample class record showing three learners for the first quarter of Grade 4 English. On the basis
of this class record, Table 7 presents a step-by-step process on how to compute for the
Quarterly Grade.
Table 6. Sample Class Record for English Grade 4 (First Quarter)
Lesson 2 Philippine Basic Education Rating System
Unit 4 Grading and Reporting Learner’s Performance
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Table 7. Steps for Computing Grades
Lesson 2 Philippine Basic Education Rating System
Unit 4 Grading and Reporting Learner’s Performance
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How are grades computed at the end of the school year?
For Grades 1-10
The average of the Quarterly Grades (QG) produces the Final Grade.
The General Average is computed by dividing the sum of all final grades by the total number of
learning areas. Each learning area has equal weight.
The Final Grade in each learning area and the General Average are reported as whole
numbers. Table 8 shows an example of the Final Grades of the different learning areas and
General Average of a Grade 4 student.
Table 8. Final Grades and General Average
For Grades 11 and 12
The two quarters determine the Final Grade in a semester.
How is the learner’s progress reported?
The summary of learner progress is shown quarterly to parents and guardians through a
parent-teacher conference, in which the report card is discussed. The grading scale, with its
corresponding descriptors, are in Table 10. Remarks are given at the end of the grade level.
Lesson 2 Philippine Basic Education Rating System
Unit 4 Grading and Reporting Learner’s Performance
Dr. Teresita D. Sina-on
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Using the sample class record in Table 6, LEARNER A received an Initial Grade of
84.86 in English for the First Quarter, which, when transmuted to a grade of 90, is equivalent to
Outstanding. LEARNER B received a transmuted grade of 88, which is equivalent to Very
Satisfactory. LEARNER C received a grade of 71, which means that the learner Did Not Meet
Expectations in the First Quarter of Grade 4 English.
When a learner’s raw scores are consistently below expectations in Written Work and
Performance Tasks, the learner’s parents or guardians must be informed not later than the fifth
week of that quarter. This will enable them to help and guide their child to improve and prepare
for the Quarterly Assessment. A learner who receives a grade below 75 in any subject in a
quarter must be given intervention through remediation and extra lessons from the teacher/s of
that subject.
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. Table 11 specifies the guidelines to be followed for learner promotion and
retention.
Table 11. Learner Promotion and Retention
For Grades 1 to 3 Learners Promotion and Retention
Requirements Decision
Final Grade of at least 75 in all Promoted to the next grade level
learning areas
Did Not Meet Expectations in Must pass remedial classes for learning areas with failing
not more than two learning mark to be promoted to the next grade level. Otherwise
areas the learner is retained in the same grade level.
Did Not Meet Expectations in Retained in the same grade level
three or more learning areas
Lesson 2 Philippine Basic Education Rating System
Unit 4 Grading and Reporting Learner’s Performance
Dr. Teresita D. Sina-on
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For Grades 4 to 10 Learners Promotion and Retention
Requirements Decision
Final Grade of at least 75 in all Promoted to the next grade level
learning areas
Did Not Meet Expectations in Must pass remedial classes for learning areas with
not more than two learning failing mark to be promoted to the next grade level.
areas Otherwise the learner is retained in the same grade
level.
Did Not Meet Expectations in Retained in the same grade level
three or more learning areas
Must pass all learning areas in Earn the Elementary Certificate
the Elementary Promoted to Junior High School
Must pass all learning areas in Earn the Junior High School Certificate
the Junior High School Promoted to Senior High School
For Grades 11 to 12 Learners Promotion and Retention
Requirements Decision
Final Grade of at least 75 in all Can proceed to the next semester
learning areas in a semester
Did not Meet Expectations in a Must pass remedial classes for failed competencies in the subject
prerequisite subject in a learning before being allowed to enroll in the higher-level subject
area
Did Not Meet Expectations in any Must pass remedial classes for failed competencies in the subject
subject or learning area at the s or learning areas to be allowed to enroll in the next semester.
end of the semester Otherwise the learner must retake the subjects failed.
Must pass all subjects or learning Earn the Senior High School Certificate
areas in Senior High School
Lesson 2 Philippine Basic Education Rating System
Unit 4 Grading and Reporting Learner’s Performance
Dr. Teresita D. Sina-on
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For Grades 1-10, a learner who Did Not Meet Expectations in at most two learning areas
must take remedial classes. Remedial Classes are conducted after the Final Grades have been
computed. The learner must pass the remedial classes to be promoted to the next grade level.
However, teachers should ensure that learners receive remediation when they earn raw scores
which are consistently below expectations in Written Work and Performance Tasks by the fifth
week of any quarter. This will prevent a student from failing in any learning area at the end of the
year.
For Grade 11-12, learners who fail a unit/set of competencies must be immediately given remedial
classes. They should pass the summative assessments during remediation to avoid a failing
grade in a learning area/subject. This will prevent students from having back subjects in Senior
High School (SHS). However, if the learner still fails remedial classes, s/he must retake the
subject/s failed during the summer or as a back subject. Guidance teachers/career advocates
must provide support to the SHS student for his/her choices in SHS tracks.
Summative Assessments are also given during REMEDIAL CLASSES. These are recorded,
computed, weighted, and transmuted in the same way as the Quarterly Grade. The equivalent of
the Final Grade for remedial classes is the Remedial Class Mark (RCM). The Final Grade at the
end of the school year and the Remedial Class Mark are averaged. This results in the
Recomputed Final Grade. If the Recomputed Final Grade is 75 or higher, the student is promoted
to the next grade level. However, students will be retained in the grade level if their Recomputed
Final Grade is below 75.
Apply:
Here is a sample class record of Teacher Jane in her Grade 11, Reading and Writing
Skills class. Following the procedure above, compute her students’ 1 st Semester Grade.
First Quarter
Written Work (30%) Performance Task 50% Quarterly Assessment 20% Initial Quart
Learners’ Perfect PS WS Learners’ Perfect PS WS Learners’ Perfect PS WS Grade erly
Learner Total Score Score Total Score Total Score Score Grade
Score
A 22 130 36 110 30 100
B 110 88 78
C 90 98 93
Second Quarter
Written Work (30%) Performance Task 50% Quarterly Assessment 20% Initial Quart
Learners’ Perfect PS WS Learners’ Perfect PS WS Learners’ Perfect PS WS Grade erly
Learner Total Score Score Total Score Total Score Score Grade
Score
A 32 150 26 100 40 100
B 130 89 88
C 110 78 83
Lesson 2 Philippine Basic Education Rating System
Unit 4 Grading and Reporting Learner’s Performance
Dr. Teresita D. Sina-on
Assessment in Learning 1
Apply:
After computing the grades of Teacher Jane’s students in her Grade 11 Reading and
Writing Skills class, answer the following questions:
1. What is the grade of Learner A. for first Semester?
2. What about Learners’ B and C?
3. Do they all pass the subject?
Assess:
Base on the computed grade of the learners, answer the following questions.
1. Can Learner A proceed to the next semester? Why?
2. What about Learners B and C? Why?
3. Should remedial classes be given to Learners A, B and C? Why?
4. If a student fails and takes summer class, how is his grade computed?
References:
Llego , M. A. DepEd K to 12 Grading System Steps for Computing Grades.
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Policy Guidelines on Awards and Recognition for the K to 12 Basic Education Program
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Policy guidelines on classroom assessment for the k to 12 basic education program
DepEd Order No. 8, s. 2015 [Link]
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Lesson 2 Philippine Basic Education Rating System
Unit 4 Grading and Reporting Learner’s Performance
Dr. Teresita D. Sina-on