DepEd Order No. 8, s.

2015

Policy Guidelines in
Classroom Assessment
for the K to 12 Basic
Education
 Classroom Assessment
- an ongoing process of identifying,
gathering, organizing, and
interpreting quantitative and
qualitative information about what
learners know and can do.
 How is Learner Progress Recorded and
Computed?
For Kindergarten
- Issued in a different Memorandum or Order

For Grades 1 to 12
- In a grading period:
1. Written work
2. performance tasks
3. Quartery Assessment
 Weight of the Components for Grade 1-10
Components Languages AP EsP Science Math MAPEH EPP/TLE

WRITTEN
WORKS 30% 40% 20%

1 to 10
PERFORMANCE
TASK 50% 40% 60%

QUARTERLY
ASSESSMENT 20% 20% 20%
 Weight of the Components for SHS
ACADEMIC TRACK TECHNICAL-VOCATIONAL AND
LIVELIHOOD (TVL)/
SPORTS/ARTS AND DESIGN TRACK

CORE
SUBJECTS WORK WORK
IMMERSION/RESEARC IMMERSION/
ALL OTHER H/BUSINESS ALL OTHER RESEARCH/
SUBJECTS ENTERPRISE SUBJECTS EXHIBIT/
SIMULATION/EXHIBIT/ PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE

WRITTEN 25% 25% 35% 20%

WORK
11
to PERFORMANCE
12 TASKS 50% 45% 40% 60%

QUARTERLY
ASSESSMENT 25% 20% 25% 20%
 STEPS IN
GRADE COMPUTATION
Based on the same DepEd Order (8, s. 2015), here are the
steps to follow in computing grades.
 STEPS EXAMPLE
Learner’s Raw Score Highest Possible Score

Written Work 1 18 20
Written Work 2 22 25
Written Work 3 20 20
Written Work 4 17 20
Written Work 5 23 25
Written Work 6 26 30
Written Work 7 19 20

1. Get the total score of each TOTAL 145 160

component
Learner’s Raw Score Highest Possible Score
Performance Task 1 12 15
Performance Task 2 13 15
Performance Task 3 19 25
Performance Task 4 15 20
Performance Task 5 16 20
Performance Task 6 25 25

TOTAL 100 120

Learner’s Raw Score Highest Possible Score
Quarterly Assessment 40 50
 Percentage Score (PS) x 100%

PS of Written Work is 90.63.

Percentage Score (PS) x 100%

2. Divide the total raw score by the
highest possible score then multiply PS of Performance Score is 83.33.
the qoutient by 100%

Percentage Score (PS)x 100%

PS of Quarterly Assessment is
80.00.
 STEPS
3. Convert Percentage Scores to Weighted
Scores. Multiply the Percentage Score by the
weight of the component indicated in Table 4 and
Table 5.
EXAMPLE
Written Work for English Grade 4 is 30%
Weighted score (WS)= 90.63 x 0.30
The Weighted Score of Written Work is 27.19.
Performance Tasks for English Grade 4 is 50%.
Weighted Score (WS)= 83.33 x 0.50.
The Weighted Score of Performance Task is 41.67.
Quarterly Assessment for English Grade 4 is 20%.
Weighted Score (WS)= 80.00 x 0.20.
The Weighted Score of Quarterly Assessment is 16.

4. Add the Weighted Scores of each component. Component Weighted Scores

The result will be the Initial Grade. Written Work = 27.19
Performance Task = 41.67
Quartely Assessment = 16.00

TOTAL = 84.86
The Initial Grade is 84.86.
5. Transmit the Initia Grade using the The Initial Grade is 84.86
 How are Grades computed at the end of the
school year?
For Kindergarten.
- no numerical grades. Only descriptions of the learners’ progress using
the checklist.

For Grades 1 to 10
- The average of th Quarterly Grades (QG) produces the Final Grades
(FG) per learning area.
- The General Average is computed by dividing the sum of all Final Grades
by the total number of learning areas.

For Grades 11 and 12

- The two quarters determine the Final Grade in a Semester.
 How is the learner’s progress reported?
DESCRIPTORS, GRADING SCALE AND REMARKS
DESCRIPTOR GRADING SCALE REMARKS

OUTSTANDING 90-100 PASSED

VERY SATISFACTORY 85-89 PASSED

SATISFACTORY 80-84 PASSED

FAIRLY SATISFACTORY 75-79 PASSED

DID NOT MEET BELOW 75 FAILED

EXPECTATIONS
HOW ARE LEARNERS’ PROMOTED OR
RETAINED AT THE END OF THE
SCHOOL YEAR?
 LEARNER PROMOTION AND RETENTION
REQUIREMENTS DECISION
1. Final Grade of a least 75 in all learning Promoted to the next grade level
areas
For Grades 1 to 3 2. Did Not Meet Expectations in not more Must pass remedial classes for learning
Learners than two learning areas areas with failing mark to be promoted to
the next grade level. Otherwise the learner
is retained in the same grade level.

3. Did Not Meet Expectations in three or Retained in tha same grade level
more learning areas

1. Final Grade of at least 75 in all learning Promoted to the next grade level
areas
2. Did Not Meet Expectations in not more Must pass remedial classes for learning
For Grades 4 to 10 than two learning areas areas with failing mark to be promoted to
the next grade level. Otherwise the learner
Learners is retained in the same grade level.

3. Did Not Meet Expectations in three or Retained in tha same grade level
more learning areas
 REQUIREMENTS
1. Final Grade of a least 75 in all
learning areas in a semester
2. Did Not Meet Expectations in a
prerequisite subject in a learning
area
For Grades 11 to
12 Learners 3. Did Not Meet Expectations in
any subject or learning area at the
end of the semester
4. Must pass all subjects or
learning areas in Senior High
School
DECISION
Can proceed to the next semester
Must pass remedial classes for
failed competencies in the subject
before being allowed to enroll in
the higher-level subject
Must pass remedial classes for
failed competencies in the subjects
or learning areas to be allowed to
enroll in the next semester.
Otherwise the learner must retake
the subjects failed.
Earn the Senior High School
Certificate
 Alternative Grading Systems
PASS-FAIL SYSTEMS.
A pass/fail grading system is one in which the student receives
either a passing grade or a failing grade rather than a more accurate
ranking of success. Any student that does work above a failing level-
defined by either the school or the instructor-will pass the class.

Non-Graded Evaluations
Non-Graded Evaluations do not assign numeric or letter grades
as a matter of policy. This practice is usuallu based on a belief that
grades introduce an inapproriate and distracting element of
competition into the learning process.