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Homework and the Development of Study Skills
Homework is given in age/grade appropriate ways at all levels. Younger children will have short assignments that help reinforce what is being learned in class and help parents understand the new skills and knowledge that their children are developing. Older children (starting in first grade) will also have a school planner in which homework assignments are written. All students are taught how to study and review for tests and quizzes. Upper elementary students will also have extra instruction in study and organization skills.
Standardized Testing
Students in Virginia private schools do not participate in Virginia SOL’s (Standards of Learning tests). However, Good Shepherd feels that yearly outside testing is essential to assess each student’s progress and also the effectiveness of our programs. Therefore, Good Shepherd students in grades Kindergarten – 6th participate yearly in standardized assessments which ascertain their achievement level in comparison to other students nationally in public schools and in Christian schools.
All Kindergarten – 6th grade students take the SAT’s, Stanford Achievement Tests, 10th edition, and the Stanford Bible Assessment Test, in April of each year. Students in grades 1, 2, and 5 also take the OLSAT, the Otis Lennon School Ability Test, 8th edition.
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