In the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland, a new set of rules for the assessment of pupils has been in place since the 2023/24 school year. These take into account not only learning outcomes in the form of grades, but also social skills, in order to enable a support-oriented assessment. As a Sdui Group company, PUPIL AG is a company of Sdui Group, is implementing the digital tool for the new assessment regulations with PUPIL@SZ.
Core functions of "Pupil@SZ”
- Digitalization of the entire grading process from recording assessment events to creating and printing the report card
- PUPIL@SZ supports teachers in observing, evaluating and encouraging pupils - alone and as part of a team
- Document assessments such as exams, proof of competence, etc. in just a few clicks
- Record professional observations that support teachers in making professional judgment calls
- Display grades as a progress graph for each student
- "Journal": document teacher observations and make them accessible to parents or guardians via the parent portal if required
- Prepare, fill out and archive forms for discussions with students
- Record interdisciplinary skills (e.g. social skills) in detail
- Easily carry out gradings on iPads or cell phones and record observations
- Prepare, complete and archive the form for conversations with pupils (location discussions)
Digitally implement support-oriented assessment in the canton of Schwyz
Schools in the canton of Schwyz can choose to switch to the new assessment regulations from the 2023/24 or 2024/25 school year. “PUPIL@SZ” will be available to all 35 schools in the canton from July 2023 at the latest and will make it possible to clearly record, document and evaluate assessments based on all subject-specific and “interdisciplinary” skills