NRS-17230 | Examination Books [The Junction Public School]

The nature and function of the School Examination Book is indicated by the following passage, which, with variations, is printed on the inside front cover of each volume:Half-yearly Examination of Pupils 1. All classes must be examined half-yearly by the head of the Department or the First Assistant, the examinations to be completed by the end of June and November. 2. The nature of each test, and, as far as possible, the actual questions set, should be indicated. 3. Pupils’ names should be, as far as practicable, arranged in alphabetical order. 4. Absentees from the regular class examination should be tested as opportunity offers.5. The record for each class should be signed both by the Examiner and the class teacher.6. The results of the class teacher’s tests may be taken into account, or, in some cases, may be entirely accepted for the purposes of the half-yearly examination when the Head of Department has satisfied himself as to the character and usefulness of the tests. By examination of pupils’ written work, more, perhaps, than by any other single procedure, the nature of the tests given by the teacher, the character of the work attempted, and the effectiveness of the teaching will be disclosed. The neatness of the written work and the standard of the writing are strong indications of the tone of the class and of the teacher’s control. 7. This record is of great importance both to teacher and inspector. The teacher will learn from it the general result of his teaching and the development of individual pupils. The inspector will take it into account in estimating the general management of the school and the work of the class teacher. It is also an essential factor in determining the fitness of candidates for the “Permit to Enrol.”At an earlier period examinations were held quarterly, and a similar notice appeared in the front of books printed to record the results of examinations conducted in March, June, September and December.Each volume of the Examination Book typically contains copies of examination papers, normally pasted in but occasionally handwritten, with a record of the marks achieved by individual pupils in each subject, their overall results, and, if deemed appropriate, the teacher’s comments. The pre-printed format of the volumes provides for results to be recorded in Reading, Writing, Spelling, Composition, Arithmetic and two or three other subjects (with variations over time), and for the results of the June and November examinations, or of the March, June, September and December quarterly examinations, to be recorded alongside each other. Normally one volume will be used to record the performance of pupils in the same grade during successive years, but occasionally the record may instead follow the progression of a particular class through the several grades. In the case of smaller schools, one volume may suffice for all grades of the school.The series is currently represented by a single volume, in which are recorded results for all classes in the March and June quarterly examinations held in 1925. There are no results given for the second half of the year, and the greater part of the volume remains unused.

《学校考试记录册》（School Examination Book）的性质与功用，可通过下述文字说明——该文字经小幅调整后，印于每册记录册的内封面上：
学生半年度考核
1. 所有班级均须由系主任或首席助理每半年开展一次考核，考核需于每年6月末与11月末前完成。
2. 需明确每场考核的性质，并尽可能完整记录实际命题内容。
3. 学生姓名应在可行范围内按字母顺序排列。
4. 未参加班级常规考核的缺勤学生，需待后续时机补测。
5. 每份班级考核记录均须由主考官与班主任共同签字。
6. 班主任的考核结果可纳入半年度考核的考量范畴；若系主任确认该考核的质量与实用性，在部分场景下亦可直接采用其结果作为半年度考核的依据。通过审阅学生的书面作业，我们能够比通过其他单一方式更清晰地了解教师所设考核的性质、学生完成作业的水平，以及教学工作的成效。书面作业的整洁度与书写水准，能够有力反映班级的整体风貌与教师的管理水平。
7. 该记录册对教师与督学均具有重要价值：教师可借此明晰自身教学的整体成效与每位学生的成长情况；督学则可通过该记录册评估学校的整体管理水平与班主任的工作表现。此外，该记录亦是评定考生是否符合“入学许可（Permit to Enrol）”资格的核心依据之一。

此前，考核曾按季度开展，彼时印制用于记录3月、6月、9月及12月考核结果的记录册封面，亦印有类似说明。

每册考试记录册通常收录考试试卷副本——一般为粘贴形式，偶有手写版本——并记录每位学生在各科目中的得分、总成绩，以及经评估认为适宜时可附上的教师评语。该类记录册的预印格式预设了可记录阅读、书写、拼写、作文、算术及另外两至三门科目（随时间推移有所调整）的成绩栏，同时可将6月与11月的半年度考核结果，或3月、6月、9月、12月的季度考核结果并列记录。

通常情况下，单册记录册用于记录同一年级学生在连续多年中的学业表现，但偶尔也可用于追踪特定班级在各年级中的学业进阶情况。针对规模较小的学校，单册记录册即可覆盖全校所有年级的考核记录。

当前该系列仅存一册，其中记录了1925年3月与6月季度考核中全校各班的成绩。该册未收录下半年的考核结果，且绝大多数页面仍为空白。