Teacher professiolect used in the formulation of descriptive behavioural grades on school certificates. Exploratory study

Abstract

The aim of this article is to present an interesting area for empirical exploration, which is the analysis of the teacher’s professiolect used in editing descriptive grades on school certificates. The analysis of descriptive behavioural as-sessments on school certificates has been highlighted, with particular emphasis on professiolect used to formulate the grades. Teachers preparing a descriptive assessment of behaviour on a school certificate should prepare it in the form of individual descriptions of behaviour formulated separately for each pupil in the class. In their assessment, teachers should consider the pupil’s progress in emotional and social development and the child’s personal achievements. Based on the results of the ex-ploratory study, I present the examples proving that teachers, when formulating descriptive assessments of students’ behav-iour on school certificates, use a teacher professiolect that may not be fully understood by students and their parents – the most important recipients to whom behaviour assessment in early childhood education is addressed.