Author: Lenora Perry Fagan
Publisher: Canadian Education Association
ISBN: 9780920315767
Category : Education, Secondary
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
In Canada today there is a clear move toward a more outcomes-based education system. This report examines the state of high school student assessment and reviews standards and accountability strategies. It reports on the policies, programs, and initiatives in all provincial ministries or departments of education and a sample of school boards across the country. Data were derived from a telephone survey of departmental/ministerial representatives from all 10 provinces and the 2 territories and from a questionnaire that was mailed to 279 school boards. A total of 140 boards responded, a 50 percent response rate. Data show that both boards and ministries are putting more emphasis on the development of comprehensive policies to cover all aspects of student evaluation. There is some movement away from relying on paper-and-pencil testing as the sole means of evaluation; the use of more authentic, performance-based approaches and a greater variety of assessment techniques are being promoted. Some of the best practices in high school evaluation involve use of a broad range of assessment methods; introduction of or improvements to provincial examinations; greater use of summative and formative evaluations; greater emphasis on modifying evaluation for special-needs students; use of performance-based assessment; and more reporting to parents and the public. Thirteen tables are included. Appendices contain copies of the two questionnaires and selected school board material. (Contains 19 references.) (LMI)
Evaluating Achievement of Senior High School Students in Canada
Author: Lenora Perry Fagan
Publisher: Canadian Education Association
ISBN: 9780920315767
Category : Education, Secondary
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
In Canada today there is a clear move toward a more outcomes-based education system. This report examines the state of high school student assessment and reviews standards and accountability strategies. It reports on the policies, programs, and initiatives in all provincial ministries or departments of education and a sample of school boards across the country. Data were derived from a telephone survey of departmental/ministerial representatives from all 10 provinces and the 2 territories and from a questionnaire that was mailed to 279 school boards. A total of 140 boards responded, a 50 percent response rate. Data show that both boards and ministries are putting more emphasis on the development of comprehensive policies to cover all aspects of student evaluation. There is some movement away from relying on paper-and-pencil testing as the sole means of evaluation; the use of more authentic, performance-based approaches and a greater variety of assessment techniques are being promoted. Some of the best practices in high school evaluation involve use of a broad range of assessment methods; introduction of or improvements to provincial examinations; greater use of summative and formative evaluations; greater emphasis on modifying evaluation for special-needs students; use of performance-based assessment; and more reporting to parents and the public. Thirteen tables are included. Appendices contain copies of the two questionnaires and selected school board material. (Contains 19 references.) (LMI)
Publisher: Canadian Education Association
ISBN: 9780920315767
Category : Education, Secondary
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
In Canada today there is a clear move toward a more outcomes-based education system. This report examines the state of high school student assessment and reviews standards and accountability strategies. It reports on the policies, programs, and initiatives in all provincial ministries or departments of education and a sample of school boards across the country. Data were derived from a telephone survey of departmental/ministerial representatives from all 10 provinces and the 2 territories and from a questionnaire that was mailed to 279 school boards. A total of 140 boards responded, a 50 percent response rate. Data show that both boards and ministries are putting more emphasis on the development of comprehensive policies to cover all aspects of student evaluation. There is some movement away from relying on paper-and-pencil testing as the sole means of evaluation; the use of more authentic, performance-based approaches and a greater variety of assessment techniques are being promoted. Some of the best practices in high school evaluation involve use of a broad range of assessment methods; introduction of or improvements to provincial examinations; greater use of summative and formative evaluations; greater emphasis on modifying evaluation for special-needs students; use of performance-based assessment; and more reporting to parents and the public. Thirteen tables are included. Appendices contain copies of the two questionnaires and selected school board material. (Contains 19 references.) (LMI)
Evaluating Academic Achievement in the Last Three Years of Secondary School in Canada
Author: Verner R. Nyberg
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Resources in Education
Passing the Test
Author: Marita Moll
Publisher: Canadian Centre Policy Alternatives
ISBN: 088627334X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Publisher: Canadian Centre Policy Alternatives
ISBN: 088627334X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Resources in Education
Assessment of Student Achievement
Author: Merlin W. Wahlstrom
Publisher: Ministry of Education, Ontario
ISBN:
Category : Academic achievement
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Publisher: Ministry of Education, Ontario
ISBN:
Category : Academic achievement
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Conditions of School Performance in Seven Countries
Author: Hans Döbert
Publisher: Waxmann Verlag
ISBN: 9783830963738
Category : Comparative education
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
Publisher: Waxmann Verlag
ISBN: 9783830963738
Category : Comparative education
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
Research in Education
Science Education in Canada
Author: F. Michael Connelly
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Science Education in Canada: Policies, practices & perceptions
Author: F. Michael Connelly
Publisher: Toronto, Ont. : Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Publisher: Toronto, Ont. : Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description