Education Quality And Accountability Office
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EQAO results: Ontario students’ math and literacy scores flat or up slightlyThe Education Quality and Accountability Office has released its annual standardized test results.EducationSep 28, 2023
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EQAO standardized testing paused due to technical issuesThe Education Quality and Accountability Office says the problem is slowing the system for some users and they are working to resolve it as quickly as possible.EducationMay 27, 2022
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Ontario looks to move standardized testing online, will pilot some testing this yearEducation Minister Stephen Lecce says the Education Quality and Accountability Office, which creates and administers the assessments, started the procurement process Wednesday.EducationSep 23, 2020
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Guelph’s EQAO results fall in line with provincial averagesUpper Grand showed improvement in academic math scores, while Grade 6 math scores were low in both public and Catholic school boards.EducationSep 25, 2019
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Standardized tests for Ontario teachers doesn’t necessarily improve student scores: reportThe EQAO literature review found that while many studies show a positive correlation between teachers' scores and student outcomes, it is only weakly to moderately predictive of student performance.EducationAug 30, 2019
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Ontario elementary students’ math scores decline on EQAO testThe number of elementary students in Ontario who are meeting the provincial standard in math has steadily declined over the past decade.EducationAug 28, 2019
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Ontario’s education minister Lisa Thompson defends $140K EQAO job for failed Tory candidateCameron Montgomery was announced recently as the new full-time chair of the board of directors of the Education Quality and Accountability Office.EducationFeb 20, 2019
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Ontario students allowed to use headphones, online calculators during EQAO testEQAO chief assessment officer Steven Reid says the agency is making the rule changes after consultations with educators in order to better reflect regular assessment environments in classrooms.EducationNov 16, 2018
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Peel school board calls for suspension of EQAO testing after ‘worrying’ math resultsJanet McDougald, chair of the Peel District School Board (PDSB), said math results in the annual Education Quality and Accountability Office test continue to be "disappointing" and "worrying" despite significant efforts to improve achievement levels.EducationOct 12, 2017
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Ontario math test scores for elementary school students not improvingMath test scores have not improved - and have decreased slightly in some cases - among elementary school students in Ontario.EducationAug 30, 2017
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