Provincial Achievement Tests
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Alberta Education investigating social media posts about provincial achievement testsVideos that surfaced on social media have prompted Alberta Education to launch an investigation into whether they give away answers to Grade 9 provincial achievement tests.EducationJun 24, 2022
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Calgary Catholic students won’t be writing Provincial Achievement Tests this yearStudents within the Calgary Catholic School District won't be writing their provincial achievement tests this year. The board has cancelled the PATs.EducationOct 7, 2020
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‘Not a standardized year’: Edmonton Public School Board decides to push province to cancel PAT, diploma examsThe Edmonton Public School Board has moved to advocate for the provincial government to cancel diploma exams for Grade 12 students and Provincial Achievement Tests this school year.EducationOct 6, 2020
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COVID-19: Edmonton school trustee pushes to suspend provincial achievement and diploma examsThere is a growing push to have Provincial Achievement Tests and diploma exams suspended for the 2020-21 school year.EducationSep 29, 2020
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Why standardized tests are a controversial subject for Alberta schoolsNot every Canadian province administers standardized tests at the elementary school level.EducationSep 3, 2019
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Alberta government cancels partnership with teachers’ associationThe Alberta government has cancelled a partnership with the Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA) on provincial curriculum development.EducationAug 17, 2019
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Alberta government bringing back Grade 3 standardized testingThe Alberta government is bringing back standardized testing for Grade 3 students, though some changes won’t take effect until the 2020-21 school year or beyond.PoliticsJun 27, 2019
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Kids Come First report suggests Calgary public school students falling behind in mathResults of a Kids Come First survey were particularly troubling in northeast Calgary, where 93 per cent of schools are falling below the provincial average in math. That’s the case for students in only 47 per cent of Catholic schools.EducationFeb 2, 2017
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Grade 6 math marks concerning to Edmonton school boards, Alberta education ministerAlberta high school students performed well on the 2015-2016 diploma exams and Provincial Achievement Tests (PATs), particularly in sciences. But the marks weren't so great when it comes to Grade 6 math.EducationOct 7, 2016
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