Standardized Testing

• Ontario NDP, Liberals pledge to overhaul standardized EQAO testing

  Both the New Democrats and the Liberals have promised to end EQAO testing, at least in its current form, if they are elected next month.

  Politics

  May 10, 2022
  
• ‘We cannot afford to wait’: Alberta reading expert warns struggling readers falling further behind

  A reading researcher says Alberta students are falling behind. Many struggling readers are up to a year below grade level.

  Education

  May 11, 2021
  
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• Sask. reading, math, science scores below Canadian average but there are positive trends: study

  Saskatchewan's reading, math and science scores are below national averages according to an international education study, but the province's scores in all three areas improved since 2015.

  Education

  Dec 10, 2019
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• BCTF says parents can opt out of FSA test, despite school boards saying it’s mandatory

  The BC Teachers' Federation has sent a letter to parents saying they can opt their children out from taking the Foundation Skills Assessment.

  Education

  Sep 26, 2019
• Ontario students allowed to use headphones, online calculators during EQAO test

  EQAO 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.

  Education

  Nov 16, 2018
• Manitoba breaks down Grade 12 testing numbers for first time in 20 years

  For the first time in almost two decades, the province has released detailed results of standardized Grade 12 math, English, and French testing.

  Education

  Oct 25, 2018
• Manitoba students still Canada’s worst in reading, math and science

  Testing done in 2016 shows a growing gap in the performance of English and French students in Manitoba.

  Canada

  Apr 30, 2018
• EQAO cancels high school online literacy tests due to ‘technical issues’

  A first-time attempt to have Ontario high school students complete standardized testing online has been cancelled due to "widespread technical issues" on Thursday.

  Education

  Oct 20, 2016
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• Changes to teaching practices could be coming to some B.C. schools

  A math course where the students build furniture? An environmental course that’s almost never in a classroom? Just two of the many changes students and parents across the province could see in the coming years.

  Education

  Jan 29, 2015