Standardized testing
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Sep 26
EQAO tests show mixed results
New EQAO results show that students who choose Applied math are more likely to struggle than students in Academic math, no matter how they did on EQAO math tests in grade 3 and 6.
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Swedish goals for education include curiosity and confidence
From Education Week, Anthony Jackson, January 10, 2012: Sweden: The answer isn’t A.B.B.A. …The objectives of a useful education now include real-life applications for knowledge, the ability to analyze and
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Nov 10
Edmonton public school board will ask province to scrap Grade 3 achievement tests
In her election platform, Alberta's new Premier pledged to eliminate standardized tests for grade 3 and 6 students, and to look at the effectiveness of Alberta's Provincial Achievement Tests in general. The Edmonton School board has voted to ask the Premier to replace Grade 3 testing with more appropriate assessments.
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What Can We Learn From Finland?
Diane Ravitch, an internationally recognized expert on education, has been expressing dismay about current education reforms in the United States. In this blog, she describes her trip to Finland and her amazement at how different Finnish educational goals are from American ones.
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Canadian Council on Learning paints gloomy picture for Canadian education
In their final report before closing their doors, the Canadian Council on Learning decries the lack of national standards and governance over public education in Canada.