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Toronto Board of Education (Ontario). Research Dept. – 1961
A battery of objective examinations administered to Grade 12 students in Toronto and Ontario consisted of tests designated as Scholastic Aptitude Test (Verbal and Mathematics Sections), World History, Economics, Algebra, and Latin. Norms were prepared on the tests for each of three groups of students: General, Technical, and Commercial. The tests…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Testing, Grade 12, Norm Referenced Tests
Toronto Board of Education (Ontario). Research Dept.
The relationship between the Scholastic Aptitude Test of Ontario (S.A.T.O.) administered to twelfth grade students and the College Entrance Examination Board Scholastic Aptitude Test (C.E.E.B.), of which the S.A.T.O. is a modification, was studied. Data was collected through the co-operation of the schools. The S.A.T.O. data was recorded as raw…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Data Analysis
Wahlstrom, Merlin; Weinstein, Edwin L. – School Guidance Worker, 1976
Reports on methods of school assessment of student achievement in Canada. It includes a brief description of the tests that are commonly used at the intermediate level and the ways in which they are used. (Author)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing
Bognar, Carl – Interchange, 1976
The "return to the basics" movement, emphasizing clear, specifiable skills, has stirred interest at all levels of the Canadian educational community. (MB)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Educational Objectives, Educational Trends

Parker, Kevin – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1983
Factor analyzed the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) across nine age groups in the standardization sample. When three- and four-factor analyses were performed, the familiar three-factor structure (Verbal Comprehension, Perceptual Organization, and Freedom From Distractibility) was clearly visible. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Adults, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Foreign Countries

Pope, Gregory A.; Wentzel, Carolyn; Cammaert, Ron – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2002
Analysis of all January and June 2000 test scores for Alberta high school seniors found weak relationships between gender and both diploma examination and school-awarded scores. The largest statistical effect for gender was that the difference between the two sets of scores was greater for girls than boys, with school-awarded scores being higher.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, High School Seniors, High Stakes Tests
Hatheway, Garth E. – School Administrator, 1988
In Canada, tests and test results do not appear to be driving the school system. Canadian universities do not require Canadian applicants to provide SAT or ACT scores for admission. Most provinces administer their own testing programs aimed at all students, not only the college bound. Developing the whole child is an important objective. (MLH)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Child Development, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education

McMurtry, John – Canadian Social Studies, 1992
Criticizes calls for national competency testing for Canadian students. Argues that thinking skills are too complex, and standardized tests too simplistic, for such tests to be valuable. Points out that testing alone does not improve education. Examines why standardized tests are appealing. Concludes that the tests are useful if their limits are…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, National Competency Tests
Ma, Xin; McIntyre, Laureen J. – Canadian Journal of Education, 2005
Using data from the Longitudinal Study of Mathematics Participation (N = 1,518 students from 34 schools), we investigated the effects of pure and applied mathematics courses on mathematics achievement, controlling for prior mathematics achievement. Results of multilevel modelling showed that the effects of pure mathematics were significant after…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, Longitudinal Studies, Foreign Countries
Hunter, William J. – School Guidance Worker, 1980
An essential function of the school guidance worker is the translation of test results into plain language and/or concrete recommendations. To do so requires a thorough understanding of the various test scores publishers provide. (Author)
Descriptors: Counselor Role, Educational Counseling, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries

Strain, John – Distance Education, 1989
Discussion of the development of distance education programs in the United States, Australia, Canada, and Great Britain focuses primarily on six programs in the United States. External degree programs are discussed, standard examinations that assess prior learning are described, and credit policies for extra-institutional learning are examined.…
Descriptors: College Credits, Distance Education, Equivalency Tests, External Degree Programs

Runte, Robert – Canadian Journal of Education, 1998
A case study of centralized provincial testing in Alberta (Canada) shows that teachers can retain their assessment skills and responsibility, and so do not necessarily undergo "deskilling" in the implementation of centralized testing. The teachers appear to have undergone an ideological proletarianization, with considerable technical…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Centralization, Foreign Countries, Standardized Tests
Froese, V. – 1983
The purpose of this paper is to examine the assessment procedures initiated and used by most Canadian provinces during the past decade to describe public school reading achievement, to identify commonalities and differences among those procedures, and to comment on the significance of the identified trends. The stated purposes of evaluation…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries

Froese, V. – English Quarterly, 1984
Focuses on the stated purposes of reading evaluation, examines trends in the types of assessments used, and looks at some possible indicators of changes in literacy levels in the Canadian Provinces. (CRH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Literacy, Literacy Education
Gareau, Claude – Francais dans le Monde, 1981
Describes a testing program designed to assess the French language proficiency of professionals desiring to practice in the Quebec region. Discusses the criteria used for the construction, administration, and scoring of the tests in compliance with the 1977 French language legislation. (MES)
Descriptors: French, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Legislation