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Alberta Journal of Educational Research: 1955-1965. Commentary on and Reprint of "A Study of the Written Composition of a Representative Sample of Alberta Grade Four and Grade Seven Pupils," by H. T. Coutts and H. S. Baker, originally published in 1955.
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Hunka, Steve – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1994
A professor/researcher reflects on the first decade of the 40-year history of this journal and selects one article typical of many during that decade, characterized by large sample sizes and statistical comparisons of achievement among Alberta students. The article selected examines writing achievement among approximately 2,000 rural and urban…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
The Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test: Mr. Harris's High-Stakes Version of B.C.'s Foundations Skills Assessment.
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Allingham, Philip V. – English Quarterly, 2000
Suggests that Canada's public education system continues to successfully enculturate and educate students of varying abilities and vocational aspirations. Claims that if the Ontario Literacy Test succeeds in undermining public confidence in the present system, the Harris government will have set the stage for the system's demise by creating a…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, Government Role, Government School Relationship
The Case against Standardized Testing and the Call for a Revitalization of Democracy
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Ricci, Carlo – Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies, 2004
This essay is the author's battle cry for help in revitalizing democracy. It deals with the institutions in which the future citizens are being educated. It deals with the undemocratic way in which schools are run. Given the time and space, the author would like to narrow the focus of his battle even further and argue for a revitalization of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 10, Boards of Education, Testing