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Peer reviewedRobitaille, David F.; Sherrill, James M. – Canadian Journal of Education, 1979
This report on the 1977 mathematics assessment of British Columbian students in grades 4, 8, and 12 describes the item specification model; test administration procedures; results for each grade level; and overall results correlated to sex, mother tongue, and parental level of schooling. (SJL)
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 12
Download full textAlberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation Branch. – 1998
This annual report combines the November, January, April, June, and August provincial results in diploma examination courses in the Alberta (Canada) schools. The graphs, tables, and text describe student performance for the entire school year. The report is designed to assist school personnel in identifying patterns of students' achievement in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Grade 12
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation Branch. – 1999
This annual report combines the November, January, April, June, and August provincial results in diploma examination courses in Alberta, Canada. The graphs, tables, and text describe student performance for the entire school year. The report is designed to assist school personnel in identifying patterns of student achievement in Alberta and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Annual Reports
General Information: Grade 12 Diploma Examinations Program, 1986-87 School Year. Student Evaluation.
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1986
This bulletin contains general information about the Grade 12 Diploma Examinations Program in Alberta, Canada. All twelfth graders must write at least one diploma examination to receive a high school diploma. The examination certifies academic achievement in English 30 and 33, Social Studies 30, Mathematics 30, Biology 30, Chemistry 30, Physics…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Credit Courses, Equivalency Tests, Foreign Countries
The System-Wide Evaluation Project in Ottawa Board of Education High Schools. Research Report 86-04.
Wightman, Margaret – 1986
This report describes the procedures of a systemwide testing program established by the Ottawa, Ontario, education board to evaluate high school student performance in selected courses. The project was initiated in response to a directive from trustees, who were concerned about variation of academic standards among students in relation to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperative Planning, Educational Improvement, Evaluation Methods
PDF pending restorationAlberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1997
Annually in May and June, grade 3, 6, and 9 students in Alberta (Canada) take provincial achievement tests. This guide, in both English and French versions, explains the achievement tests. The tests are designed to indicate how well students meet the province's standards, to support teachers in planning instruction, and to inform the public about…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary School Students
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Data Processing Branch. – 1986
This document reports the provincial results of the June 1986 student achievement tests in Alberta in grade 3 mathematics, grade 6 science, and grade 9 English language arts. The achievement tests are specific to the program of studies prescribed by the Minister of Education. The document starts with general information about the testing program…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Grade 3
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation Branch. – 1994
The annual report on achievement testing in Alberta (Canada) includes test results for third-grade students in language learning (for the regular English program), sixth-grade students in social studies, and ninth-grade students in science. Results are regarded in terms of curriculum standards, assessment standards, and achievement standards.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Nagy, Philip; Traub, Ross E. – 1986
This three-part document provides strategies for evaluating the impact of a province-wide testing program in Ontario (Canada) and reviews the literature on the impact of testing. Part One identifies the effects of province-wide examinations for selected high school courses and proposes four studies to monitor these effects: (1) an analysis of data…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
PDF pending restorationAlberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1997
Annually in May and June, grade 3, 6, and 9 students in Alberta (Canada) take provincial achievement tests. This guide, in both English and French versions, explains the achievement tests. The tests are designed to indicate how well students meet the province's standards, to support teachers in planning instruction, and to inform the public about…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
PDF pending restorationAlberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1997
Annually in May and June, grade 3, 6, and 9 students in Alberta (Canada) take provincial achievement tests. This guide, in both English and French versions, explains the achievement tests. The tests are designed to indicate how well students meet the province's standards, to support teachers in planning instruction, and to inform the public about…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, French
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. Curriculum Services Branch. – 1993
The 1991 Manitoba Health Education Assessment consisted of the grade-4 health education test, a survey of grade-4 teachers, and the comparison of student performance in grades 5 and 10 from 1982 to 1991. The grade-4 sample consisted of 10% of students from English language schools, all students in Franco-Manitoban schools, and 25% of all students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum, Educational Assessment
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Data Processing Branch. – 1985
Results of the Alberta, Canada Grade 12 Diploma Examinations Program are presented for the January 1985 test administration. All twelfth grade students are required to pass at least one of these tests in order to receive a high school diploma. Some students also receive course credit by passing the appropriate examination. Examinations are…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Biology, Chemistry, English
