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The Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education provides non-partisan education research and information to policy-makers, education partners and the public. Our purpose is to encourage higher performance throughout Canada's public education system.
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BUILDING SCHOOL SUCCESS THROUGH RESEARCH
The Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education (SAEE) provides non-partisan education research and information to policy-makers, education partners and the public. Our mission is to develop new Canadian knowledge on school improvement and foster the understanding of its use. We support public schools and those who work with them to improve outcomes for all students.
NEW PUBLICATIONS
Comparisons Between Paper and Computer-based Tests:
Foundation Skills Assessment 2001-2006 Data
Jim Gaskill and Mike Marshall
This report compares the performance of students taking the Grade 7 FSA exam in British Columbia in computer-based and paper-based formats and offers quantitative evidence to guide future computer-based test administration.
May 2007
ISBN 978-0-973018-1-1
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Sharing Our Success:
More Case Studies in Aboriginal Schooling
George Fulford et al.
Presents promising practices found in a new set of schools from central, northern and Atlantic Canada, along with key success factors and recommendations.
February 2007
ISBN 978-0-9737755-8-7
♦ Media Release ♦ Executive Summary ♦ Details ♦ Order
Automated Essay Scoring:
A Literature Review
Dr. Susan M. Phillips
This report examines the latest research on computer scoring of essays and the issues that it presents when considering implementation in K-12 schools in Canada.
February 2007
ISBN 978-0-9737755-7-0
♦ Executive Summary ♦ Download (PDF 2.5 mb) ♦ Details ♦ Order
ArtsSmarts at Caslan School:
A Longitudinal Case Study
Yvette Stack
A three-year case study documenting the effects of the infusion of arts and culture in a K-9 school struggling with chronic poor achievement, attendance, behaviour, and parental involvement.
December 2006
ISBN 978-0-9737755-6-3
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School Improvement in Action:
Lessons in Sustainability
Cynthia Lewis
This study documents the results of the School Improvement Grants Program, an action research project in British Columbia to support efforts to raise literacy and math skills in public schools serving lower-income neighbourhoods.
December 2006
ISBN 0-9737755-5-6
♦ Executive Summary ♦ Press Release
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Choice in Urban School Systems:
The Edmonton Experience
Patrick Maguire
This study offers rare Canadian evidence on school choice policies and their impacts and research-based solutions to practical problems in the design and implementation of choice plans.
August 2006
ISBN 0937755-4-8
♦ Executive Summary ♦ Press Release ♦ Details ♦ Order
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