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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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Student Assessment in Canada Publications

Student Assessment in Canada

Dr. Alan Taylor and Dr. Teresita Tubianosa

How do we measure student learning in Canadian classrooms? This report examines many important facets of student evaluation. It analyzes and compares our various provincial and national assessment systems through interviews and surveys with education officials across Canada. The researchers review the broad international context for testing, the role of testing and measurement in the teaching and learning environment, and emerging assessment technologies, including value-added measurement and on-line testing. Common criticisms of testing and measurement and the shortcomings of current practice are also appraised. The report concludes with recommendations for a balanced model of assessment designed to improve teaching and learning in Canadian classrooms. A number of illustrative Canadian case studies are included in the appendix.

The study was conducted by Dr. Alan Taylor and Dr. Teresita-Salve Tubianosa. An internationally recognized expert in the field of testing and measurement, Taylor is the National Research Coordinator for the TIMSS assessments and an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia. The research was commissioned by SAEE through a research grant from Max Bell Foundation for this purpose.

Research Series 7, Published May 2001, ISBN # 0965144-7-2

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