Eqao Tests in Elementary School: A Guide For Parents
Eqao Tests in Elementary School: A Guide For Parents
Eqao Tests in Elementary School: A Guide For Parents
This brochure will help you understand the two EQAO tests Ontario students write in elementary school and how you can use the results to support your child. Students across Ontario write province-wide assessments of their reading, writing and math skills at key stages in their elementary and secondary school education:
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3
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6
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9
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The tests are administered by the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO), an arms-length agency of the Ministry of Education.
Assessments of Reading, Writing and Mathematics, Primary Division (Grades 13) and Junior Division (Grades 46)
About the Assessments of Reading, Writing and Mathematics, Primary Division (Grades 13) and Junior Division (Grades 46)
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The primary-division assessment tests the reading, writing and mathematics skills students are expected to have learned by the end of Grade 3. The junior-division assessment tests the reading, writing and mathematics skills students are expected to have learned by the end of Grade 6. The testing takes place during a two-week period in late May and early June. Each school determines its exact testing dates during this period.
make sense of what they read in different kinds of texts; express their thoughts in writing using appropriate grammar, spelling and punctuation and use appropriate math skills to solve problems.
These are the first two assessments in Ontarios provincewide testing program. They provide important information about your childs achievement in relation to the provincial standard.
These fundamental literacy and math skills can and should be taught throughout the school year and reinforced in all subjects.
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pinpoint curriculum areas that need attention and strengthen the accountability of the public education system.
Classroom tests
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measure how well students have learned specific information; provide quick results teachers can use to modify teaching strategies; may have subjective components, based on the teachers knowledge of each student, and provide results that may not be comparable across the school, board or province.
EQAO tests
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whether there are patterns between the EQAO results and your childs current classroom work; which skills may need more attention and how you can work together to ensure your child can reach his or her full potential.
measure students cumulative knowledge and skills in relation to a provincial standard; are given at key stages of students education; are administered, scored and reported on in a consistent and objective manner and provide results that are comparable across the school, board and province from year to year.
Considering EQAO test results alongside classroom test results makes the picture of each students learning more complete. Visit www.eqao.com for more information.
track each childs achievement from elementary to secondary school; identify trends in student learning at the school, board and provincial levels;
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