A new vision for large-scale testing in Ontario : Nouvelle vision pour l'évaluation à grande échelle en Ontario

Our education system has moved in a positive direction and it continues to improve to meet the needs of our students and the expectations of the public through initiatives aimed at: • reducing primary class size; • renewing the focus on professional development; • recognizing the importance of literacy and numeracy; • targeting resources and supports to the most vulnerable. [...] In the ensuing years, the Ontario ministry of for examining the content and education introduced a standardized report card and standardized delivery of curriculum. [...] The ministry of education and the eQAO have both touted the importance of this formative. [...] The PISA results indicate that provides immediate feedback to the standards are already high in Ontario and that the achievement child and the parents and ensures gap is closing. [...] We also believe that reducing the amount of eQAO testing will have the following effects on the education system as a whole: • increasing student enjoyment of reading and writing; • freeing instructional time for other curriculum; • refocusing student success in a more rounded manner; • maintaining the connection with curriculum and the curriculum review process; • decreasing stress across the sys