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Educational Testing: The Canadian Experience With Standards, Examinations, and Assessments

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date April 28, 1993
Report No. PEMD-93-11
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Summary:

In 1992, the National Council on Education Standards and Testing proposed a national system of standards and assessments as the cornerstone of an overall approach to improving precollege education. This report examines Canada's experience with large-scale testing programs. GAO applies the following five questions to the Canadian experience: (1) How have educational standards been set, by whom, and at what level? (2) What kinds of tests have been used to assess whether the standards are being met? (3) What kinds of stakes have been attached to tests to ensure that they will be taken seriously? (4) What explicit safeguards have been used to prevent misuse of tests? (5) Have efforts at raising expectations and checking results brought promise of improved teaching and learning?

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