In Ontario, 52 per cent of students in Sixth Grade failed to meet provincial standards in mathematics.
standardized tests
June 8, 2022
9:13AM
Standardized testing provides an objective assessment of student progress and proficiency in core subjects.
April 18, 2022
5:30AM
Students in the province now write numeracy and literacy assessments that don’t count towards their final marks.
April 15, 2022
4:30AM
The province's students, who used to score at the bottom, now score at the Canadian average.
March 29, 2022
9:23AM
The province's Grade 12 exams used to be worth 50 per cent of a student’s final grade compared to 10 per cent this school year.
March 29, 2022
9:16AM
Today's tests place less emphasis on subject-specific knowledge than they once did.
March 21, 2022
9:37AM
Only 14 per cent of B.C. parents opposed standardized testing, with only five per cent strongly opposed.