Canadian Testing Links:

*This page is intended as a quick introduction to online testing resources and issues in Canada. It is for student or lay public use and is by no means complete. I welcome suggestions for extending it further.

Send suggested URLs to: pballan@comnet.ca

*View the respective international rankings on Reading, Math, and Science:

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development-Education Survey (which collected data on 25,000, 15-year -olds from 32 developed countries (April-May, 2000).

Canadian Teachers' Federation page on testing:

*Lists Province-Wide Assessment Programs for all provinces and territories!

*What parents need to know about psychological testing

TESTING: BASIC CONCEPTS: BASIC TERMINOLOGY

Provincial Exams: British Columbia

BC

Guide to regional schools and educational institutions in BC

*Regional BC differences on the 98-99 provincial Math/Chemistry/English exam performance

*EDUCATION INDICATORS OF YOUTH IN BC 99-2001 (pdf file).

Canada's Great Leap Backward in Education

What should she know? China decided rote memorization kills creativity. Someone tell BC's testing zealots. (September, 6 2005).

Provincial Exams: Alberta

Examination Manager's Report
Diploma Examination Results 2002

Previous Diploma Examinations and Answer Keys

Provincial Exams: Manitoba:

Manitoba Association of Teachers of English*A Provincial exams links page.

Ontario Links:

"Education Quality & Accountability Office" (Ontario)

*a link regarding the situation in ontario

A Compendium of Neuropsychological Tests: Administration, Norms, and Commentary. (Second Edition) OTFRIED SPREEN and ESTHER STRAUSS

Smarter people no wealthier, study finds

"People who score higher on intelligence tests may still have difficulty balancing their chequebooks, according to a U.S. study that finds no link between smarts and wealth."
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
CBC News

Collateral Damage
July 25, 2007

Nichols and Berliner show how the pressures of high-stakes testing erode the validity of test scores and distort the integrity of the education system. Their analysis provides a comprehensive intellectual framework for arguments against high-stakes testing, while putting a compelling human face on the data marhaled in support of those arguments.

Sooke teacher who refused to administer the DART test to her Grade 3 students has again made news.

November 30, 2007

There is more than one way to measure your school’s success. Make an informed decision. Below are a number of resources on the issue of ranking schools, as well as information on our SFU Faculty experts on the subject.

May 22, 2007