This guide has been developed to provide direction and information to principals and teachers administering the assessments in the primary and junior divisions in spring 2010. Administering the assessments according to the guidelines in this document will ensure province-wide consistency before, during and after the administration.
Administering the Assessments of Reading, Writing and Mathematics, Spring 2010 [PDF] | Posted 02.01.10
This guide provides information and directions to assist principals and teachers in making decisions about accommodations for students with special education needs, special provisions for English-language learners and exemptions for students writing the Assessments of Reading, Writing and Mathematics, Primary Division (Grades 1–3) and Junior Division (Grades 4–6).
Guide for Accommodations, Special Provisions and Exemptions, Spring 2010 [PDF] | Posted 02.01.10
This paper outlines the value of good data and how EQAO assessments help to ensure that everyone involved in educating our children has the most powerful information available to continue this improvement.
Provincial assessments that gather information from every student provide an essential foundation of data that educators, policy-makers and researchers rely on to plan for student progress. Full-census assessments also create strong, local accountability in the publicly funded school system.
The Power of Good Information [PDF] | Posted 27.11.09
These sample Individual Student Reports show how students receive their results for the province-wide Grades 3 and 6 Assessments of Reading, Writing and Mathematics, 2008–2009.
Primary Division [PDF] | Posted 11.26.09(Available for download in 20 languages)
Download [PDF]The summary of results provides an overview of results at the provincial level as well as a comparison of results over time and strategies to assist teachers, parents and other education stakeholders in helping students develop and demonstrate their knowledge and skills in reading, writing and mathematics.
Summary of Results and Strategies for Teachers, 2008–2009 [PDF] | Posted 09.17.09
The links below provide specific information about each year’s assessment questions and scoring materials.
2008–2009 | 2007–2008 | 2006–2007 | 2005–2006 | 2004–2005 | 2003–2004 | 2002–2003 | 2001–2002 | 2000–2001 | 1999–2000
This report outlines the technical features and professional expertise that were used to ensure the accuracy, validity and psychometric integrity of the EQAO assessments administered in 2007–2008.
EQAO Connects is a Web magazine that has been created specifically for Ontario educators and is published three times a year!
With EQAO Connects,
EQAO Connects is also a great opportunity to connect with other educators across the province!
This bulletin provides an overview of the assessment structure and administration of assessments. Also included is information regarding educator resources available on the EQAO Web site.
2008–2009 Bulletin for Teachers [PDF] | Posted 01.27.09
This guide is intended to assist school and school board administrators in interpreting their students’ assessment results in order to improve student learning. Topics include:
Using Data to Promote Student Success: August 2008 [PDF] | Posted 10.01.08
This year, EQAO is privileged to have gathered a number of stories from local school communities that exemplify the many successful learning environments in publicly funded schools across the province.
Posted 09.17.08
This document reports on the technical features and professional expertise that were used to ensure the accuracy, validity and psychometric integrity of EQAO assessments, administered in 2006–2007.
EQAO assessments are scored using rubrics. The rubrics for the primary and junior division assessments give the criteria for scoring and describe the type of student response that receives each of the codes.
Writing: Use of Conventions
Writing: Topic Development
Posted 03.03.08
Reading: Open Response
Writing: Conventions
Writing: Content
Mathematics: Open Response (Grades 3, 6 and 9 assessments)
Posted 05.10.08
The French Immersion Glossary lists terms to assist French Immersion students writing the mathematics components of the assessments.
Primary Division (Grades 1 to 3) [PDF] | Posted 01.28.08The Frameworks provide a detailed description of the EQAO Assessments of Reading, Writing and Mathematics, Primary Division (Grades 1–3) and Junior Division (Grades 4–6), which are conducted each year in Ontario. They also describe how the primary and junior division assessments align with the expectations in The Ontario Curriculum.
Primary Division [PDF] | Posted 01.28.08The purpose of this document is to ensure that educators (teachers and school and board administrators) are aware of the contextual data EQAO collects and to provide some ideas on how they might use the data.
EQAO Questionnaire Data [PDF] | Posted 09.25.07
Classroom Tips provide pointers for answering open-response and multiple-choice questions. Also provided are a problem-solving model and problem-solving strategies.
Classroom Tips [PDF] | Posted 02.08.07
Ideas for Split-Grade Classrooms [PDF] | Posted 02.08.07
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