Versions of the released Primary and Junior Division Assessments for students with special needs who require assistive technology are available for download. These versions can be used to prepare students for the upcoming assessment and to ensure the assistive technology will function with our assessments. If you encounter difficulties, please contact your school IT representative.
The French Immersion Glossary lists terms to assist French Immersion students writing the mathematics components of the assessments.
French Immersion Glossary [PDF] | Posted 02.06.13Your child’s EQAO results are an important, objective indicator of his or her reading, writing and mathematics achievement in relation to the provincial standard. The descriptions of student performance on EQAO assessments in this guide will provide you with a clearer picture of what an EQAO level designation means in terms of your child’s performance on the assessments. This guide also suggests some specific strategies that you can use to support your child’s learning.
Primary Division [PDF] | Posted 09.17.12Click the links below to access student assessment booklets containing actual questions from the assessments, and scoring guides containing examples of student answers taken from past years’ assessments.
These sample Individual Student Reports show how students receive their results for the province-wide primary- and junior-division Assessments of Reading, Writing and Mathematics, 2011–2012.
Primary Division [PDF] | Posted 09.12.12EQAO 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 09.12.2012
This guide describes the two EQAO tests Ontario students write in elementary school (available for download in 21 languages).
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This document describes how EQAO’s provincial tests, which gather information from every student at key stages of their education, contribute to public accountability and to the continuous improvement on the part of every student in Ontario’s publicly funded education system.
The Power of Ontario’s Provincial Testing Program [PDF] | Posted 02.29.12
It’s important for parents to understand their school’s EQAO results, in addition to their child’s individual results. The resource “6 Questions to Ask When Looking at Your School’s Results” can help parents understand and talk about the school’s results with the principal, teachers and each other.
6 Questions to Ask When Looking at Your School’s Results (Available for download in 21 languages)
EQAO's Assessments of Reading, Writing and Mathematics, Primary Division (Grades 1–3) and Junior Division (Grades 4–6) are solidly grounded in The Ontario Curriculum. This document demonstrates the links or connections that exist between the assessments and various grades and subjects in the primary and junior divisions.
Curriculum Connections in Language: Reading and Writing [PDF] | Posted 07.29.11
This video highlights key responsibilities of Ontario educators concerning the proper administration of EQAO’s provincial tests. Full instructions are contained in the Administration and Accommodation Guides appropriate to each assessment.
Running time: 00:04:47 | Posted 03.22.11
This presentation provides an overview of the provincial testing program and of how the results can be used by parents and school communities.
“What Parents Need to Know About Province-Wide Testing” [PDF] | Posted 09.15.10
This video describes how Ontario’s province-wide assessments are linked to The Ontario Curriculum and how the results are used to help improve learning for all students.
Running time: 00:04:57 | Posted 09.15.10
This video presentation is designed to encourage parents and guardians to track their children’s literacy progress and talk with their children’s teachers about how best to provide the support that’s needed.
Running time: 00:03:10 | Posted 09.15.10
Detailed answers to questions about the primary- and junior-division assessments commonly asked by parents.
[View] | Posted 09.28.07
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