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Octobre 24, 2024 1:00AM

BC’s Descriptive Grading on Report Cards Has Parents Yearning for the ABCs
Paige MacPherson
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BC’s Descriptive Grading on Report Cards Has Parents Yearning for the ABCs
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student assessment, student testing, student achievement, learning, student performance
Septembre 9, 2024 4:00AM

More money hasn’t improved B.C. schools
Michael Zwaagstra
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More money hasn’t improved B.C. schools

Operational spending is comprised mainly of salaries and benefits for teachers.

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education spending, standardized tests, student testing, student assessment, student achievement, student performance, pisa scores, curriculum
Juin 6, 2024 2:30AM

Simply throwing more money at schools will not increase student test scores

Derek J. Allison
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Simply throwing more money at schools will not increase student test scores

The two highest-spending provinces had significantly lower test scores than the lowest-spending province.

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public schools, education spending, student spending, student testing, student performance
Mars 15, 2024 4:00AM

Manitoba government wisely reverses course on plan to scrap exams
Paige MacPherson, Michael Zwaagstra
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Manitoba government wisely reverses course on plan to scrap exams

The province's students have dropped 22 points in math over 10 years.

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student testing, standardized tests, pisa scores, student assessment, exams, student performance
Février 9, 2024 11:10AM

Quality testing data shows why smartphones have no place in classrooms
Paige MacPherson
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Quality testing data shows why smartphones have no place in classrooms

From 2003 to 2022, B.C. math scores have plummeted by 42 points.

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smartphones, standardized tests, student performance, student testing, pisa scores, student assessment
Février 3, 2024 8:30AM

Students pay price for collapse of testing in B.C. schools
Paige MacPherson, Joel Emes
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Students pay price for collapse of testing in B.C. schools

Less than half of the province's Grade 10 students are proficient in numeracy.

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student assessment, student testing, standardized tests, student performance, pisa scores
Janvier 18, 2024 1:00AM

The Collapse of Student Testing in BC High Schools: Participation rates plummet as student achievement wanes
Paige MacPherson, Joel Emes
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The Collapse of Student Testing in BC High Schools
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standardized tests, literacy, public schools, student testing, student assessment, student performance, bc schools, bc high schools, bc secondary schools
Octobre 30, 2023 9:53AM

BCTF assault on student testing out-of-step with most B.C. parents
Paige MacPherson
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BCTF assault on student testing out-of-step with most B.C. parents

International tests show B.C. student achievement has dropped in recent years, especially in math.

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british columbia elementary, bc teachers federation, student testing, student assessment, student performance
Octobre 6, 2023 9:33AM

Student performance on the wane in B.C.
Michael Zwaagstra
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Student performance on the wane in B.C.

The more students know about a topic, the more likely they’ll be able to understand what they read.

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student performance, student achievement, student assessment, academic achievement, student testing
Septembre 11, 2023 6:30AM

Ontario government closed schools even after reality of COVID became clear
Paige MacPherson
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Ontario government closed schools even after reality of COVID became clear

By December 2020, a large body of research showed that children represented two per cent or less of COVID.

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COVID, school closures, student testing, test scores, student assessment, student performance, absenteeism, curriculum