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EQAO: A Source of Information for Evidence-Based Decision Making
Masters Course Presentation
Dr. Brian Desbiens, EQAO Chair
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Today’s Outcomes
•understand the importance of evidence-based decision making in improving student learning•learn more about EQAO as a source of information for evidence-based decision making•become familiar with the EQAO assessments as an authentic measure of student learning outcomes • learn about educator resources that support school improvement planning and instructional decisions
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Reach Every Student: Energizing Ontario Education
High levels of student achievement
Reduced gaps in student achievement
Increased confidence in publicly funded education
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What would it take to ensureWhat would it take to ensure
student achievement increases atstudent achievement increases at
every grade level, subject area,every grade level, subject area,
and with every student group? and with every student group?
Challenges Action Plans
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Where do we use evidence-based decision making in our own personal
and professional lives?
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EQAO: An Historical Perspective
Established in 1996 Result of the recommendations by
the Royal Commission on Learning Created as an arms-length agency of
the Ministry of Education Governed by a Board of Directors
appointed by Cabinet
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What is EQAO’s Mandate?
To assess all students according to the curriculum expectations in designated subjects and provide accurate, valid and objective information about their performance to: Parents Students Schools School boards Ontario government Public
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What is the Value of Assessing All Students?
Recommendation of the Ontario Government’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts, 2010:
“EQAO should continue its policy of every child testing.”
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When do EQAO Assessments Take Place?
Primary (Grades 1-3) and Junior (Grades 4-6) Assessments: Reading, Writing & Mathematics
Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics (Academic & Applied Programs)
Grade 10 Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT)
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How do the EQAO Assessments Link to
The Ontario Curriculum?
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Elementary and Secondary Framework Documents
Framework Documents
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Blueprint for EQAO Assessments
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“To be successful, all organizations need reliable, objective performance data. Students, parents, educators, policy makers and the public benefit from data that can be used to make reasonable judgments about how well schools are performing and to determine what changes need to be made to make schools better for all students.”
Marguerite Jackson, EQAO CEO
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How is Student Achievement Reported? Primary/Junior Student Report
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What Reports do Schools Receive?
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Summary of Results and Strategies for Teachers
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What information does EQAO provide?
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News release
Pinewood Public School, Dryden
“A positive impact on student achievement must begin with an examination of data that informs instruction, and subsequently guides school improvement planning.”
—Max Bernauer, Principal
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Changes in Teacher Practiceand School Culture
As a result of using data to drive educational decision making, teachers report:
• greater differentiation of instruction• greater collaboration among staff• increased sense of teacher efficacy• improved identification of students’ learning needs
Using Data to Improve Student Achievement 2008
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What is a School Improvement
Plan?
The SIP is a road map that sets out the changes a school needs to make in order to improve the level of student achievement
and shows how and when these changes will be made.
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School Self-Assessment
Consider: Are we reaching our student learning
and achievement goals? How do we know? What is the
quantitative and qualitative evidence that supports this?
What actions will we take to ensure continuous improvement?
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Where do I Find EQAO Resources?
www.eqao.com
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EQAO Web-site
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Educator Resources @ www.eqao.com
Framework Documents (Chapter 6: Blueprint) Understanding the Levels of Achievement Curriculum Connections Administration Guide and Guide for
Accommodations & Special Provisions and Exemptions
Student Assessment Booklets & Scoring Guides Rubrics Classroom Tips Summary of Results and Strategies for
Teachers, Resources to Use with Parents
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Curriculum Connections
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Understanding the Levels of Achievement
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DATA organized is INFORMATION analyzed is KNOWLEDGE contextualized becomes UNDERSTANDING transferred is INTELLIGENCE used with Integrity is WISDOM
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Questions and Answers