Educators and students should be provided with assessment tools to identify issues and gaps for individual students. This conclusion comes as a result of a research study conducted by the Canadian Education Association (CEA) with researchers from the University of Prince Edward Island’s Faculty of Education. While there is some support for standardized testing, overwhelmingly, research suggests that it does not lead to improved educational outcomes for students.
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Four more facts sheets focusing on what the research says about the correlation of high school grades and post-secondary success, the impact of technology on classrooms, effective approaches to improving students’ mental well-being, creating conditions for Aboriginal student success in our public schools, and defining what standardized testing is actually measuring, will be distributed throughout the 2013-2014 academic year.