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Background |
| The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) assessments
of reading, writing, and mathematics were administered to all students
in Grades 3 and 6 during Spring 2006. The assessments measure how
well students have met the provincial expectations in The Ontario
Curriculum, Grades 1-8. Each assessment covers the knowledge and
skills that students are expected to have acquired by the end of
the grade being assessed. These assessments contain questions that
require written responses as well as multiple-choice questions.
Overall student performance is reported using a four-level scale
that is consistent with the four levels in The Ontario Curriculum
and is aligned with levels on the Ontario Student Report Card.
- Level 4 is above the provincial standard.
- Level 3 is the provincial standard set by the Ministry. This
standard represents a high level of achievement.
- Level 2 is below but approaching the provincial standard.
- Level 1 is below the provincial standard.
Summary results are reported using two methods:
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Method 1 includes all students in the school,
Board or province. In addition to the percentage of students at
each of the four levels, percentages are reported for exempt, no
data and not enough evidence for Level 1. Students with no data
are students for whom no booklets or blank booklets were sent to
the EQAO, most likely because the student was absent for the full
assessment or for most of it. Not enough evidence for Level 1 includes
students who provided enough information to score but produced work
that was below Level 1. |
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Method 2 includes students who actually took
part in the assessment and produced at least some work that could
be scored. Students are excluded from these calculations if they
were exempted or had no data. |
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Grade 3 Results
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| Using the method 1 measurement, the TDSB results show an improvement
in reading (3%) and writing (3%) and mathematics (1%) from 2005
to 2006. Method 2 results show an improvement in reading (4%), writing
(4%) and mathematics (1%). |
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Method 1: Percentage of Students at Levels 3 and 4 |
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Reading |
Writing |
Mathematics |
| 1999 TDSB |
43% |
52% |
60% |
| 1999 Province |
45% |
51% |
56% |
| 2000 TDSB |
51% |
53% |
62% |
| 2000 Province |
49% |
52% |
58% |
| 2001 TDSB |
49% |
52% |
65% |
| 2001 Province |
50% |
52% |
62% |
| 2002 TDSB |
50% |
57% |
63% |
| 2002 Province |
50% |
55% |
58% |
| 2003 TDSB |
48% |
58% |
60% |
| 2003 Province |
50% |
55% |
57% |
| 2004 TDSB |
52% |
59% |
65% |
| 2004 Province |
54% |
58% |
64% |
| 2005 TDSB |
56% |
61% |
65% |
| 2005 Province |
59% |
61% |
66% |
| 2006 TDSB |
59% |
64% |
66% |
| 2006 Province |
62% |
64% |
68% |
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Method 2: Percentage of Students at Levels 3 and 4 |
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Reading |
Writing |
Mathematics |
| 1999 TDSB |
47% |
57% |
64% |
| 1999 Province |
48% |
56% |
60% |
| 2000 TDSB |
56% |
58% |
67% |
| 2000 Province |
53% |
55% |
61% |
| 2001 TDSB |
54% |
57% |
70% |
| 2001 Province |
53% |
56% |
65% |
| 2002 TDSB |
55% |
62% |
68% |
| 2002 Province |
53% |
59% |
61% |
| 2003 TDSB |
53% |
63% |
65% |
| 2003 Province |
53% |
59% |
60% |
| 2004 TDSB |
58% |
65% |
70% |
| 2004 Province |
57% |
62% |
68% |
| 2005 TDSB |
61% |
66% |
70% |
| 2005 Province |
63% |
64% |
69% |
| 2006 TDSB |
65% |
70% |
71% |
| 2006 Province |
67% |
68% |
72% |
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| School by school
results |
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Grade 6 Results |
| Using the method 1 measurement, the TDSB results show a decline
in reading (2%) and mathematics (2%), and an improvement in writing
(2%). Method 2 results show an equivalency in reading (66%) and
mathematics (65%) and an improvement in writing (4%). |
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Method 1: Percentage of Students at Level 3 and 4 |
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Reading |
Writing |
Mathematics |
| 1999 TDSB |
48% |
48% |
52% |
| 1999 Province |
48% |
48% |
46% |
| 2000 TDSB |
53% |
50% |
57% |
| 2000 Province |
51% |
49% |
52% |
| 2001 TDSB |
56% |
52% |
59% |
| 2001 Province |
55% |
52% |
54% |
| 2002 TDSB |
58% |
55% |
60% |
| 2002 Province |
55% |
53% |
54% |
| 2003 TDSB |
56% |
56% |
55% |
| 2003 Province |
56% |
54% |
53% |
| 2004 TDSB |
59% |
55% |
60% |
| 2004 Province |
58% |
54% |
57% |
| 2005 TDSB |
63% |
59% |
62% |
| 2005 Province |
63% |
59% |
60% |
| 2006 TDSB |
61% |
61% |
60% |
| 2006 Province |
64% |
61% |
61% |
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Method 2: Percentage of Students at Levels 3 and 4 |
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Reading |
Writing |
Mathematics |
| 1999 TDSB |
52% |
52% |
56% |
| 1999 Province |
50% |
50% |
48% |
| 2000 TDSB |
57% |
54% |
61% |
| 2000 Province |
54% |
51% |
55% |
| 2001 TDSB |
59% |
56% |
63% |
| 2001 Province |
57% |
55% |
57% |
| 2002 TDSB |
62% |
59% |
63% |
| 2002 Province |
58% |
56% |
56% |
| 2003 TDSB |
60% |
60% |
59% |
| 2003 Province |
58% |
56% |
56% |
| 2004 TDSB |
63% |
59% |
64% |
| 2004 Province |
61% |
57% |
61% |
| 2005 TDSB |
66% |
62% |
65% |
| 2005 Province |
66% |
61% |
63% |
| 2006 TDSB |
66% |
66% |
65% |
| 2006 Province |
67% |
65% |
64% |
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| School by school
results |
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Action
TDSB staff will review and analyse the results to develop a Board
Action Plan that will be submitted to the EQAO. Each school will
analyse its own results and develop a School Action Plan with strategies
to improve student achievement. This process will be done through
the School Improvement\Business Budget Planning Process.
The TDSB has also produced a School Profile for every school. These
profiles are used annually to report to parents on each school’s
EQAO results as well as other details regarding school plans, programs,
services and student population. Results for each school in the
TDSB is posted on the TDSB’s website at http://www.tdsb.on.ca/schools/school_profiles.htm.
Contact Information
- Karen Grose, System Superintendent, at 416-397-3850
- Susan Manning, Senior Manager, Organizational Development 416-394-7409
- Visit the TDSB website at www.tdsb.on.ca
and select School Profiles from the drop down box for more information
about TDSB schools and EQAO results
- Visit the EQAO website at www.eqao.com
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Toronto District School Board
5050 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario M2N 5N8
Tel: (416) 397-3000 |
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