Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, as far as I am aware, the only standardized test that is used in our system is at grade 12 and that is where 50 percent of the final mark is based on the Alberta departmental exam. I am not aware of us using a standardized test at the grade nine level. The Member may be thinking about the School Achievement Indicators Program, which is run by the Council of Ministers of Education of Canada, which is a Canada-wide testing program which tests for different subjects each year on a three-year cycle. For instance, next April we will be testing for reading and writing and will test approximately grade four and grade nine students all across Canada at that time. But I am not aware of any standardized tests for anything other than grade 12 that relate to grade progression or final marks.
Charles Dent on Committee Motion 2-13(5): To Amend Committee Motion 1-13(5)
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Committee Motion 2-13(5): To Amend Committee Motion 1-13(5)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
October 23rd, 1997
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