Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As I have been saying, this test is only one small tool in the arsenal of all jurisdictions to assess their curricula. It would be dangerous to be taken as an indicator of how a school or a region is doing. It is intended to be used only to give us some broad-based performance indicators and not specific ones. There is no way a test could be designed that would be valid for all of the regions of Canada. That has to be recognized when you are talking about a nationally-provided test. Given the cost and the fact that it gives us a snapshot of how our curriculum is performing in relation to the curriculum of other jurisdictions for the amount of money we invest, which is $3,000 or $4,000, it is another tool that helps us when we are making decisions about our curriculum. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Charles Dent on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 25th, 1997. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 24th, 1997
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