EQAO - Education Quality and Accountability Office Scoring and Achievement Levels Questions and Answers 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A Grade 6 student's EQAO results indicate they are at 'Level 3'. Which of the following statements best describes what this achievement level signifies?
- The student has demonstrated knowledge and skills with a high degree of effectiveness, surpassing the provincial standard.
- The student has demonstrated knowledge and skills with some effectiveness, but is approaching the provincial standard.
- The student has demonstrated knowledge and skills with considerable effectiveness and has met the provincial standard. (Correct answer)
- The student has demonstrated knowledge and skills with limited effectiveness and is significantly below the provincial standard.
Correct answer: The student has demonstrated knowledge and skills with considerable effectiveness and has met the provincial standard.
EQAO defines Level 3 as the provincial standard. A student achieving Level 3 has demonstrated the required knowledge and skills with 'considerable effectiveness,' indicating they are well-prepared for the next grade.
Question 2: A school principal is reviewing the school's overall EQAO performance. A significant number of students have scored at 'Level 2' in mathematics. What is the most accurate interpretation of a 'Level 2' score?
- Students are meeting the provincial standard and are ready for the next grade.
- Students are approaching the provincial standard, demonstrating the required knowledge and skills with some effectiveness. (Correct answer)
- Students have surpassed the provincial standard with a high degree of effectiveness.
- Students have not demonstrated sufficient achievement of the curriculum expectations.
Correct answer: Students are approaching the provincial standard, demonstrating the required knowledge and skills with some effectiveness.
Level 2 indicates that a student is 'approaching the provincial standard' and has demonstrated the specified knowledge and skills with 'some effectiveness'. This suggests that while there is a foundation of understanding, further support may be needed to fully meet curriculum expectations.
Question 3: Which of the following EQAO assessments reports student achievement using a 'successful' or 'not yet successful' outcome instead of the four achievement levels?
- Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics
- Assessment of Reading, Writing and Mathematics, Primary Division
- Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) (Correct answer)
- Assessment of Reading, Writing and Mathematics, Junior Division
Correct answer: Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT)
Because the OSSLT is a graduation requirement, it is scored differently than the other assessments. Students are evaluated based on whether they have met the minimum competency, resulting in a 'successful' or 'not yet successful' designation, rather than Levels 1 through 4.
Question 4: An Individual Student Report (ISR) shows that a student achieved 'Level 4' on the primary division assessment. What does this level of achievement suggest about the student's performance?
- The student's achievement is at the provincial standard.
- The student's achievement surpasses the provincial standard. (Correct answer)
- The student's achievement is approaching the provincial standard.
- The student requires significant support to meet the standard.
Correct answer: The student's achievement surpasses the provincial standard.
Level 4 is the highest level of achievement on EQAO assessments. It indicates that the student has demonstrated the required knowledge and skills with a high degree of effectiveness, thereby surpassing the provincial standard (Level 3).
Question 5: A teacher is explaining EQAO results to a parent whose child scored 'Below Level 1'. What is the most accurate description of this result?
- The student demonstrated the required skills with limited effectiveness.
- The student has not demonstrated sufficient achievement of curriculum expectations to be assigned a level. (Correct answer)
- The student demonstrated the required skills with some effectiveness.
- The student was absent for a portion of the assessment, so no data could be generated.
Correct answer: The student has not demonstrated sufficient achievement of curriculum expectations to be assigned a level.
The 'Below Level 1' designation means that the student has not demonstrated sufficient achievement of the curriculum expectations on the assessment. This is distinct from Level 1, which indicates 'limited effectiveness'.
Question 6: In the context of EQAO's cohort tracking data, what does the term 'Rose to Standard' describe?
- Students who met the provincial standard in Grade 3 but did not meet it in Grade 6.
- Students who met the provincial standard in both Grade 3 and Grade 6.
- Students who did not meet the provincial standard in Grade 3 but met it in Grade 6. (Correct answer)
- Students who were exempt from the Grade 3 assessment but met the standard in Grade 6.
Correct answer: Students who did not meet the provincial standard in Grade 3 but met it in Grade 6.
EQAO uses cohort tracking to follow the progress of the same group of students over time. 'Rose to Standard' is the specific term used to identify students who were previously below the provincial standard (e.g., in Grade 3) and subsequently met the standard in a later assessment (e.g., in Grade 6).
EQAO - Education Quality and Accountability Office Scoring and Achievement Levels Questions and Answers 1
A Grade 6 student's EQAO results indicate they are at 'Level 3'.
Which of the following statements best describes what this achievement level signifies?