EQAO Scoring and Achievement Levels 2

Question 1

How many achievement levels does EQAO use to report student performance?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

2

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3

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5

Question 2

Which EQAO achievement level represents the provincial standard?

Accepted Answer

Level 3

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Level 1

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Level 2

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Level 4

Question 3

What does a Level 1 achievement indicate on an EQAO assessment?

Accepted Answer

Below the provincial standard

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Above the provincial standard

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At the provincial standard

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Approaching the provincial standard

Question 4

What does a Level 4 achievement indicate on an EQAO assessment?

Accepted Answer

Exceeding the provincial standard

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Meeting the provincial standard

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Approaching the provincial standard

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Below the provincial standard

Question 5

Which achievement level suggests a student is approaching but not yet meeting the provincial standard?

Accepted Answer

Level 2

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Level 1

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Level 3

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Level 4

Question 6

What is the primary purpose of EQAO achievement levels?

Accepted Answer

To describe performance relative to provincial curriculum expectations

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To rank students against each other nationally

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To determine teacher salaries and evaluations

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To replace classroom grades on report cards

Question 7

What does 'provincial standard' mean in the context of EQAO scoring?

Accepted Answer

The level of achievement expected for students at that grade

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The average score of all students who wrote the test

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The minimum score needed to pass to the next grade

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The score needed for university admission in Ontario