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Minimum Competency Standards in Canada: Action or Reaction?

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Harker, W. John – Journal of Reading, 1978

Discusses the role of Canadian teachers' organizations in influencing possible legislation about competency testing. (MKM)

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing

The Challenges of the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test for Second Language Students

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Cheng, Liying; Klinger, Don A.; Zheng, Ying – Language Testing, 2007

Results from the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) indicate that English as a Second Language (ESL) and English Literacy Development (ELD) students have comparatively low success and high deferral rates. This study examined the 2002 and 2003 OSSLT test performances of ESL/ELD and non-ESL/ELD students in order to identify and…

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Skills, Writing Skills, Literacy