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Dumont, Fred J. – 1977
Compulsory province-wide grade 12 examinations, administered in Alberta since 1906, were dropped in 1973; teachers were given the responsibility of assigning final grades. To assess the quality of education since then, a 1976 survey examined: (1) current grade 12 evaluation policies and practices; (2) whether or not grading has changed in the past…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Quality, Educational Trends
Dumont, Fred J. – 1977
In 1973, compulsory province-wide grade 12 examinations, administered in Alberta since 1906, were dropped; teachers were given the responsibility of assigning final grades. Mandated by the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in 1976, this study by the Minister's Advisory Committee on Student Achievement (MACOSA) surveyed education professionals,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Quality, Educational Trends