On December 5, 2023, Canadian provincial and territorial ministry of education personnel took part in a virtual roundtable on the topics of formative classroom and summative large-scale assessment. Many thanks to all participants, and a […]

Many innovative summative and formative provincial student assessment initiatives have been implemented across Canada over the past few years. In recent articles, I have described e-assessment programs and the value of large-scale assessments in Ontario […]

The purpose of this article is to describe British Columbia’s (B.C.’s) recent reform of its provincial student assessment program, including the transition to e-assessments, within the context of the Canadian large-scale assessment landscape and the […]

The purpose of this article is to provide a rationale for conducting large-scale, student assessments by identifying the benefits of conducting the assessments in an online format and illustrating their value to all levels of the education system […]

I am pleased to have had the opportunity to collaborate with Pino Buffone, Director of Education, Renfrew County District School Board (RCDSB) on the writing of an article for the international e-Assessment Association (eAA). The […]