Sask. government begins work on new student assessment program

The provincial throne code delivered connected Nov. 25 outlined areas successful which the Saskatchewan Party authorities said it needs to bash better, 1 of which is successful education.

As a portion of its Provincial Education Plan, the Ministry of Education is introducing a caller pupil appraisal programme which the authorities says volition beryllium a just and nonsubjective measurement of however students are doing successful the classroom.

“We privation our students to person the foundational skills and cognition they request to win successful a increasing province,” Education Minister Everett Hindley said.

“A provincial appraisal programme volition assistance america place however kids are doing successful the schoolroom truthful we tin supply teachers and students with the gathering blocks needed to person the champion learning experience. We look guardant to moving with the acquisition assemblage to get backmost to basics with a renewed absorption connected K-3 reading.”

Samantha Becotte, Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation President said the commitments made successful this week’s throne code were “promising”, but believes taking clip distant from schoolroom acquisition is not the champion usage of a teacher’s time.

“We cognize standardized investigating doesn’t truly springiness america the champion representation of what students are doing successful classrooms, erstwhile we could beryllium utilizing that clip to supply further supports.” Becotte said, adding high-stakes investigating environments tin beryllium intimidating for students.

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She is funny successful seeing if immoderate further backing oregon resources stem from the results of the assessments.

“We privation to look astatine them arsenic individuals, we privation to spot what their needs are, what they request for further supports, and marque definite that they’re learning towards the targets successful the curriculum.”

Students successful Grades 4, 7 and 10 volition enactment successful an English Language Arts assessment, portion Grades 5 and 9 volition beryllium assessed annually successful mathematics. Assessments are expected to statesman successful the 2025-26 schoolhouse year.