EQAO Information Night Education Quality and Accountability Office

EQAO Information Night (Education Quality and Accountability Office) Eagle Plains Public School

Agenda q General Information about EQAO q Sample EQAO Questions q EQAO Website q Helpful Tips for Parents q Questions and Answers

What is EQAO? Ø Standardized assessment based on the Ministry Expectations, administered by the Province in Grade 3 and Grade 6 Ø The Assessments cover; READING WRITING MATHEMATICS Ø It assesses a student’s learning up to their current grade level (Grade 6 EQAO assesses the learning done between Grades 4 -6) Ø It is a way to check students’ preparedness for the Grade 9 Assessment in Mathematics and the Grade 10 Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test

Differences Between a Classroom Assessment and EQAO Assessment Classroom Assessment Ø assessment for learning Ø based on where the student is with respect to the Grade 3 or 6 Ontario Curriculum expectations Ø a variety of accommodations based on student needs - greater teacher support Ø a variety of tools, strategies, approaches and formats EQAO Assessment Ø assessment of learning Ø based on the Grade 3 or 6 Ontario Curriculum expectations Ø limited accommodations based on EQAO criteria Ø written responses only Ø independent demonstration Ø prescribed timed tasks

EQAO at Eagle Plains Ø The assessment is completed over 3 - 4 days. § Gr. 3 week of May 25 th § Gr. 6 week of June 1 st Ø The total assessment is 6 - 8 hours long. § 2 hours per day (approximately) Ø Students complete; § 2 language books. § 1 mathematics book. Ø Your child will write the assessment in his/her classroom with their classroom teacher.

Grade 3 Types of Reading Questions 4 Vocabulary 4 Parts of story 4 Phonological 4 Author’s style awareness 4 Retelling 4 Parts of speech 4 Conventions 4 Non-fiction 4 Making connections 4 Inferring 4 Opinion vs. fact 4 Theme, style and genre

What is EQAO Looking for in Reading? Ø higher-order thinking Ø comprehension of details and main ideas Ø justification - finding proof Ø think and search - locating information Ø drawing conclusions and making inferences Ø Making relevant connections-text to text, text to self, text to world Ø developing supported opinions

What is EQAO Looking for in Reading? Ø critical thinking and analysis Ø understanding author’s intentions Ø vocabulary and meaningful substitutions Ø Big Idea and Life Lessons

After reading a short story. . .

What EQAO is Looking for in WRITING Ø thorough planning Ø complexity of ideas Ø flow, sequence Ø level of detail/description Ø sense of audience, voice, purpose, form Ø vocabulary, sentence structures Ø conventions, paragraphs

Writing Assessment

EQAO Grade 3 Mathematics Assessment The first section of the booklet will consist of 6 or 7 questions, which are multiple choice. Students are not allowed to use manipulatives to answer these questions. The second part of section 1 and section 2 consist of short answer problem solving questions and multiple choice, where students are allowed to use calculators and manipulatives.

Mathematics Assessment Grade 3 The test covers all strands of the mathematics curriculum which are: Ø Number Sense and Numeration – representing and comparing numbers, adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing, representing money amounts, counting by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, 10’s, 25’s, and 100 Ø Geometry – comparing angles to a right angle; 2 D and 3 D shapes; movement on a grid map; and flips, slides and turns Ø Patterning and Algebra – number patterns, attribute patterns, using tables to record patterns, equations Ø Data Management – graphing and probability Ø Measurement – measuring distance; telling time to the nearest 5 minutes and relating units of time; temperature benchmarks; area and perimeter; mass, and capacity of objects;

Sample Math Questions

Grade 6 Reading Skills Assessed 4 Understanding explicitly stated information and ideas 4 Understanding implicitly stated information and ideas 4 Making connections between information and ideas 4 Understanding in literary, graphic and informational texts

Grade 6 Reading Skills 4 Demonstrate understanding in literary, graphic and informational texts 4 Recognize text features and stylistic elements and demonstrate how they help communicate meaning

After reading a short story. . .

Grade 6 Writing Skills Assessed 4 using knowledge of form and style Øspelling, grammar, punctuation 4 develop and organize content 4 apply knowledge of language conventions and present written work effectively

Grade 6 Writing Assessment

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Parent Resources

ØLast 5 years of assessments ØExample of the New Layout

Parent/Student Tips You can encourage your grade 3 student by : Ø take advantage of the on-line math skills in Prodigy Ø Sit with your child and experience the literacy skills to be learned with RAZ-Kids

Parent/Student Tips Ø Grade 6 student Math support: www. mathfrog. ca

Ø Mathfrog supports students and parents

Parent/Student Tips You can support your child by : Ø Ensuring he/she has adequate sleep before the test Ø Providing proper nutrition Ø Sending a water bottle with your child Ø Encouragement – talk with your child about what they did

What will be reported on for the EQAO Assessment? Individual Student Report: q. Overall results for reading, writing and mathematics q. Comparative data showing individual student results in relation to school, board and provincial results

ØA copy of this presentation is available as a link on the Eagle Plains Home page.

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