Learning Opportunities

Open for HPSD Administrators

Used appropriately, provincial achievement tests and diploma examination results provided by Alberta Education can serve as a valuable information resource for teachers, administrators, and instructional leaders.

The session begins with a discussion of what constitutes an appropriate relationship between school-awarded grades and PAT/diploma examination marks and how discretion needs to be used in interpreting provincial data.  Following this, an analysis of the instructional group, school and school authority results is provided to demonstrate how the data can be best interpreted to discover the “stories” embedded within.  The presenter will conclude the training portion of the day with illustrative examples of causes of discrepancies between school grades and diploma marks.

Time is then allotted for participants to analyze their PAT/diploma results, with the presenter offering assistance as requested.

Participants will be provided with several Excel programs that can be used to input data to have enhanced, visual interpretations of exam results.