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Ontario Teacher Candidates’ Council v. Ontario (Education), 2023 ONCA 788 is a Canadian constitutional law decision concerning s. 15(1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, being Part I of the Constitution Act, 1982. It concerned the constitutionality of Ontario's requirement that teachers pass a proficiency test in mathematics.
Students attending publicly funded elementary and secondary schools in Ontario are required to take the respective tests at their grade level: Grade 3 (literacy and math tested at the end of the primary division); Grade 6 (literacy and math tested at the end of the junior division); Grade 9 (math tested in the first year of secondary school) and
The EQAO administers tests in: Grade 3, including the subjects reading, writing, and mathematics. [13] Grade 6, including the subjects reading, writing, and mathematics. [14] Grade 9, which only includes a mathematics test. [15] Grade 10, Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test is a graduation requirement [16] Final exam mark is worth 30%.
Since the 2023–2024 school year, students from kindergarten to Grade 9 have been assessed with a proficiency scale system. This proficiency scale system has been in use for about half of the province's students since the launch of the pilot programme in 2016 (after the modernization of the province's curriculum). [ 3 ]
The Principles and Standards for School Mathematics was developed by the NCTM. The NCTM's stated intent was to improve mathematics education. The contents were based on surveys of existing curriculum materials, curricula and policies from many countries, educational research publications, and government agencies such as the U.S. National Science Foundation. [3]
The provincial secondary school literacy requirement can be met through passing the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test with a score of 75.0% or above. If one fails the Literacy Test, they must rewrite the test the following school year, or complete the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OLC 3O or 4O) in grade 11 or 12.
Proponents of reform mathematics countered that research showed that correctly-applied reform math curricula taught students basic math skills at least as well as curricula used in traditional programs, and additionally that reform math curricula was a more effective tool for teaching students the underlying concepts. [13]
The Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OSSLC, Course Code: OLC3O/OLC4O) is a Grade 11 or 12 open course that can be taken by those who had written the OSSLT more than once. [8] It is designed to assist students in acquiring the basic literacy skills required for getting an Ontario high school diploma.