Students gain, fall short
Posted Aug 30, 2010 07:14:06 AM.
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TORONTO – Ontario students continue to make steady gains in reading, writing and math, but are still not meeting the provincial target for test scores.
That’s according to the latest round of provincial testing, obtained by the Toronto Star in advance of their release this morning.
The results show more students in Grades 3, 6 and 9 have met provincial standards on tests in reading, writing and math.
But math continues to cause some students trouble, with slightly fewer Grade 6 students making the grade, and Grade 9 French students in applied math also struggling.
Overall, 68 per cent of students in Grades 3 and 6 are meeting the standards in reading, writing and math, up from 67 per cent in 2008-09, and from 54 per cent in 2002-03.
Still, the province has not met its long-ago promised target of 75 per cent, which it had hoped to by 2008.
