Clever red-necks; Alberta.(Alberta's successful educational system) The Economist (US) (9/23/2006)
...been improved, clear achievement goals have been set...is all paying off. Alberta's students regularly...2004 national tests, Alberta's 13- and 16-year...And in international tests they rank alongside...have the same appeal in ...

Top of the class: two of the best 15 young spellers in the world come from Alberta. Hardly surprising given the province's remarkable education system.(EDUCATION) Western Standard (7/2/2007)
...But it isn't only Alberta's spelling savants...education; a host of other achievements are putting Wild Rose...the 2004 results of tests conducted by the Programme...Student Assessment, Alberta's 15-year-olds...and science. In the test's ...

New hope in B.C.The Liberals hire a star Alberta administrator to give parents greater educational choice.(Christy Clark)(Brief Article) The Report Newsmagazine (7/9/2001)
...of flexibility in the Alberta city's public school...school set up under Alberta's liberal rules...Ontario's lead and test teachers; rather, "our focus is on student achievement." In that department...At the moment, Alberta, B.C. and ...

Quiet leader supportive and inspiring.(Doug Golosky)(Golosky Group)(Fort McMurray, Alberta)(Biography) Windspeaker (5/1/2005)
...went to the Northern Alberta Institute of Tecnolgy...manager with the Northern Alberta Aboriginal Business Association...taking her journeyman test now at NAIT. When she...Steering Committee of the Alberta Chamber of Resources...Canada's outstanding ...

DIABETES: CLOSER TO A CURE.(Brief Article) Medical Update (7/1/2000)
...team from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, report...every meal. Gone is the need to test my blood endlessly. Gone is...success builds on substantial achievements by University of Alberta researchers. Dr. Ray Rajotte...

Ethnic differences in educational attainment among the children of Canadian immigrants.(Report) Canadian Journal of Sociology (1/1/2009)
...differences in academic achievement has mostly originated...status well exceed the achievement of the third generation...particularly in reading test scores among the...observed in the academic achievement of refugee youth in Alberta, where ...

C.W. (Clem) Bowman, FCIC: for the love of research. Canadian Chemical News (6/1/1991)
...tire yarn initial pilot tests for DuPont's lowpressure...last position at the Alberta Research Council, Bowman...sands industry. The Alberta Oil Sands Technology...unique undertaking by the Alberta Government, and a personal...an Alberta ...

Study Says Natural Classroom Lighting Can Aid Achievement The Washington Post (11/26/1999)
...on standardized tests, trying alternative...solution to the achievement problem be to improve...on standardized tests than other students...study conducted for Alberta's Education Department...elementary students' test scores, ...

PSYCHOMETRIC BENEFITS OF SOFT-LINKED SCORING ALGORITHMS IN ACHIEVEMENT TESTING.(Statistical Data Included) Education (12/22/1999)
...properties of the overall test (Hsu & Yu, 1989...is their tendency to test mainly at the knowledge...examinee ability and achievement, complementary formats...criticisms of MC items, many test constructors have been...computer-administered ...