Cebu students' test mulled; Official expresses frustration over results of school exams.(Provincial News) Manila Bulletin (8/17/2006)
...to No. 4 in this year's National Achievement Test (NAT), a city consultant said...Young said. Recaredo Borgonia, Cebu provincial schools division superintendent, disagreed...during an examination for the Regional Achievement Test given shortly after the opening...

Home is where the smarts are: A think tank researcher finds home-schooled kids perform better socially too. (Schools). Alberta Report (12/3/2001)
...college entrance exam. * Up to Grade 4...students do not write provincial achievement tests or diploma exams. Ken Noster director...the Alberta diploma exams, because these are...based on the specific provincial curriculum. ...

Home is where the smarts are; A think tank researcher finds home-schooled kids perform better socially too. The Report Newsmagazine (12/3/2001)
...college entrance exam. * Up to Grade 4...students do not write provincial achievement tests or diploma exams. Ken Noster, director...the Alberta diploma exams, because these are...based on the specific provincial curriculum. ...

Think tank targets gaps in school achievement.(News) Windspeaker (3/1/2004)
...dismal picture of the level of academic achievement of First Nations students. The report...of how they evaluate. "They look at exam results; they look at graduation rates...look at numbers of students that write provincial exams. Now for little schools like ...

LETTERS; Defenders find plenty of good in IB program.(WEST) Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) (5/4/2005)
...AP both offer exit exams for students that...understanding of excellence and achievement. AP exams are recognized almost...coursework. This is not a provincial, blinders-on program...around the world. Achievement, intelligence, success...

Future looks bleak for education system.(News) The Sunday Independent (South Africa) (11/2/2008)
...teaching is very poor and the achievements in learning are very dismal...such as the annual matric exams) and provincial tests (such as the grade four...actually a regression in learning achievements in the poorer provinces. Consequently...

The building of a regional chemistry examination. (Atlantic Provinces Education Foundation) Canadian Chemical News (3/1/1998)
...1970, of compulsory provincial examinations, Nova...evaluating their students' achievement using a school-or...the passing of the provincial exams, which at their worst...represents the level of achievement most students are expected...

Education's plan for low performers.(News) Daily News (South Africa) (8/14/2009)
...centres acting as tutors. The Provincial Education spokesman, Mbali Thusi...independent schools to determine the provincial achievement rate. Mchunu said to deal with...pupils were also given exemplar (exam question) papers to work with...

A failure to plan is failing our children; Early childhood learning programmes are critical to ensure the success of our learners, writes Eric Atmore.(News) Cape Argus (South Africa) (1/22/2007)
...passed the final Grade 12 exam. This is 21% and is...October, inadequate exam-writing skills and more challenging exam papers. The response...school assessment of achievement in this year's matric exams to determine support...Yet our ...