Decolonizing Educational Assessment: Ontario Elementary Students and the EQAO

Eizadirad, Ardavan

This book examines the history of standardized testing in Ontario leading to the current context and its impact on racialized identities, particularly on Grade 3 students, parents, and educators. Using a theoretical argument supplemented with statistical trends, the author illuminates how EQAO tests are culturally and racially biased and promote a Eurocentric curriculum and way of life privileging white students and those from higher socio-economic status. This book spurs readers to further question the use of EQAO standardized testing and challenges us to consider alternative models which serve the needs of all students. 

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2020-09-20

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783030274641

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-27462-7

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 255