<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Assessment and Evaluation Group]]></title><description><![CDATA[AECE 2026]]></description><link>https://www.queensaece.ca/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:55:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.queensaece.ca/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Partnering to support and scale up assessment efforts of refugee-led early childhood education programs in emergencies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Education is a fundamental human right for all children worldwide. Many children who have fled war zones and are living in refugee camps are denied this right to education. In the early years, quality play-based programs are known to support learning and development (Bakken et al., 2017; OECD, 2016). Unfortunately, for children living in refugee camps, early learning programs are beyond the scope of legislation related to compulsory education (UNHCR, UNICEF, IOM, 2019). Thus, it is not...]]></description><link>https://www.queensaece.ca/post/partnering-to-support-and-scale-up-assessment-efforts-of-refugee-led-early-childhood-education-progr</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7cc16d60971ea08f9159a5</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:54:58 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>ryan098037</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sound Start Pilot Project: Building ECE expertise in early phonological awareness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Phonological awareness, the ability to recognize and manipulate the sound structures of language, is among the strongest predictors of later reading success (National Early Literacy Panel, 2008). The preschool years represent a critical window for developing these skills, and children who enter kindergarten with underdeveloped phonological awareness experience reading difficulties that persist throughout their elementary years. Early childhood educators play a pivotal role in supporting this...]]></description><link>https://www.queensaece.ca/post/the-sound-start-pilot-project-building-ece-expertise-in-early-phonological-awareness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7cbc56bc8e587d4399b374</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:33:40 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>ryan098037</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research into a Collaborative Approaches to Evaluation as a Mechanism for Supporting System Level...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research into a Collaborative Approaches to Evaluation as a Mechanism for Supporting System Level Thinking and Data-Informed Decision...]]></description><link>https://www.queensaece.ca/post/research-into-a-collaborative-approaches-to-evaluation-as-a-mechanism-for-supporting-system-level</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3a815de3074163cf173bc2</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 14:11:53 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact of the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) on Second Language Students]]></title><description><![CDATA[The purposes of the SSHRC-funded study are of three folds: 1) examine ESL/ELD students’ OSSLT performance; 2) investigate the potential...]]></description><link>https://www.queensaece.ca/post/impact-of-the-ontario-secondary-school-literacy-test-osslt-on-second-language-students</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3a815de3074163cf173bc7</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 14:10:48 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CITED: Partnered Knowledge Mobilization between Researchers and Media Organizations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funding: SSHRC Partnership Development Grant (Completed 2019) Abstract: CITED produces KMb podcasts on important societal issues through...]]></description><link>https://www.queensaece.ca/post/cited-partnered-knowledge-mobilization-between-researchers-and-media-organizations</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3a815de3074163cf173bbd</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 14:07:21 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Multi-year Developmental Evaluation of the Knowledge Network for Applied Education Research]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funding: Ministry of Education (Completed 2019) Abstract: This mixed methods evaluation measures partnership indicators and brokering...]]></description><link>https://www.queensaece.ca/post/a-multi-year-developmental-evaluation-of-the-knowledge-network-for-applied-education-research</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3a815de3074163cf173bc5</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 14:06:45 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Increasing Capacity to Mobilize and Apply Research Knowledge in the Ontario Education System]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funding: SSHRC Insight, Completed 2019 Abstract: This study convenes multi-stakeholder panels of researchers, intermediaries,...]]></description><link>https://www.queensaece.ca/post/increasing-capacity-to-mobilize-and-apply-research-knowledge-in-the-ontario-education-system</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3a815de3074163cf173bbf</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 14:05:53 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Program Evaluation for the Provincial Outreach Program for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (POPFASD)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The overarching goal of this objectives-based program evaluation is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Provincial Outreach Program for...]]></description><link>https://www.queensaece.ca/post/program-evaluation-for-the-provincial-outreach-program-for-fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder-popfasd</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3a815de3074163cf173bc3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 14:04:56 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assessing Self-regulation in Play-based Contexts]]></title><description><![CDATA[This research builds on a previous study and takes a practice-oriented view of self- regulation, generated from an examination of policy...]]></description><link>https://www.queensaece.ca/post/assessing-self-regulation-in-play-based-contexts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3a815de3074163cf173bbc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 14:04:17 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Examining Kindergarten Policies and Practices to Foster Self-regulation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario’s full-day kindergarten program was launched in a time and context in which a growing body of evidence points to the importance...]]></description><link>https://www.queensaece.ca/post/examining-kindergarten-policies-and-practices-to-foster-self-regulation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3a815de3074163cf173bc1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 14:03:25 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Examining Educator Expectations and Equitable Learning Opportunities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Educators incorporate information from various sources as they form their academic expectations for students. The student record of prior achievement is the most salient factor that educators use to form their expectations for children’s achievement. Research on the factors that influence educator expectations has primarily focused on the ways teachers assimilate various pieces of information about students. More recently, there is an interest in moving away from this perspective and focusing...]]></description><link>https://www.queensaece.ca/post/teaching-teams-in-kindergarten-comparing-educator-expectations-in-kindergarten</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3a815de3074163cf173bba</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 14:02:13 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preparing Teachers for the Age of Accountability]]></title><description><![CDATA[Within the current standards-based and accountability framework of public education, teachers are increasing required to develop and use...]]></description><link>https://www.queensaece.ca/post/preparing-teachers-for-the-age-of-accountability</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3a815de3074163cf173bc6</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 14:01:36 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Approaches to Classroom Assessment Inventory]]></title><description><![CDATA[This SSHRC-funded research develops a  tool – the Approaches to Classroom Assessment Inventory – to assess teachers’ approaches to...]]></description><link>https://www.queensaece.ca/post/approaches-to-classroom-assessment-inventory</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3a815de3074163cf173bc8</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 14:00:31 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s in a Grade? A Multiple Perspective Validity Study on Grading Policies, Practices, and Values]]></title><description><![CDATA[The current global trend towards globalization, immigration, and internationalization of schools and universities has led to the...]]></description><link>https://www.queensaece.ca/post/what-s-in-a-grade-a-multiple-perspective-validity-study-on-grading-policies-practices-and-values</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3a815de3074163cf173bc9</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 13:59:24 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accountability of English-language Proficiency Testing for Immigrants to Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada is facing a critical fast-growing need to drive economic growth while countering its ageing population. In 2016, Canada settled...]]></description><link>https://www.queensaece.ca/post/accountability-of-english-language-proficiency-testing-for-immigrants-to-canada</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3a815de3074163cf173bbe</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 13:57:51 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assessment of Competence in the Professions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many teacher training programs have applied the notion of competence-based education since the early 1970s. However, the approach is...]]></description><link>https://www.queensaece.ca/post/assessment-of-competence-in-the-professions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3a815de3074163cf173bbb</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 13:57:12 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Measurement of Large-scale Educational Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[A series of projects focussed on measurement of change in developing countries. These projects have been conduced in the Caribbean...]]></description><link>https://www.queensaece.ca/post/measurement-of-large-scale-educational-change</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3a815de3074163cf173bc0</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 13:56:06 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Examining Assessment and Evaluation Education]]></title><description><![CDATA[There remains much to be learned about how education related to the areas of classroom assessment and program evaluation. In the area of...]]></description><link>https://www.queensaece.ca/post/examining-assessment-and-evaluation-education</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3a815de3074163cf173bc4</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 13:51:14 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item></channel></rss>