Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. B.C. Premier David Eby signs a student's cast as he visits a classroom to mark the opening of the new Bayview Community Elementary ...

All students from kindergarten to Grade 9 in British Columbia public schools will now be assessed with a proficiency scale instead of letter grades. A statement from the Education Ministry says that ...

‘Letter grades and percentages position some students (with As or Bs) as having strengths, while other students (with Cs or Ds) are regarded as not even being on the continuum of learning.’ Image via ...

Language proficiency assessment frameworks provide structured scales for evaluating and describing individuals’ capabilities in a second or foreign language. These frameworks typically comprise a ...

Is it better to be “extending” at two-digit multiplication or “proficient” at it? How about “developing” versus “emerging?” According to the British Columbia Education Ministry’s new proficiency scale ...