Delta-K,  Feature Articles,  Volume 33, Issue 2

Principles for Fair Student Assessment Practices for Education in Canada

Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association

Volume 33 Issue 2, June 1996

48 – 58

Principles for Fair Student Assessment Practices for Education in Canada

Joint Advisory Committee

Principles for Fair Student Assessment Practices for Education in Canada contains a set of principles and related guidelines generally accepted by professional organizations as indicative of fair assessment practice within the Canadian educational context. Assessments depend on professional judgment; the principles and related guidelines presented in this document identify the issues to consider in exercising this professional judgment and in striving for fair and equitable assessment of all students.