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The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) is an arm’s-length crown agency of the Government of Ontario in Canada. It was legislated into creation in 1996 in response to recommendations made by the Royal Commission on Learning in February 1995. EQAO is governed by a board of directors appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. The chair of the board is currently Brian L. Desbiens. EQAO has an annual budget of approximately $33 million CDN. ==Purpose== The purpose of EQAO tests is to ensure that there is accountability between school boards and schools in the publicly funded system in Ontario. Educational accountability is important to three key stakeholders: taxpayers, elected officials, and teachers.〔Volante, L. (2007). Educational quality and accountability in Ontario: Past, present, and future. Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 1(58), 1-21.〕 By providing these yearly standardized tests, the Ministry of Education hopes to increase the quality of education in Ontario, while also using the tests to make plans for future improvement.〔(2012). Education Quality and Accountability Office. Retrieved from http://www.eqao.com/categories/home.aspx?Lang=E.〕 EQAO tests are intended to measure the students' ability to: * Make sense of what they read in different kinds of texts; * Express their thoughts in writing using appropriate grammar, spelling and punctuation and * Use appropriate math skills to solve problems 〔(2011). EQAO tests in elementary school: A guide for parents. Retrieved from http://www.eqao.com/pdf_e/11/EQAO_ParentGuide_PrimaryJunior2011.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Education Quality and Accountability Office」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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