Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test
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The Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test is a standardized provincial exam that assesses whether high school students in Ontario have achieved the minimum required level of reading and writing skills for graduation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literacy test
ⓘ
secondary school examination ⓘ standardized test ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
EQAO
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Education Quality and Accountability Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administeredIn | schools across Ontario ⓘ |
| alternativeTo | Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToEducationLevel | secondary education ⓘ |
| appliesToGradeLevel | Grade 10 ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assessmentDomain |
reading comprehension
ⓘ
writing mechanics ⓘ writing organization ⓘ written expression clarity ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| frequency | administered annually ⓘ |
| gradingMethod | standardized scoring rubric ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
reading section
ⓘ
writing section ⓘ |
| hasEligibilityRequirement |
enrolment in an Ontario secondary school
ⓘ
typically taken after completion of most Grade 10 English curriculum ⓘ |
| hasQuestionType |
long writing tasks
ⓘ
multiple-choice questions ⓘ short-answer questions ⓘ |
| hasStakeholder |
Ontario Ministry of Education
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
school boards ⓘ students ⓘ teachers ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Government of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Ontario education accountability system ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| location | Province of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | Ontario Ministry of Education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
assess reading skills
ⓘ
assess writing skills ⓘ determine minimum literacy requirement for graduation ⓘ |
| requiredFor | Ontario Secondary School Diploma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultType |
fail
ⓘ
pass ⓘ |
| retakePolicy | students who do not pass may rewrite the test ⓘ |
| shortName | OSSLT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
language arts
ⓘ
literacy ⓘ |
| targetPopulation | secondary school students in Ontario ⓘ |
| testFormat | standardized provincial exam ⓘ |
| typicalAdministrationYear | second year of secondary school GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedFor | determining eligibility to graduate from high school in Ontario ⓘ |
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