Educators assess students by gathering evidence about what students know, understand, and can do with their knowledge.  Some assessment approaches and tools may include observations and discussions in the classroom, assignments, tests and exams. Students’ achievements are recorded and communicated on report cards.

Below you will find information about assessments in the Northwest Territories (NWT). 

• Student Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting (SAER)
  • It is important for students’ progress to be consistently evaluated and reported in relation to the NWT’s curriculum. The information gathered from assessing and evaluating students’ achievement provides valuable data on student academic progress. It also identifies challenges and areas of strength not just for each student, but at the school, education body, and territory-wide level as well.
• Systemic Assessments in the NWT
  • The Department of Education, Culture and Employment has a responsibility for establishing the standards for educational achievement at the territorial and local levels and tracking systemic academic progress. Previously, ECE relied on Alberta Diploma Examinations and Alberta Achievement Tests as NWT systemic assessments. As part of the implementation of a new, adapted curriculum, the territory phased out Alberta’s assessment tools and introduced British Columbia’s tools.
• BC's assessment tools
  • NWT schools have implemented BC’s Foundational Skills Assessments (FSAs) in Grade 4 and 7, and Literacy and Numeracy Graduation Assessments in Grades 10 and 12.
  • For more information on BC provincial assessment tools visit: https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/provincial/assessment.