Background Information

Provincial assessments provide a snapshot of student performance in key areas including mathematics. They support learning by providing feedback to students, teachers and parents about student learning. Provincial assessments can also providing system-wide information that assists in identifying educational trends and making decisions about resources and support.

Additional Resources and Activities

• Mathematics 8 Preparing for Success English, French - This Google slides presentation contains twenty multiple choice questions from a variety of outcomes. The purpose of these practice questions is to provide students with opportunities to review mathematical concepts from past units and to discuss how they might approach selected response questions (making the thinking visible for all students). It is not intended for these questions to be done all in one session but rather to use a few questions as a class warm-up discussion over several weeks.

• Mathematics 8 Lessons Learned Questions English, French - The PLANS Lessons Learned document provides numerous example questions that provide additional practice and that address common student misconceptions. These questions have been collated in a Google slides document to make them easy to share with students. It is not intended for these questions to be done all in one session but rather to use a few questions as a class warm-up discussion over several weeks.

• Routines, Reviews, and Resources for Mathematics 8