Term: Grade 8 Assessment in Reading and Writing

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2012-10-16

Definition:

An evaluation of reading comprehension and writing of informal texts for students in Grade 8 of publicly funded schools. This assessment is performed by the teacher and students during the first term of the school year in order to review the students' reading and writing skills and to develop the best learning process to reach their competency goals.

Please see the Grade Level Assessment concept for more detailed information.

Related concepts 

• Grade Level Assessments

Related terms 

• Grade 3/4 Assessments
• Grade 7 Assessment in Mathematics
• Grade 7 Assessment of Student Engagement

References 

• Brownell M, Chartier M, Santos R, Ekuma O, Au W, Sarkar J, MacWilliam L, Burland E, Koseva I, Guenette W. How are Manitoba's Children Doing? Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Manitoba Education. Interpreting and using results from provincial tests and assessments - a support document for teachers, administrators, and consultants. Retrieved from: http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/assess/support/results/interpreting.pdf. Accessed May 29, 2012. 2009.(View)
• Manitoba Education. Middle years assessment of key competencies in mathematics, reading comprehension, expository writing, and student engagement. Retrieved from: http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/assess/docs/my_policy/document.pdf. Accessed May 29, 2012. 2010.(View)

Term used in 

• Chartier M, Brownell M, MacWilliam L, Valdivia J, Nie Y, Ekuma O, Burchill C, Hu M, Rajotte L, Kulbaba C. The Mental Health of Manitoba's Children. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2016. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)