Ontario. Learning Assessment Branch

• Learning Assessment Branch

In the Fall of 1991 the Program Implementation and Review Branch of the Ministry of Education was disbanded. The portion of the branch responsible for the student and program assessment function became the Learning Assessment Branch and was transferred to the Learning Programs Division.

In 1992, the Ontario Assessment Instrument Pool and Banque d'instruments de mesure de l'Ontario Units were transferred to the Learning Assessment Branch from the defunct Centre for Curriculum Resources and Technologies. As well, the Learning Assessment Branch became a component of the newly organized Education Programs and Services Division. The Learning Assessment Branch became part of the new Ministry of Education and Training in February, 1993.

The Learning Assessment Branch ceased to exist later that year and most of its functions were assumed by the new Curriculum and Assessment Team.

The Learning Assessment Branch of the Ministry of Education developed and implemented policies and procedures for the evaluation of student achievement and Ministry program effectiveness.

As part of the assessment function, the Branch managed the Ontario Assessment Instruments Pool / Banque d'instruments de mesure de l'Ontario (OAIP/BIMO), a bank of learning evaluation tools.

Initially, the Learning Assessment Branch was also responsible for supervision of private schools; however, by mid-1993 this function was no longer a responsibility of the Learning Assessment Branch and was primarily the responsibility of the Regional Offices.

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