With the release of The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1–8: Mathematics (2020), there is one curriculum for both French- and English-language schools. For this reason, the mathematics questions on the French- and the English-language assessments are now the same.
For French Immersion students, the questions in the operational assessment will be automatically provided to students in English or French, based on the option selected by the board. If a board selects Option B (Grade 3 or Grade 6) or Option C (Grade 3 only), the mathematics questions will be in French.
Regardless of the option selected by the school board, when all students first access the e-assessment platform, they will be presented with the tool exploration and relaxation exercises in English. The student questionnaire will also be in English.
All students, including those in a French Immersion Program, will complete the language component in English.
Grade 3 French Immersion Options
Each school board will determine which option students in all Grade 3 French Immersion classes will follow for the assessment:
Option A: Students complete all components in English.
Option B: Students complete the reading and writing components in English and the mathematics component in French. The e-assessment platform will always remain in English. Only the mathematics questions will be in French.
Option C: Students complete the mathematics component in French. The e-assessment platform will always remain in English. Only the mathematics questions will be in French. These students do not complete the reading and writing components and will receive results only for mathematics.
Grade 6 French Immersion Options
Each school board will determine which option students in all Grade 6 French Immersion classes will follow for the assessment:
Option A: Students complete all components in English.
Option B: Students complete the reading and writing components in English and the mathematics component in French. The mathematics questions and the e-assessment platform will change to French when the students enter a mathematics stage.
IMPORTANT for Grade 6 French Immersion Option B classes
When the students return to the assessment homepage after completing a mathematics stage, the platform will now be in French. The next time the students log into the e-assessment platform, the assessment homepage will return to English.
Accessing the Sample Test on the EQAO Website
The sample test can be accessed on the EQAO website. Based on the French Immersion option that is determined by the school board, students can access in one of these ways:
Option A: to access the assessment questions and platform in English for the language sessions and mathematics stages, visit the Sample Test in English on the EQAO website.
Option B: to access the language sessions in English visit the Sample Test in English on the EQAO website and to access the mathematics stages in French, visit the Sample Test in French on the OQRE website.
Option C (available for Grade 3 only): to access the mathematics stages in French, visit the Sample Test in French on the OQRE website.
NOTE
If students are accessing the sample test on the French website, both the questions and the platform, including the tools, will be in French. In order to access the mathematics stages in French and the language sessions in English, you must have the students access the sample test through the e-assessment platform.
Accessing the Sample Test and the Operational Assessment in the e-Assessment Platform
All students must access the operational assessment through the e-assessment platform, unless they are using a printable PDF or Braille format of the alternative version.
French Immersion students who access the sample test or operational assessment through the e-assessment platform will be presented with questions in French or English, based on the option selected by their board.
For Grade 3 Option B and Option C:
- The platform, including the tool exploration and tool bar, will be in English.
- The help page and questions will be in French when the students are working in a mathematics stage of the assessment.
For Grade 6 Option B:
- The platform, including the tool exploration, tool bar and help page, will be in French when the students are working in a mathematics stage of the assessment.
NOTE
The mathematics component of the assessment is provided in either English or French based on the decision made by each school board and cannot be changed at the school or student level.
French-English and English-French Glossaries
The French-English and English-French Glossaries assist French Immersion students completing the mathematics components of the primary- and junior-division assessments. In the French-English and English-French glossaries, students can find many common mathematics terms used in French and English in Grade 3 or Grade 6 according to the mathematics curriculum. During the mathematics component of the assessment, students can access the glossaries on the assessment platform and they can also use hard copies of the glossaries, which can be printed in regular- or large-print from the EQAO website.