Here are the resources that we offer:
- Professional development resources
- Learning tools
- Student engagement surveys
- ESL assessments and resources
Educators' Resource Guides
ETS Canada offers two professional development guides to help teachers with assessment, evaluation and communication of student achievement. The elementary and secondary guides explain about assessment for learning and effective communication of student achievement. These books are designed to engage educators in professional learning and dialogue with respect to best practice in assessment, evaluation and communication.
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Make sure students are engaged
The best way to help students achieve is to ensure that they are engaged and motivated. The Student Orientation to School program supports school improvement initiatives and helps identify students who may be at risk of high school non-completion.
The SOS is a student survey that takes only 20 minutes to complete. ETS Canada provides a detailed report and our SOS Program Manual offers straightforward intervention strategies to support students and build stronger schools.
There are two survey tools available:
- Upper-Elementary (Grades 4-6)
- Junior-Senior High School (Grades 7-12)
To order: Complete the order form and return it to us.
Learn more: Visit our SOS page or
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Improve student writing
What’s the key to improving student writing? Practice, practice, practice!
The Criterion® Online Writing Service is an online instructional tool that encourages students to rewrite and revise. After writing their essay, students receive instant diagnostic and holistic feedback from our powerful E-rater engine. Teachers have an opportunity to review essays and provide comments. Students use the feedback to rewrite their essays.
To order: Complete the order form and return it to us.
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ESL assessments and resources
Educational Testing Service is the world leader in assessing English-language proficiency, administering more than 7 million tests per year. While ETS is best known for its standardized tests such as the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL® iBT), we also offer classroom assessments. These tests can be used for placement, measuring progress and determining whether students are ready for academic classes.
Three of our most popular tests are:
- TOEFL® Junior (Grades 7-10): This is a 110 minute multiple-choice test that has three sections – listening comprehension; language form and meaning; reading comprehension
- TOEFL® Institutional Testing Program (Grades 11-12): This is an English-proficiency test that measures readiness to study at a Canadian university. It has three sections – Listening Comprehension, Structure and Written Expression and Reading Comprehension.
- TOEIC® Bridge (Grades 6-10): TOEIC Bridge is an assessment of everyday English, with two sections – Listening Comprehension and Reading Comprehension.
- TOEIC® (Grades 11-12): TOEIC is an English proficiency test for the workplace and everyday life. It has two sections – Listening Comprehension and Reading Comprehension.
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Test de français
The Test de français international™ (TFI) assesses the French proficiency of non-native speakers. Developed in both Canada and France, the test has two sections – Listening Comprehension and Reading Comprehension. It takes about two hours to administer.
The TFI™ can be used for placement of students, measuring progress and to provide students with a French certificate at the completion of a program.
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