Exam 9: Exploring Definitions of Indigenous Student Success

Detailed data has been requested by commercial interest organizations and public advocacy groups, to examine education systems more closely.

Standardized testing instruments, as well as other common definitions and measurements of educational accomplishment, can both reinforce and obscure key cultural biases.

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) started overseeing the administration of standardized exams in 2018 to compare samples of fifteen-year-old students in participating countries based on reading, maths, and science skills.

In Canada, when comparing education between countries or population groupings, metrics such as levels of secondary school enrolment and completion are given more weight.

Positive self-concept, strong cultural identification, happiness, and confidence are among the distinct and larger criteria of educational and learning success highlighted in literature and discussion, particularly by Indigenous scholars and representative organizations.

In Alberta, provincial reports from 2019 on high school completion rates and the transition to postsecondary students reveal:

When analyzing educational results, it's critical to have a clear grasp of what's being measured, as well as student and community socioeconomic characteristics and other relevant contextual elements.

The libertarian Fraser Institute in Canada has created a "report card" _______.

It is critical to consider elements other than student and family characteristics when making decisions on curriculum, tests, and other educational practices, such as cultural assumptions and other factors.

What is the significance of cultural knowledge and its relevance to Canadian Educational systems? What aspects of your own culture would you think important to include in the education system? How can schools better foster the students' identity, language, and culture?