The Graduation Literacy Assessments are provincial assessments that assess student proficiency in literacy. Each GLA is a graduation requirement and students take the assessments in their Grade 10 and 12 years. The Graduation Literacy Assessments assess student ability to use critical thinking and analysis to make meaning from a diverse array of texts. It also assesses the ability of students to communicate their ideas. The Graduation Literacy Assessments are not based on a particular course, but on learning across multiple subjects, from kindergarten to Grade 12.
Cross Curricular Nature of the Assessment
The Cross-curricular nature Students were asked about what different subject areas and competencies they drew upon to complete the assessment. The following table shows student responses to these questions (percentages indicate the proportion of students selecting the subject areas/competencies out of the total number of students responding to the question). Which of the following courses helped you in completing the assessment? Which competencies did the assessment allow you to demonstrate?
The Structure
The Grade 10 Graduation Literacy Assessment requires students to demonstrate their abilities through two key literacy tasks: analyzing and making meaning from texts (Comprehend), and communicating their understanding of texts and making personal connections (Communicate). The structure of the Grade 10 Graduation Literacy Assessment includes preparation activities, an essential question, a common component, a choice component, and a student self-reflection section. The structure is designed to mirror effective practices in learning, whereby students may prepare collaboratively, activate their thinking, exercise choice, and reflect on their learning.
