What is the purpose of the Alberta CAA project?
The purpose of the Alberta CAA project is to determine the efficacy of providing Alberta teachers with an on-demand, curriculum-specific, online assessment tool to aid in the teaching and learning processes. It is anticipated that the CAA system will provide a number of benefits to students and teachers; for example, assessments can be conducted a number of times during the school year with instant reports generated, and teachers can use the CAA system to assess student progress throughout the year (formative) as well as student performance at the end of a course (summative). Teachers will decide if and how to use CAA to complement other classroom assessment methods.As one of many assessment strategies, teachers can use the CAA system to evaluate student progress and identify areas of strength and weakness. The Alberta CAA project is NOT intended to add to or replace currently administered provincial standardized tests such as the grades 3, 6, and 9 achievement tests or the Grade 12 di
