Research in Education

Ministry of Education Presentations at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association

In April 2007, the American Educational Research Association held its annual meeting in Chicago. This is the largest education conference in the world, so the ministry was proud to attend and showcase our achievements.

Ministry staff presented five case studies at the conference. Click on the titles below to view them in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format.

• Putting Literacy and Numeracy First: Using Research and Evidence to Support Improved Student Achievement (PDF, 387 KB)
• Implementing Primary Class Size Caps in Ontario (PDF, 97 KB)
• Secondary School Reform in Ontario and the Role of Research, Evaluation and Indicator Data (PDF, 120 KB)
• Using Data to Develop a Comprehensive Improvement Strategy in French-Language Schools in the Province of Ontario, Canada (PDF, 94 KB)
• Developing a Province-Wide Strategy to Increase the Role of Research and Evidence in Ontario Education (PDF, 41 KB)

We are committed to developing and implementing policies, programs and practices that are evidence-based and research-informed. This approach is working. We are bringing about large-scale change in Ontario’s schools, including improved student achievement.