Best Practices: A Comparison of Canadian Documents (cont.)

Best Practice and Indicators BC Tutor
Evaluation Kit		 BC ABE
Program
Quality
Framework		 Ontario Quality
Standards		 Saskatchewan
Best Program
Practices		 NWT Quality
Standards
(Draft
Document)
Instruction (cont.)          
Follows prescribed curricula         checked
Attendance is monitored         checked
Plans for individual assessment         checked
Helps learners assume responsibility for learning   checked      
Provides staff training for new courses   checked      
Encourages first language literacy       checked  
Learning Materials          
Uses a wide variety of learning materials checked checked checked   checked
Consistent with philosophy, goals checked checked checked   checked
Appropriate for adults checked checked checked   checked
Relevant to learners’ needs   checked checked   checked
Demonstrate respect for human dignity; free of bias except to generate critical thinking checked checked checked    
Culturally relevant         checked
Current   checked     checked
Wide variety of books available         checked
Artifacts available checked       checked
Canadian content, where appropriate checked checked      
Encourage discussion, critical thinking checked checked      
Produces its own materials checked        
Reviewed regularly checked