ial ▁in ▁general , ▁and ▁Al berta ▁is ▁not ▁an ▁exception . ▁The ▁Al berta ▁Te acher ' s ▁Association ▁is ▁formally ▁against ▁standard ized ▁testing . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Provin cial ▁Ach iev ement ▁Test s ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁the ▁min istry ▁inst ated ▁a ▁" A ch iev ement ▁Test ing ▁Program " ▁for ▁gr ades ▁ 3 , ▁ 6 , ▁and ▁ 9 . ▁These ▁were ▁different ▁than ▁Provin cial ▁Ach iev ement ▁Test s ▁because ▁they ▁ass essed ▁only ▁one ▁core ▁subject ▁( English ▁language ▁arts , ▁social ▁studies , ▁mathematics , ▁and ▁science ) ▁a ▁year . ▁The ▁grade ▁ 3 ▁program ▁was ▁later ▁cancel led . ▁ ▁Di pl oma ▁Ex amin ations ▁▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁students ▁in , ▁what ▁is ▁today ▁Al berta , ▁took ▁provincial ▁ex ams . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁Al berta ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁created ▁as ▁a ▁province ▁yet ▁and ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁North - West ▁Territ ories . ▁These ▁ex ams ▁were ▁taken ▁in ▁Stand ards ▁V ▁through ▁VIII ▁( gr ades ▁ 9 ▁to ▁ 1 2 ). ▁It ▁is ▁because ▁of ▁this ▁shared ▁history ▁that ▁today , ▁the ▁North west ▁Territ ories ▁and ▁N un av ut ▁both ▁take ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁Al berta ▁ex ams . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁the ▁ex ams ▁were ▁removed ▁because ▁teachers ▁argued ▁that ▁students ▁were ▁being ▁" mon et ized " ▁because ▁the ▁school