The language curriculum goals for French-second-language education are to encourage interest in using French, to develop competence for understanding and using French in various contexts and for various purposes including personal and social development, and to participate positively in French culture. (http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/m12/
projetuf/f12/doc.cur.html)
Resultsinreading
Canada — Manitoba: Mean scores in reading
Chart MB1
Considering confidence intervals, the mean score for Manitoba students in reading is significantly lower than that obtained by Canadian students overall.
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Canada — Manitoba: Comparison of results in reading by language
Considering confidence intervals, the mean score for Manitoba students responding in English in reading is significantly lower than that of Canadian students responding in English overall.
Considering confidence intervals, the mean score for Manitoba students responding in French in reading is significantly lower than that of Canadian students responding in French overall.
Canada — Manitoba: Comparison of results in reading by levels
Chart MB2
The proportion of Manitoba students performing at level 2 and above is about 4 percentage points lower than that of Canadian students overall.
The proportion of students performing at level 1 is about 4 percentage points higher than that of Canadian students overall.
8 Mean scores in bold are statistically significantly different from that of Canada overall.
9 In Manitoba, French immersion students participated in French and are included in Manitoba-French results.
Canada — Manitoba:
The proportion of Manitoba students responding in English performing at level 2 and above is about 3 percentage points lower than that of Canadian students responding in English overall.
The proportion of students responding in English at level 1 is about 3 percentage points higher than that of Canadian students responding in English overall.
Table MB(F)2
Jurisdiction level 1 (%) level 2 (%) level 3 (%)
CANf 11 55 34
Mbf 31 58 11
The proportion of Manitoba students responding in French at level 2 and above is almost 20 percentage points lower than that of Canadian students responding in French overall.
The proportion of students responding in French at level 1 is about 20 percentage points higher than that of Canadian students responding in French overall.
Canada — Manitoba: Comparison of results in reading by gender
Chart MB3
Considering confidence intervals, the mean score for Manitoba male students is significantly lower than that of Canadian male students overall.
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Canada — Manitoba:
Comparison of results (and confidence intervals) in reading by subdomain
Table MB3
subdomain CAN Mb
Comprehension 500±2 480 ± 4
interpretation 500±2 472 ± 4
Response to text 500±2 473 ± 5
Considering confidence intervals, the mean scores for Manitoba students across all three subdomains are not significantly different, but the scores are significantly lower than those obtained by Canadian students overall in all three subdomains.
Canada — Manitoba:
Comparison of results (and confidence intervals) in reading by subdomain, by language
Table MB4
Jurisdiction Comprehension interpretation Response to text
CANe 492±2 492±3 495±2
Mbe 483 ± 5 475 ± 5 476 ± 5
CANf 524±6 525±6 516±6
Mbf 445 ± 8 444 ± 8 445 ± 8
Considering confidence intervals, the mean scores of Manitoba students responding in English are not significantly different across all three subdomains, but they are significantly lower than those of Canadian students responding in English overall in all three subdomains.
The mean scores of Manitoba students responding in French are not significantly different across the three subdomains, but they are significantly lower than those of Canadian students responding in French overall in all three subdomains.
Mathematicsandscienceresults
Canada — Manitoba: Mean scores in mathematics
Chart MB4
Considering confidence intervals, the mean score for Manitoba students in mathematics is significantly lower than that obtained by Canadian students overall.
Canada — Manitoba: Mean scores in science
Chart MB5
Considering confidence intervals, the mean score for Manitoba students in science is significantly lower than that obtained by Canadian students overall.
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Canada — Manitoba:
Comparison of results in mathematics by language
Table MB(E)5
Jurisdiction Mean score and confidence interval
CANe 496±4
Mbe 479 ± 8
Considering confidence intervals, the mean score for Manitoba students responding in English in mathematics is significantly lower than that obtained by Canadian students responding in English overall.
Table MB(F)5
Jurisdiction Mean score and confidence interval
CANf 512±6
Mbf 474 ± 14
Considering confidence intervals, the mean score for Manitoba students responding in French in mathematics is significantly lower than that obtained by Canadian students responding in French overall.
Canada — Manitoba: Comparison of results in science by language
Table MB(E)6
Jurisdiction Mean score and confidence interval
CANe 496±4
Mbe 477 ± 8
Considering confidence intervals, the mean score for Manitoba students responding in English in science is significantly lower than that obtained by Canadian students responding in English overall.
Table MB(F)6
Jurisdiction Mean score and confidence interval
CANf 512±7
Mbf 470 ± 13
Considering confidence intervals, the mean score for the Manitoba students responding in French in science is significantly lower than that obtained by Canadian students responding in French overall.
ONTARIO
Contextstatement
Social context
In 2006, Ontario’s population was about 12.5 million. About half of the approximately 250,000 people who immigrate to Canada each year settle in Ontario.
The languages of instruction in Ontario are English and French. In English-language boards, about 20% of Ontario students have a first language other than English. The Ministry of Education works to promote successful outcomes for all students in many areas, including students whose first language is neither English nor French, students with special needs, First Nations, Métis, and Inuit students, and students who are economically disadvantaged.
Organization of the school system
Ontario’s district school boards range in size from large urban boards to northern boards that serve small numbers of students spread over wide geographic areas. Ontario has 60 English-language boards, 12 French-language boards, and 32 school authorities that serve small and remote communities. In the publicly funded education system, approximately 70% of students are in public school boards and 30% in Catholic boards.
In 2005–06, there were 1,411,011 students in 4,002 elementary schools and 707,533 students in 884 secondary schools. There were approximately 118,509 teachers. Just over 4% of the student population was enrolled in French-language schools. The school program extends from junior kindergarten (age 4) to grade 12. Students are required to keep learning in school until they graduate or turn 18.