The percentage of Canadian students who reached the
Advanced benchmark is the same as the international median (12%).
Advanced (625)
High (550)
Intermediate (475)
Low (400)
ePIRLS On-line Reading at the PIRLS International Benchmarks
ePIRLS describes achievement at four international benchmarks:
Advanced, High, Intermediate, and Low.
Percentage of Canadian Students Reaching International Benchmarks
12 % 12 %
49 % 82 %
96 %
ON-LINE READING — GRADE 4
SOURCE: IEA's Progress in International Reading Literacy Study – PIRLS 2016
http://pirls2016.org/download-center/
TIMSS & PIRLS
Lynch School of Education International Study Center
In ePIRLS,
Canadian students demonstrated
impressive competence in on-line reading.
Almost all students reached the Low international benchmark (96%).
• Locate information on Web pages with a variety of dynamic and navigable features.
Almost half the students reached the High international benchmark (49%).
• Integrate information across Web pages with interactive features.
• Evaluate how graphic elements support content.