A Summary of
Canadian Results PISA 2015
2
PISA 2015 by the numbers
3
PISA 2015 in Canada
4
What is in a PISA test?
5
Canadian students continue to perform well in a global context.
6
PISA 2015 Science Results
Results for the province of Quebec should be treated with caution due to a possible non-response bias.
Three provinces are near the very top in science.
Results for the province of Quebec should be treated with caution due to a possible non-response bias. 7
In Canada, there are variations between provinces in science.
Above Canadian average
British Columbia Alberta
Quebec
At the Canadian average
Ontario
Below the Canadian average
Saskatchewan Manitoba New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island Newfoundland and Labrador
8
As was the case in previous PISA cycles …
9
PISA 2015 Reading Results
Results for the province of Quebec should be treated with caution due to a possible non-response bias.
…Canadian students performed near the very top in reading .
10
PISA 2015 Reading Results
Results for the province of Quebec should be treated with caution due to a possible non-response bias.
In mathematics, Canadian students also performed very well…
11
PISA 2015 Mathematics
Results for the province of Quebec should be treated with caution due to a possible non-response bias.
… but there was more variability between provinces.
12 Results for the province of Quebec should be treated with caution due to a possible non-response bias.
Only three countries achieved higher results than Canada in science, one in reading, and six in mathematics.
13
Countries performing better than or as well as Canada in science, reading, and mathematics
Better than Canada As well as Canada
Science Singapore, Japan, Estonia Chinese Taipei, Finland, Macao-China, Vietnam, Hong Kong-China, BSJG- China
Reading Singapore Hong Kong-China, Finland, Ireland
Mathematics Singapore, Hong Kong-China, Macao-China, Chinese Taipei, Japan, BSJG-China
Korea, Switzerland, Estonia, the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland
Almost 90% of Canadian students
achieve the baseline level in science.
14
Almost 90% of Canadian students
achieve the baseline level in science.
15
4% more than the OECD average
reached Level 5 and above.
Almost 90% of Canadian students
achieve the baseline level in science.
16
10% more than the OECD average reached Level 2 and above.
The proportions of high and low performers in science varied across provinces.
17
Canadian boys and girls perform equally well in science…
18
527 points
528 points
… but the gender gap in reading persists, with a smaller difference in mathematics.
19
9
26
-15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Mathematics Reading
PISA point difference
PISA 2015 – Difference by gender for the minor domains
Boys have a 9-point advantage over girls in mathematics.
Girls have a 26-point advantage over boys in reading.
There are significant differences in science
achievement by language of the school system in most provinces… but not in Canada overall.
20
526 points 533 points
There are large differences in science
achievement by language of the school system in most provinces… but not in Canada overall.
21 526
518
508
514
526
501
541
539 533
477
502
540 486
473
504
532
300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700
Canada
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Alberta British Columbia
PISA 2015 – Science Achievement by Language of the School System
English French
28 points 42 points
26 points
39 points
37 points
Significant differences are indicated with a darker colour.
There are significant differences in reading and mathematics achievement by language of the school system in most provinces.
22 527 526 519 462 509 493 523 533 529 476 501 461 534 487 536 516
300 400 500 600 700
Canada Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Alberta British Columbia
PISA 2015 – Reading
Results by Language of the School System
English French
509 542 497 491 488 505 505 549 510 496 489 482 512 503 522 531 300
400 500 600 700
Canada Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Alberta British Columbia
PISA 2015 – Mathematics
Results by Language of the School System
English French
Significant differences are indicated with a darker colour.
Over the past nine years, Canadian scores in science have remained relatively stable…
23
534 529
525 528
440 460 480 500 520 540 560
2006 2009 2012 2015
PISA Science 2006 – 2015 Canadian results over time
… but provincially, science results have decreased in four provinces.
24
-50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20
Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia
PISA point difference between 2006 and 2015
PISA Science 2006 – 2015 Provincial change over time
Decrease in performance between 2006 and 2015
Increase in performance
between 2006 and 2015
Significant differences are indicated with a darker colour.
In reading, the downward trend observed since 2000 stopped in 2015…
25
534 528 527 524 523 527
440 460 480 500 520 540 560
2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015
PISA Reading 2000 – 2015 Canadian results over time
… while it has decreased significantly in two provinces over these 15 years.
26
-50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20
Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia
PISA point difference between 2000 and 2015
PISA Reading 2000 – 2015 Provincial change over time
Decrease in performance
between 2000 and 2015
Increase in performance
between 2000 and 2015
Significant differences are indicated with a darker colour.
In mathematics, the downward trend observed since 2003 persisted in 2015…
27
532 527 527
518 516
440 460 480 500 520 540 560
2003 2006 2009 2012 2015
PISA Mathematics 2003 – 2015 Canadian results over time
… while it has dropped significantly in all provinces except in Quebec and
Prince Edward Island.
28
-50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20
Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia
PISA point difference between 2003 and 2015
PISA Mathematics 2003 – 2015 Provincial change over time
Decrease in performance
between 2003 and 2015
Increase in performance
between 2003 and 2015
Significant differences are indicated with a darker colour.
In Canada, there is no difference in science
achievement based on the immigration status of students.
29 530
533 530
300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700
Students born in Canada Second-generation immigrant students First-generation immigrant students
PISA 2015 – Science Achievement by Immigration Status in Canada
14%
16%
70%
In Canada, there has been little change over time in the proportion of low and high
achievers in science.
30 10.0
11.1
14.4 12.4
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
2006 2015 2006 2015
Below Level 2Above Level 5
Percentage
PISA 2015 – Proportion of Low and High Achievers in Science over time in Canada
Significant differences are indicated with a darker colour.
Canadian results in science are characterized by relatively high levels of achievement and equity.
31
PISA 2015 Results: Excellence and Equity in Education, Volume I (Paris: OECD 2016).
Canadian results in science are characterized by relatively high levels of achievement and equity.
32
Adapted from Figure I.6.6 in PISA 2015 Results: Excellence and Equity in Education, Volume I (Paris: OECD 2016).
Canadian student participation
33
81% for Canada
(weighted value)
78.6%
77.3% 81.4% 83.4%
81.9% 81.5%
82.3%
80.9%
88.0%
80.9%
Canadian school participation
34
79% for Canada
92.3%
80.4% 92.6%
92.4%
81.9% 51.7%
96.0%
98.7%
99.3%
97.0%
7 per cent of Canadian students were exempted from writing PISA.
35
Student exemptions – students with physical or intellectual disabilities or limited ability in the language of the test do not participate in PISA .
14.3%
7.9% 4.8%
8.1%
6.8%
3.8% 8.4%
7.9%
14.3%
5.4%
PISA 2015
36
“Only in Canada, Estonia, Finland, Hong Kong (China), Japan, Macao (China) and Singapore do at least four out of five 15-year-old students master the baseline level of proficiency in science, reading and
mathematics. These countries show that there are countries on nearly every continent that could achieve the goal of universal basic skills by 2030. At the same time, the small group of countries that has moved close to securing at least basic skills for all shows how much remains to be done in most countries – including some of the wealthiest OECD countries – to attain the Sustainable Development Goals.”
PISA 2015 Results: Excellence and Equity in Education (Paris:
OECD 2016), p. 3.
Thank you!
• www.cmec.ca
• http://www.oecd.org/pisa/
37
