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Canadian Results PISA 2012
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PISA 2012 by the numbers
3 4 O E C D c o u n t r i e s
6 5 c o u n t r i e s a n d
e c o n o m i e s
4 7 l a n g u a g e s O v e r 4 8 0 , 0 0 0
1 5 - y e a r - o l d s t u d e n t s
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PISA 2012 in Canada
A d m i n i s t e r e d i n E n g l i s h a n d F r e n c h O v e r 2 1 , 0 0 0
1 5 - y e a r - o l d s t u d e n t s f r o m o v e r 9 0 0 s c h o o l s
1 0 p r o v i n c e s P a r t n e r s h i p
b e t w e e n C M E C , E S D C
a n d S T C
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What is in a PISA test?
For all students For all students
Major Domain:
Mathematics Major Domain:
Mathematics
Minor Domains:
Reading Science
Minor Domains:
Reading Science
2-hour paper-based test 2-hour paper-based test
For a subset of students For a subset of students
1-hour computer-based test 1-hour computer-based test
Additional Domains:
Mathematics Digital reading Problem solving Additional Domains:
Mathematics Digital reading Problem solving
30-minute Background Questionnaire
30-minute Background
Questionnaire 5
Canadian students continue to perform well in a global context.
Italics = OECD country
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Canadian students continue to perform well in a global context.
Italics = OECD country
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In Canada, there are variations between provinces in mathematics.
Above Canadian average
Quebec
At the Canadian average
British Columbia Alberta
Ontario
Below the Canadian average
Saskatchewan Manitoba New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island Newfoundland and
Labrador
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Canadian students continue to perform well in reading ...
Italics = OECD country
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Canadian students continue to perform well in reading ...
Italics = OECD country
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… and in science.
Italics = OECD country
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… and in science.
Italics = OECD country
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Nine countries achieved higher results than Canada in mathematics, five in reading, and seven in science.
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Over 85% of Canadian students reached the baseline Level 2 or above in mathematics…
Distribution of students by proficiency level on the overall mathematics scale, Canada, provinces, and OECD
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… while over 16% of Canadian students reached the highest levels of performance.
Distribution of students by proficiency level on the overall mathematics scale, Canada, provinces, and OECD
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In Canada, the proportion of low achievers has increased over time, while the proportion of high achievers has decreased.
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Over the past nine years, Canadian scores in
mathematics have declined in all provinces except Quebec and Saskatchewan…
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… while Canada’s overall performance in reading has remained stable over time, and performance in science has decreased.
Canadian results over time, 2000–2012 Reading and Science
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Canadian results in mathematics are
characterized by relatively high levels of achievement and equity.
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Provincial results in mathematics are also characterized by relatively high levels of achievement and equity.
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Across Canada, mathematics results show some differences by language of the school system.
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There are large differences in reading and
science achievement by language of the school system in most provinces.
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Science Digital reading Paper-based reading Computer-based mathematics Paper-based mathematics
490 500 510 520 530 540 550
527 522 506 532 523
524 543 541 514 513
PISA 2012
Canadian Results by Gender in Mathematics, Reading, and Science
Male Female
Males perform better than females in mathematics …
… but the gender gap in reading in favour of females is larger and persistent, while there is no significant difference in science.
10 points 10 points
17 points 17 points
35 points 35 points
21 points 21 points
3 points 3 points
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