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Table C.4.4
Estimated average scores of 15-year-old students on the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) reading assessments, Canada and provinces, 2000, 2003 and 2006

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  PISA 2000 PISA 2003 PISA 2006
estimated average score 95% confidence interval estimated average score 95% confidence interval estimated average score 95% confidence interval
Reading
Canada 534 531 to 537 528 520 to 536 527 517 to 537
Newfoundland and Labrador 517 512 to 522 521 511 to 531 514 503 to 525
Prince Edward Island 517 512 to 522 495* 486 to 503 497* 487 to 507
Nova Scotia1 521 516 to 526 513 504 to 521 505* 494 to 516
New Brunswick 501 497 to 505 503 494 to 511 497 487 to 507
Quebec 536 530 to 542 525 514 to 536 522 509 to 535
Ontario 533 527 to 539 530 520 to 540 535 522 to 548
Manitoba 529 522 to 536 520 511 to 530 516 505 to 527
Saskatchewan 529 524 to 534 512* 501 to 523 507* 495 to 519
Alberta 550 544 to 556 543 532 to 554 534 522 to 546
British Columbia 538 532 to 544 535 526 to 544 528 514 to 542
* The difference from PISA 2000 is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
1.The confidence intervals for Nova Scotia in 2000 and 2006 reflect statistically significant differences between the means. The apparent overlap is due to rounding.
Notes: The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) reports on reading literacy, mathematical literacy and scientific literacy every three years and provides a more detailed look at each domain in the years when it is the major focus: reading achievement in 2000, mathematics achievement in 2003 and science achievement in 2006. The confidence interval represents the range within which the score for the population is likely to fall, with 95% probability. If two confidence intervals overlap, there is no statistically significant difference between the means.The confidence intervals in this table should only be used to perform trend analysis across the assessment years as the 2003 and 2006 confidence intervals include linking errors associated with the uncertainty that results from making comparisons with PISA 2000. To compare the performance of Canada or of provinces in a particular assessment year, the PISA Canada report for that year should be consulted.
Data source: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, Statistics Canada and Council of Ministers of Education, Canada. 2007. Measuring Up: Canadian Results of the OECD PISA Study: The Performance of Canada's Youth in Science, Reading and Mathematics. 2006 First Results for Canadians Aged 15. Statistics Canada. Catalogue no. 81-590-XIE-3. Ottawa.
Table source: Statistics Canada and Council of Ministers of Education, Canada. 2007. Education indicators in Canada: Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program. Catalogue no. 81-582-XIE. Ottawa.
Updated December 16, 2008.
Date Modified: 2008-12-16

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