Table C.4.17
Estimated average scores of 15-year-old students, reading assessment, by combined reading scale and reading sub-scales, Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), Canada and provinces, 2009
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| PISA 2009 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| estimated average score |
standard error | 95% confidence interval | |
| Combined reading scale | |||
| Canada | 524 | (1.5) | 521 to 527 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 506* | (3.7) | 499 to 513 |
| Prince Edward Island | 486* | (2.4) | 481 to 490 |
| Nova Scotia | 516* | (2.7) | 510 to 521 |
| New Brunswick | 499* | (2.5) | 494 to 504 |
| Quebec | 522 | (3.1) | 516 to 528 |
| Ontario | 531* | (3.0) | 525 to 536 |
| Manitoba | 495* | (3.6) | 488 to 502 |
| Saskatchewan | 504* | (3.3) | 498 to 511 |
| Alberta | 533 | (4.6) | 524 to 542 |
| British Columbia | 525 | (4.2) | 516 to 533 |
| Reading aspects subscale | |||
| Accessing and retrieving | |||
| Canada | 517 | (1.5) | 514 to 520 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 501* | (3.8) | 493 to 508 |
| Prince Edward Island | 481* | (2.5) | 476 to 486 |
| Nova Scotia | 506* | (3.3) | 499 to 513 |
| New Brunswick | 487* | (3.1) | 481 to 493 |
| Quebec | 515 | (3.6) | 508 to 522 |
| Ontario | 523* | (3.1) | 517 to 529 |
| Manitoba | 496* | (3.8) | 489 to 504 |
| Saskatchewan | 501* | (3.7) | 494 to 508 |
| Alberta | 522 | (4.5) | 513 to 531 |
| British Columbia | 516 | (4.5) | 507 to 524 |
| Integrating and interpreting | |||
| Canada | 522 | (1.5) | 519 to 525 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 502* | (3.7) | 495 to 509 |
| Prince Edward Island | 482* | (2.3) | 477 to 486 |
| Nova Scotia | 514* | (2.9) | 509 to 520 |
| New Brunswick | 499* | (2.6) | 494 to 504 |
| Quebec | 521 | (3.3) | 515 to 528 |
| Ontario | 528* | (3.0) | 522 to 533 |
| Manitoba | 493* | (4.0) | 485 to 501 |
| Saskatchewan | 502* | (3.5) | 495 to 508 |
| Alberta | 532* | (4.8) | 522 to 541 |
| British Columbia | 522 | (4.6) | 513 to 531 |
| Reflecting and evaluating | |||
| Canada | 535 | (1.6) | 532 to 538 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 519* | (3.3) | 512 to 525 |
| Prince Edward Island | 497* | (2.3) | 492 to 501 |
| Nova Scotia | 527* | (3.0) | 521 to 532 |
| New Brunswick | 505* | (2.3) | 500 to 509 |
| Quebec | 525* | (3.3) | 518 to 531 |
| Ontario | 546* | (3.2) | 540 to 552 |
| Manitoba | 504* | (4.0) | 496 to 512 |
| Saskatchewan | 517* | (3.5) | 510 to 524 |
| Alberta | 546* | (4.4) | 537 to 554 |
| British Columbia | 536 | (4.2) | 528 to 544 |
| Reading text formats subscale | |||
| Continuous texts | |||
| Canada | 524 | (1.5) | 521 to 527 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 508* | (3.8) | 501 to 516 |
| Prince Edward Island | 486* | (2.4) | 481 to 490 |
| Nova Scotia | 516* | (2.9) | 511 to 522 |
| New Brunswick | 500* | (2.5) | 495 to 505 |
| Quebec | 519 | (3.2) | 512 to 525 |
| Ontario | 532* | (3.1) | 526 to 538 |
| Manitoba | 497* | (4.0) | 489 to 505 |
| Saskatchewan | 506* | (3.2) | 500 to 512 |
| Alberta | 533* | (4.7) | 524 to 543 |
| British Columbia | 524 | (4.5) | 515 to 533 |
| Non-continuous texts | |||
| Canada | 527 | (1.6) | 524 to 530 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 511* | (3.8) | 503 to 518 |
| Prince Edward Island | 490* | (2.4) | 485 to 494 |
| Nova Scotia | 518* | (2.8) | 513 to 524 |
| New Brunswick | 492* | (2.4) | 487 to 497 |
| Quebec | 523 | (3.5) | 516 to 529 |
| Ontario | 534* | (3.3) | 527 to 540 |
| Manitoba | 498* | (3.5) | 491 to 504 |
| Saskatchewan | 506* | (3.5) | 500 to 513 |
| Alberta | 539* | (4.7) | 529 to 548 |
| British Columbia | 531 | (4.0) | 523 to 538 |
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* The difference between the estimated average score for the province and that for Canada is statistically significant (p < 0.05). Notes: The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) reports on reading, mathematics, and science every three years, providing a more detailed look at each domain in the years when it is a major focus: reading in 2000 and 2009, mathematics in 2003, and science in 2006. The confidence interval represents the range within which the score for the population is likely to fall, with 95% probability. It is calculated as a range of plus or minus about two standard errors around the estimated average score. The difference between estimated average scores are statistically significant if the confidence intervals do not overlap. Where confidence intervals overlapped slightly, an additional t-test was conducted to confirm statistical difference. For a brief description of this indicator, including the methodology, please see the Handbook for the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program. Source: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, Statistics Canada, and Council of Ministers of Education, Canada, 2010, Measuring Up: Canadian Results of the OECD PISA Study: The Performance of Canada's Youth in Reading, Mathematics and Science, 2009 First Results for Canadians Aged 15, Statistics Canada Catalogue no.81-590-XIE. Updated April 29, 2011. |
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