Table C.4.20
Mean scores of Grade 8 students on the Pan-Canadian Assessment Program (PCAP) mathematics assessment by language, Canada, provinces, 2010 and 2013

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Table C.4.20
Mean scores of Grade 8 students on the Pan-Canadian Assessment Program (PCAP) mathematics assessment by language, Canada, provinces, 2010 and 2013
Table summary
This table displays the results of Mean scores of Grade 8 students on the Pan-Canadian Assessment Program (PCAP) mathematics assessment by language. The information is grouped by Region and Language (appearing as row headers), 2010 and 2013 (appearing as column headers).
Region and LanguageNote 1 2010 2013
mean score confidence interval mean score confidence interval
Canada  
English and French 500 497.8 to 502.2 507Note * 505.0 to 509.0
English 495 492.6 to 497.4 501Note * 499.1 to 502.9
French 515 511.2 to 518.8 526Note * 523.0 to 529.0
Newfoundland and Labrador  
English and French 472 466.8 to 477.2 487Note * 482.3 to 491.7
English 472 466.8 to 477.2 487Note * 482.3 to 491.7
French Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ...: not applicable Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ...: not applicable
Prince Edward Island  
English and French 460 451.7 to 468.3 492Note * 488.3 to 495.7
English 460 449.7 to 470.3 492Note * 487.7 to 496.3
French Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ...: not applicable Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ...: not applicable
Nova Scotia  
English and French 474 470.1 to 477.9 488Note * 484.7 to 491.3
English 473 468.7 to 477.3 488Note * 484.0 to 492.0
French 503 499.8 to 506.2 499 495.4 to 502.6
New Brunswick  
English and French 478 474.1 to 481.9 480 476.5 to 483.5
English 466 461.1 to 470.9 470 466.2 to 473.8
French 507 501.7 to 512.3 507 501.3 to 512.7
Quebec  
English and French 515 511.1 to 518.9 527Note * 524.1 to 529.9
English 507 500.4 to 513.6 509 505.0 to 513.0
French 516 512.5 to 519.5 529Note * 525.5 to 532.5
Ontario  
English and French 507 503.0 to 511.0 512 508.5 to 515.5
English 507 502.3 to 511.7 512 509.1 to 514.9
French 511 507.3 to 514.7 500Note * 496.1 to 503.9
Manitoba  
English and French 468 463.8 to 472.2 471 467.7 to 474.3
English 467 462.8 to 471.2 470 467.4 to 472.6
French 480 476.5 to 483.5 476 473.1 to 478.9
Saskatchewan  
English and French 474 470.2 to 477.8 488Note * 484.1 to 491.9
English 474 470.2 to 477.8 487Note * 483.6 to 490.4
French 498 490.9 to 505.1 518Note * 515.9 to 520.1
Alberta  
English and French 495 491.0 to 499.0 502Note * 498.1 to 505.9
English 495 491.1 to 498.9 502Note * 498.0 to 506.0
French 504 498.7 to 509.3 502 498.4 to 505.6
British Columbia  
English and French 481 477.4 to 484.6 489Note * 485.8 to 492.2
English 481 477.2 to 484.8 489Note * 485.7 to 492.3
French 504 499.0 to 509.0 513Note * 506.8 to 519.2
.. not available for a specific reference period
... not applicable
Note *

The difference between the PCAP 2010 and 2013 mean scores is statistically significant (p<0.05).

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Note 1.

The results for students in the French school system were reported as French language, and the results for students in the English school system were reported as English language. The overall results for a jurisdiction represent those for students in both systems. Results for French immersion students who wrote in French were calculated as part of the English results since these students are considered part of the English-language cohort. Caution is advised when comparing achievement results based on assessment instruments that were prepared in two different languages. Despite extensive efforts to produce an equivalent test in both languages, each language has unique features that may make direct comparisons difficult.

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Notes: The Pan-Canadian Assessment Program (PCAP) is a cyclical program of assessments that measures the achievement of Grade 8 students in Canada. It is conducted by the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC). PCAP provides a detailed look at each of three core learning areas, or domains, in the years when it is a major focus of the assessment (reading in 2007, mathematics in 2010, and science in 2013), along with a minor focus on the other two domains. PCAP, which was first conducted in 2007, has replaced CMEC's School Achievement Indicators Program (SAIP).
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.
Due to small sample size, results for students enrolled in French schools in Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island were not included in this table. They were, however, included in the calculations for the overall mean score in each jurisdiction.
Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut did not participate in PCAP 2013.
For a brief description of this indicator, including the methodology, please see the Handbook for the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program.
Source: Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), 2014, Pan-Canadian Assessment Program, PCAP-2013: Report on the Assessment of Science, Reading, and Mathematics.
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