Table 29.2
Differences in PISA combined reading scores by selected school characteristics, minority and majority language school systems, Canada and selected provinces, 2009
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| Canada and selected provinces | Shortage of instructional material | Proportion of students in modal1 grade whose first language is not test language | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined reading score | Difference (no - some) |
Combined reading score | Difference (Less than 20% - 20% or more) | |||
| No or very little shortage | Some or large shortage | Less than 20% | 20% or more | |||
| score | difference in score | score | difference in score | |||
| Schools attended by minority language students | ||||||
| Canada2 | 490 | 508 | -18* | 497 | 496 | 0 |
| Nova Scotia | 499 | 454 | 45* | 478 | 479 | -1 |
| New Brunswick | 470 | 468 | 1 | 469 | … | … |
| Quebec | 518 | 521 | -2 | 534 | 506 | 29* |
| Ontario | 477 | 467 | 10 | 472 | 480 | -8 |
| Manitoba | 492 | 467 | 25 | 490 | 480 | 10 |
| Alberta | 471 | 494 | -23 | 469 | 476 | -7 |
| British Columbia | 473 | 568 | -95 | 481 | 475 | 6 |
| Schools attended by majority language students | ||||||
| Canada2 | 526 | 524 | 2 | 525 | 529 | -4 |
| Nova Scotia | 516 | 518 | -1 | 517 | 509 | 8 |
| New Brunswick | 509 | 517 | -8 | 510 | 539 | -30* |
| Quebec | 522 | 523 | 0 | 524 | 515 | 10 |
| Ontario | 533 | 531 | 3 | 534 | 530 | 4 |
| Manitoba | 496 | 495 | 1 | 500 | 480 | 20 |
| Alberta | 538 | 498 | 39* | 527 | 559 | -32* |
| British Columbia | 524 | 530 | -6 | 520 | 535 | -15 |
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* indicates a significant difference between categories within the minority or majority population at the Canada level or within the same province … not applicable 1. The modal grade is the one in which the majority of 15 year-olds are registered. 2. Includes all provinces except Newfoundland and Labrador. Source: Programme for International Student Assessment, 2009, OECD. |
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