Table 30
Impact of a change in the indexed score on PISA reading scores, for students in minority and majority language school systems, Canada and selected provinces, 2009
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| Language of school system | Change in PISA score with a 1 SD2 improvement on the selected index | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index of social, cultural and economic status | Index of students enjoyment of reading | Index of quality of educational resources | ||||
| change in PISA score | standard error | change in PISA score | standard error | change in PISA score | standard error | |
| Canada1 | ||||||
| Minority | 29.5 | (2.34) | 34.7 | (1.60) | 5.6 | (2.23) |
| Majority | 31.8 | (1.52) | 35.7 | (0.85) | 5.0 | (2.12) |
| Nova Scotia | ||||||
| Minority | 19.8 | (9.92) | 37.3 | (4.54) | 24.7 | (6.56)* |
| Majority | 26.5 | (3.26) | 37.6 | (2.13) | -2.7 | (3.43)* |
| New Brunswick | ||||||
| Minority | 23.1 | (3.10) | 39.5 | (2.23) | -5.4 | (4.58) |
| Majority | 36.1 | (3.70) | 36.3 | (2.20) | -1.0 | (3.18) |
| Quebec | ||||||
| Minority | 26.6 | (4.13) | 29.8 | (2.47) | 11.6 | (3.56) |
| Majority | 32.5 | (3.56) | 31.7 | (1.28) | 12.5 | (3.76) |
| Ontario | ||||||
| Minority | 34.4 | (3.70) | 34.3 | (2.28) | -1.3 | (3.06) |
| Majority | 31.8 | (2.74) | 34.2 | (1.75) | 4.8 | (4.22) |
| Manitoba | ||||||
| Minority | 22.2 | (8.28) | 40.7 | (5.12) | 35.5 | (16.65) |
| Majority | 29.5 | (3.20) | 40.7 | (2.17) | 4.4 | (2.96) |
| Alberta | ||||||
| Minority | 26.2 | (7.56) | 34.7 | (7.51) | -1.3 | (10.03) |
| Majority | 33.4 | (3.19) | 39.2 | (2.06) | 9.1 | (5.07) |
| British Columbia | ||||||
| Minority | 22.8 | (13.34) | 36.1 | (6.38) | 15.1 | (13.60) |
| Majority | 27.2 | (3.16) | 40.3 | (1.92) | -2.6 | (4.22) |
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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 1. Includes all provinces except Newfoundland and Labrador. 2.1 SD is one standard deviation. Source: Programme for International Student Assessment, 2009, OECD. |
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