A Summary of...PISA 2015 – Difference by gender for the minor domains Boys have a 9-point advantage over girls in mathematics. Girls have a 26-point in reading. There are significant

A Summary of Canadian Results

PISA 2015

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PISA 2015 by the numbers

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PISA 2015 in Canada

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What is in a PISA test?

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Canadian students continue to

perform well in a global context.

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PISA 2015 Science Results

Results for the province of Quebec should be treated with caution due to a possible non-response bias.

Three provinces are near the very

top in science.

7 Results for the province of Quebec should be treated with caution due to a possible non-response bias.

In Canada, there are variations between

provinces in science.

Above Canadian average

British Columbia

Alberta

Quebec

At the Canadian average

Ontario

Below the Canadian average

Saskatchewan

Manitoba

New Brunswick

Nova Scotia

Prince Edward Island

Newfoundland and Labrador

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As was the case in previous

PISA cycles …

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PISA 2015 Reading Results


…Canadian students performed

near the very top in reading.

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PISA 2015 Reading Results


In mathematics, Canadian students

also performed very well…

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PISA 2015 Mathematics


… but there was more variability

between provinces.

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Only three countries achieved higher results

than Canada in science, one in reading, and

six in mathematics.

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Countries performing better than or as well as Canada

in science, reading, and mathematics

Better than Canada As well as Canada

Science Singapore, Japan, Estonia Chinese Taipei, Finland, Macao-China, Vietnam, Hong Kong-China, BSJG-China

Reading Singapore Hong Kong-China, Finland, Ireland

Mathematics Singapore, Hong Kong-China,

Macao-China, Chinese Taipei,

Japan, BSJG-China

Korea, Switzerland, Estonia, the

Netherlands, Denmark, Finland

Almost 90% of Canadian students

achieve the baseline level in science.

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4% more than the OECD average reached Level 5 and above.



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10% more than the OECD average reached Level 2 and above.

The proportions of high and low performers

in science varied across provinces.

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Canadian boys and girls perform

equally well in science…

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527 points 528 points

… but the gender gap in reading persists,

with a smaller difference in mathematics.

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-15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Mathematics

Reading

PISA point difference

PISA 2015 – Difference by gender for the minor domains

Boys have a 9-point advantage over girls in mathematics.

Girls have a 26-point advantage over boys in reading.

There are significant differences in science

achievement by language of the school system

in most provinces… but not in Canada overall.

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526 points 533 points

There are large differences in science

achievement by language of the school system

in most provinces… but not in Canada overall.

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526

518

508

514

526

501

541

539

533

477

502

540

486

473

504

532

300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700

Canada

Nova Scotia

New Brunswick

Quebec

Ontario

Manitoba

Alberta

BritishColumbia

PISA 2015 – Science Achievement by Language of the School System

English

French

28 points

42 points

26 points

39 points

37 points

Significant differences are indicated with a darker colour.

There are significant differences in reading and

mathematics achievement by language of the

school system in most provinces.

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527 519 509 523 529 501 534 536 526 462 493 533 476 461 487 516 300

400

500

600

700

Canada Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Alberta British Columbia

PISA 2015 – Reading Results by Language of the School System

English

French

509 497 488 505 510 489 512 522 542 491 505 549 496 482 503 531 300

400

500

600

700

Canada Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Alberta British Columbia

PISA 2015 – Mathematics Results by Language of the School System

English

French


Over the past nine years, Canadian scores in

science have remained relatively stable…

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534 529 525 528

440

460

480

500

520

540

560

2006 2009 2012 2015

PISA Science 2006 – 2015 Canadian results over time

… but provincially, science results have

decreased in four provinces.

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-50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20



Nova Scotia

New Brunswick

Quebec

Ontario

Manitoba

Saskatchewan

Alberta

British Columbia

PISA point difference between 2006 and 2015

PISA Science 2006 – 2015 Provincial change over time

Decrease in performance between 2006 and 2015

Increase in performance between 2006 and 2015


In reading, the downward trend observed

since 2000 stopped in 2015…

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534 528 527 524

523 527

440

460

480

500

520

540

560

2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015

PISA Reading 2000 – 2015 Canadian results over time

… while it has decreased significantly in

two provinces over these 15 years.

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-50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20



Nova Scotia

New Brunswick

Quebec

Ontario

Manitoba

Saskatchewan

Alberta

British Columbia


PISA Reading 2000 – 2015 Provincial change over time




In mathematics, the downward trend observed

since 2003 persisted in 2015…

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532 527 527

518 516

440

460

480

500

520

540

560

2003 2006 2009 2012 2015

PISA Mathematics 2003 – 2015 Canadian results over time

… while it has dropped significantly in all

provinces except in Quebec and

Prince Edward Island.

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-50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20



Nova Scotia

New Brunswick

Quebec

Ontario

Manitoba

Saskatchewan

Alberta

British Columbia


PISA Mathematics 2003 – 2015 Provincial change over time




In Canada, there is no difference in science

achievement based on the immigration status of

students.

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530

533

530

300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700

Students born in Canada

Second-generation immigrant students

First-generation immigrant students

PISA 2015 – Science Achievement by Immigration Status in Canada

14%

16%

70%

In Canada, there has been little change over

time in the proportion of low and high

achievers in science.

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14.4

12.4

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18

2006

2015

2006

2015

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Percentage

PISA 2015 – Proportion of Low and High Achievers in Science over time in Canada


Canadian results in science are characterized

by relatively high levels of achievement and

equity.

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PISA 2015 Results: Excellence and Equity in Education, Volume I (Paris: OECD 2016).

Canadian results in science are characterized

by relatively high levels of achievement and

equity.

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Adapted from Figure I.6.6 in PISA 2015 Results: Excellence and Equity in Education, Volume I (Paris: OECD 2016).

Canadian student participation

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81% for Canada (weighted value)

78.6%

77.3% 81.4% 83.4%

81.9% 81.5% 82.3%

80.9%

88.0%

80.9%

Canadian school participation

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79% for Canada

92.3% 80.4% 92.6%

92.4% 81.9% 51.7%

96.0% 98.7%

99.3%

97.0%

7 per cent of Canadian students

were exempted from writing PISA.

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Student exemptions – students with physical or intellectual disabilities or limited ability in the

language of the test do not participate in PISA .

14.3%

7.9% 4.8% 8.1%

6.8% 3.8% 8.4%

7.9%

14.3%

5.4%

PISA 2015

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“Only in Canada, Estonia, Finland, Hong Kong (China), Japan, Macao (China) and Singapore do at least four out of five 15-year-old students master the baseline level of proficiency in science, reading and mathematics. These countries show that there are countries on nearly every continent that could achieve the goal of universal basic skills by 2030. At the same time, the small group of countries that has moved close to securing at least basic skills for all shows how much remains to be done in most countries – including some of the wealthiest OECD countries – to attain the Sustainable Development Goals.”

PISA 2015 Results: Excellence and Equity in Education (Paris: OECD 2016), p. 3.

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