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Table C.4.9
Estimated average scores of 15-year-old students on the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) science assessments, by sub-scale, Canada and provinces, 2006

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  PISA 2006
estimated average score 95% confidence interval
Science, identifying scientific issues
Canada 532 527 to 536
Newfoundland and Labrador 525 519 to 531
Prince Edward Island 505 500 to 510
Nova Scotia 516 509 to 523
New Brunswick 512 508 to 517
Quebec 531 521 to 540
Ontario 533 523 to 543
Manitoba 519 512 to 525
Saskatchewan 515 507 to 523
Alberta 546 538 to 553
British Columbia 536 526 to 546
Science, explaining phenomena scientifically
Canada 531 527 to 535
Newfoundland and Labrador 519 513 to 524
Prince Edward Island 509 504 to 515
Nova Scotia 520 513 to 526
New Brunswick 501 496 to 506
Quebec 523 515 to 531
Ontario 533 524 to 542
Manitoba 522 515 to 529
Saskatchewan 516 507 to 525
Alberta 553 545 to 561
British Columbia 538 528 to 547
Science, using scientific evidence
Canada 542 537 to 546
Newfoundland and Labrador 533 527 to 538
Prince Edward Island 509 504 to 514
Nova Scotia 524 519 to 529
New Brunswick 511 507 to 516
Quebec 542 532 to 551
Ontario 546 537 to 554
Manitoba 530 523 to 537
Saskatchewan 517 510 to 524
Alberta 552 544 to 560
British Columbia 541 531 to 551
Notes: The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) reports on reading literacy, mathematical literacy and scientific literacy every three years and provides a more detailed look at each domain in the years when it is the major focus: reading achievement in 2000, mathematics achievement in 2003 and science achievement in 2006. The confidence interval represents the range within which the score for the population is likely to fall, with 95% probability. If two confidence intervals overlap, there is no statistically significant difference between the means.
Data source: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, Statistics Canada and Council of Ministers of Education, Canada. 2007. Measuring Up: Canadian Results of the OECD PISA Study: The Performance of Canada's Youth in Science, Reading and Mathematics. 2006 First Results for Canadians Aged 15. Statistics Canada. Catalogue no. 81-590-XIE-3. Ottawa.
Table source: Statistics Canada and Council of Ministers of Education, Canada. 2007. Education indicators in Canada: Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program. Catalogue no. 81-582-XIE. Ottawa.
Updated December 16, 2008.
Date Modified: 2008-12-16

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