Table C.4.18
Mean scores of Grade 8 students on the Pan-Canadian Assessment Program (PCAP) mathematics and mathematics subdomains and mathematics problem-solving assessments, Canada, provinces and Yukon, 2010

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Table C.4.18
Mean scores of Grade 8 students on the Pan-Canadian Assessment Program (PCAP) mathematics and mathematics subdomains and mathematics problem-solving assessments, Canada, provinces and Yukon, 2010

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This table displays the results of Mean scores of Grade 8 students on the Pan-Canadian Assessment Program (PCAP) mathematics and mathematics subdomains and mathematics problem-solving assessments Language, Mathematics, Mathematics subdomains, Mathematics problem-soving, Numbers and operations, Geometry and measurement, Patterns and relationships and Data management and probability, calculated using mean score, confidence Interval and confidence interval units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  LanguageNote 1 Mathematics Mathematics subdomains Mathematics problem-soving
Numbers and operations Geometry and measurement Patterns and relationships Data management and probability
mean score confidence Interval mean score confidence Interval mean score confidence Interval mean score confidence Interval mean score confidence Interval mean score confidence interval
Canada English and French 500 497.8 to 502.2 500 497.9 to 502.1 500 498.0 to 502.0 500 497.9 to 502.1 500 496.9 to 503.1 500 497.7 to 502.3
Canada English 495 492.6 to 497.4 494 491.7 to 496.3 494 491.5 to 496.5 499 496.5 to 501.5 496 492.4 to 499.6 494 491.5 to 496.5
Canada French 515 511.2 to 518.8 519 515.5 to 522.5 518 514.4 to 521.6 504 500.3 to 507.7 511 505.5 to 516.5 517 513.5 to 520.5
Newfoundland and Labrador English and French 472 466.8 to 477.2 475 469.3 to 480.7 467 462.4 to 471.6 479 473.8 to 484.2 490 483.3 to 496.7 469 464.4 to 473.6
Newfoundland and Labrador English 472 466.8 to 477.2 475 469.5 to 480.5 467 462.1 to 471.9 479 474.2 to 483.8 490 481.7 to 498.3 469 464.4 to 473.6
Newfoundland and Labrador French Note ..: not available for a specific reference period ... Note ..: not available for a specific reference period ... Note ..: not available for a specific reference period ... Note ..: not available for a specific reference period ... Note ..: not available for a specific reference period ... Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note : not applicable
Prince Edward Island English and French 460 451.7 to 468.3 472 463.7 to 480.3 449 440.9 to 457.1 463 454.4 to 471.6 469 459.0 to 479.0 456 447.6 to 464.4
Prince Edward Island English 460 449.7 to 470.3 471 460.0 to 482.0 449 439.1 to 458.9 463 452.5 to 473.5 470 456.4 to 483.6 456 445.9 to 466.1
Prince Edward Island French Note ..: not available for a specific reference period ... Note ..: not available for a specific reference period ... Note ..: not available for a specific reference period ... Note ..: not available for a specific reference period ... Note ..: not available for a specific reference period ... Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note : not applicable
Nova Scotia English and French 474 470.1 to 477.9 477 473.2 to 480.8 477 473.2 to 480.8 475 471.2 to 478.8 488 482.9 to 493.1 481 477.2 to 484.8
Nova Scotia English 473 468.7 to 477.3 476 471.7 to 480.3 476 471.5 to 480.5 475 470.8 to 479.2 487 481.1 to 492.9 480 475.8 to 484.2
Nova Scotia French 503 499.8 to 506.2 499 495.6 to 502.4 514 510.8 to 517.2 494 490.6 to 497.4 514 501.3 to 526.7 506 502.7 to 509.3
New Brunswick English and French 478 474.1 to 481.9 487 483.3 to 490.7 472 468.1 to 475.9 476 471.7 to 480.3 489 483.6 to 494.4 479 475.4 to 482.6
New Brunswick English 466 461.1 to 470.9 479 473.8 to 484.2 457 452.6 to 461.4 465 460.2 to 469.8 479 470.9 to 487.1 467 462.6 to 471.4
New Brunswick French 507 501.7 to 512.3 507 501.8 to 512.2 508 502.8 to 513.2 503 497.7 to 508.3 513 504.5 to 521.5 508 502.6 to 513.4
Quebec English and French 515 511.1 to 518.9 520 516.2 to 523.8 517 513.1 to 520.9 504 500.1 to 507.9 510 504.7 to 515.3 517 513.0 to 521.0
Quebec English 507 500.4 to 513.6 511 504.9 to 517.1 506 499.5 to 512.5 500 493.6 to 506.4 501 491.8 to 510.2 507 500.4 to 513.6
Quebec French 516 512.5 to 519.5 521 517.5 to 524.5 518 514.6 to 521.4 504 500.8 to 507.2 511 505.5 to 516.5 518 514.6 to 521.4
Ontario English and French 507 503.0 to 511.0 498 494.1 to 501.9 513 509.0 to 517.0 511 506.7 to 515.3 505 499.0 to 511.0 510 506.0 to 514.0
Ontario English 507 502.3 to 511.7 498 493.6 to 502.4 513 507.9 to 518.1 511 506.2 to 515.8 505 499.4 to 510.6 510 505.5 to 514.5
Ontario French 511 507.3 to 514.7 502 498.0 to 506.0 519 515.5 to 522.5 513 509.3 to 516.7 505 499.1 to 510.9 514 509.9 to 518.1
Manitoba English and French 468 463.8 to 472.2 476 471.5 to 480.5 459 455.7 to 462.3 478 473.8 to 482.2 473 467.3 to 478.7 467 463.1 to 470.9
Manitoba English 467 462.8 to 471.2 476 471.8 to 480.2 458 454.3 to 461.7 478 474.1 to 481.9 473 467.3 to 478.7 466 462.5 to 469.5
Manitoba French 480 476.5 to 483.5 492 488.5 to 495.5 468 464.5 to 471.5 482 477.9 to 486.1 479 467.5 to 490.5 479 475.1 to 482.9
Saskatchewan English and French 474 470.2 to 477.8 488 484.3 to 491.7 464 460.2 to 467.8 473 469.0 to 477.0 477 472.0 to 482.0 469 465.2 to 472.8
Saskatchewan English 474 470.2 to 477.8 488 484.0 to 492.0 464 460.6 to 467.4 473 469.1 to 476.9 477 471.1 to 482.9 468 464.6 to 471.4
Saskatchewan French 498 490.9 to 505.1 522 514.3 to 529.7 481 473.8 to 488.2 481 473.7 to 488.3 487 464.3 to 509.7 501 492.8 to 509.2
Alberta English and French 495 491.0 to 499.0 501 496.7 to 505.3 485 481.1 to 488.9 495 491.0 to 499.0 496 490.6 to 501.4 484 479.8 to 488.2
Alberta English 495 491.1 to 498.9 501 496.2 to 505.8 485 481.5 to 488.5 495 490.9 to 499.1 496 489.2 to 502.8 484 480.1 to 487.9
Alberta French 504 498.7 to 509.3 509 502.9 to 515.1 486 480.7 to 491.3 505 499.2 to 510.8 509 495.5 to 522.5 485 479.3 to 490.7
British Columbia English and French 481 477.4 to 484.6 488 484.3 to 491.7 472 468.7 to 475.3 487 483.2 to 490.8 489 484.4 to 493.6 478 474.6 to 481.4
British Columbia English 481 477.2 to 484.8 488 484.4 to 491.6 472 468.6 to 475.4 487 483.1 to 490.9 489 483.5 to 494.5 478 474.3 to 481.7
British Columbia French 504 499.0 to 509.0 513 507.9 to 518.1 497 492.2 to 501.8 498 492.7 to 503.3 498 483.4 to 512.6 500 495.2 to 504.8
Yukon English and French 469 461.3 to 476.7 482 474.2 to 489.8 466 459.2 to 472.8 473 465.3 to 480.7 466 455.6 to 476.4 463 456.0 to 470.0
Yukon English 468 459.8 to 476.2 481 472.6 to 489.4 465 457.9 to 472.1 472 463.8 to 480.2 464 450.2 to 477.8 463 455.2 to 470.8
Yukon French Note ..: not available for a specific reference period ... Note ..: not available for a specific reference period ... Note ..: not available for a specific reference period ... Note ..: not available for a specific reference period ... Note ..: not available for a specific reference period ... Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note : not applicable
.. not available for a specific reference period
… not applicable
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.
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.
Due to small sample size, results for students enrolled in French schools in Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, and Yukon were not included in this table. They were, however, included in the calculations for the overall mean score in each jurisdiction.
The Northwest Territories and Nunavut did not participate in PCAP 2010.
For a brief description of this indicator, including the methodology, please see the Handbook for the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program.
Sources: Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), Pan-Canadian Assessment Program, PCAP-2010: Report on the Assessment of Mathematics, Science, and Reading. Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), special tabulation from Assessment unit, February 2012.
Updated May 1, 2012.
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