Measuring up: Canadian Results of the OECD PISA 2018 Study - The Performance of Canadian 15-Year-Olds in Reading,

For PISA 2018, the main improvements made to the framework include the integration of new diverse forms of reading and considerations related to the impact of technology, the inclusion of basic reading process constructs, and the elaboration of reading processes to encompass skills needed in a digital reading context. [...] 16 PISA 2018 Average score in reading Table 1.4 Comparison of provincial results to the Canadian average for achievement scores in reading subscales Above* At the Canadian average the Canadian average the Canadian average Understanding Equity in Canada Another way of studying differences in achievement is to look at the distribution of scores within a population. [...] The difference between the mean score of students at the 90th percentile and those at the 10th percentile is often used as a proxy for equity in educational outcomes whereby the relative distribution of scores or the gap that exists between students with the highest and lowest levels of performance within each country or province is examined. [...] In the Canadian version of the PISA 2018 student questionnaire, the question about the student’s gender was expanded from the female/male choices of previous assessments to allow two additional choices, as shown in the box below. [...] PISA 2018 27 Table 1.15 Comparison of Canadian and provincial achievement scores in reading, by gender Girls Above* the Canadian average At the Canadian average for girls for girls for girls Above* the Canadian average At the Canadian average for boys for boys for boys For Canada overall, girls outperformed boys in each of the five subscales in reading (Table 1.16).