Released recently by the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (http://www.cmec.ca) the Pan-Canadian Assessment of Mathematics, Reading and Science (PCAP) showed some interesting shifts in performance. During 2010, 32,000 Grade 8 students (secondary II in Quebec) in 11 jurisdictions completed the assessment, which primarily focused on math with minor assessments in science and reading. Results are encouraging and concerning at the same time, and warrant discussion.
Overall, the news is very good with 91% of Canadian students performing at expected levels in math and almost half performing above their expected level. Ontario students did very well and were top performers in all three categories. While there was no gender difference in math performance, girls significantly outperformed boys in both reading and science.
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